Sentenced to more than 8 years in a penal colony, journalist

feels "tremendous physical and moral fatigue."

She wrote about this in one of her last letters to freedom, BAJ reports.

The BAJ monitoring service contacted

, the husband of Ekaterina Andreeva, to find out the latest news from the police prisoner, who was punished for her professional activities.

Now she is serving the sentence of 8 years and 3 months in the correctional colony No. 4 in Goml - under the conditions of an enhanced regime:

"Katya has been behind bars for almost 2 years and 4 months.

During this time, her eyesight noticeably deteriorated - an almost inevitable problem for those who are in prison for a long time.

In addition, he feels enormous physical and moral fatigue.

"I'm on autopilot," is how she describes her physical and psychological state," Igor Ilyash said.

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He adds that the last time he saw his wife was in September of last year in the pre-trial detention center - before he was transferred to the Gomel colony.

It was a standard no-contact short-term date through glass and phone.

Like most of the prisoners, Kateryna Andreeva works at a sewing factory in the colony.

A week in the first shift, a week in the second.

In addition to everything, you need to clean the premises, wash the floors, clean the snow, sort potatoes and other things.

According to Igor Ilyash, while Katya was in the pre-trial detention center, she read a lot.

But there is very little free time in the colony.

From the last read -

novel "The Plague".

She wrote that now this is her favorite book, which is very consistent with her personal worldview at the moment.

When there is an opportunity and inspiration, she writes poems.

This year, Kateryna Andreeva will celebrate her 30th birthday.

Relatives do not give up hope that they will meet the anniversary together.

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• Journalist Kateryna Andreeva and videographer

  Daria Chultsova

  were detained on November 15, 2020 in Minsk during their coverage of a peaceful street protest in memory of the murdered activist

  Roman Bandarenka

  .

  At first they were sentenced to administrative arrest, but soon the case was reclassified as a criminal one according to Art.

  342 of the Criminal Code ("Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them").

• On February 18, 2021, the judge of the Frunzensky district of Minsk,

  Natalia Buguk,

  supported the request of the representative of the prosecutor's office,

  Alina Kasyanchyk

  , and sentenced the accused to 2 years of imprisonment with a referral to a general regime correctional colony.

• Daria Chultsova fully served her sentence and was released on September 3 last year.

  Now she is safe abroad.

• Ekaterina Andreeva was charged with "treason against the state" (Part 1, Article 356 of the Criminal Code).

  The case was heard in camera by the judge of the Gomel regional court,

  Oleg Khoroska

  , who eventually sentenced Ekaterina Andreyeva to 8 years and 3 months in a penal colony under enhanced security.

• On September 20, the Supreme Court considered the appeal against the verdict of the first instance, but expectedly left the decision without satisfaction.

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