A Belarusian poet, translator, and human rights advocate. She collaborates with independent media outlets. Chair of the Council of the Barys Zvozskau Belarusian Human Rights House, and President of the Belarusian PEN Centre. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Belarusian State University, earned her master’s degree at European Humanities University, and pursued postgraduate studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. She has worked within the NGO sector.