Antanina Kanavalava
Antanina Kanavalava is a trusted representative of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. On September 6, 2020, she was detained and fined for participating in an unauthorized event, but after the court hearing she was not released — instead, she was detained again as part of a criminal case. In April 2025, it became known that the property of her family had been seized in Belarus. Earlier, a search had been conducted in her father’s house in connection with a case involving “suspected terrorism in Baranavichy.” On December 15, 2024, Antanina was released on a pardon.
Freedom after imprisonment is when you open your eyes in the morning and realize that the day belongs to you, not to a schedule or the inhuman people in uniform. Life after imprisonment is moving forward with your wounds, but not allowing them to turn into shackles. Home is the endless “Mom, look!”, the little ones who rewrite your story with their love.
