Tina Zakharovna Palynskaya

Journalist, Catholic believer from Polotsk. Tina has not been involved in journalism for a long time, raised two daughters, worked in archives, including Russian ones, fulfilling private orders to create biographical essays, family books, stories about participants in World War II.

Earlier, in 2022, the journalist was tried under an administrative article and subjected to a large fine for yellow and blue ribbons on her bag, and the Investigative Committee conducted an investigation into her Facebook post and searched the journalist's home.

Since the end of May 2025, she has been out of contact. Tina and her eldest daughter Margarita, 22, are in custody on a criminal case. Tina also has a younger minor daughter, she is 14 years old.

The details of the charges have not been officially disclosed. Based on circumstantial evidence, there is an assumption that the case may be connected with the KGB's decision to recognize the "Belarusian Analytical Workshop" of Professor Andrei Vardomatsky as an extremist organization. This organization conducted sociological surveys among Belarusian citizens. At the moment, there is no confirmation that Tina or her daughter actually participated in the BAM research. But even if such participation had taken place, it would not have violated the law: at the time of possible contact with the workshop, it had not yet been recognized as an extremist organization.