Nasta Palazhanka
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Nasta Palazhanka is an activist in the opposition youth movement in Belarus, which she joined at the age of 14.[1][2] As of 2011 she is Deputy Chairperson of the Malady Front (Young Front), an NGO in Belarus.[1] She has advocated for freedom and human rights in Belarus despite threats, harassment, and imprisonment.[2]
She received a 2011 International Women of Courage award.[1] However, she was unable to attend the ceremony.[2]
As of September 2011, she was engaged to another Young Front activist, Zmitser Dashkevich.[3] The two married when Palazhanka visited him in Hrodno prison on 26 December 2012. Authorities stated that the couple would be allowed one more two-hour visit before Dashkevich's release, scheduled for August 2013.[4]
