Nastassia Maciaš is a philologist who edited Astrid Lindgren’s Karlsson on the Roof Belarusian translation, published in 2007 for the 100th anniversary of the Swedish writer.
On 19 April 2024, the Minsk City Court accused Nastassia Maciaš of allegedly providing language consultations to the Belsat TV channel, designated in Belarus as an “extremist formation.” She was convicted under Part 3 of Art. 361.1 of the Criminal Code (participation in an extremist formation) and sentenced to two years in a minimum-security penal colony, a fine of 500 base units (20,000 BYN or $6,110), 102,415.12 BYN ($31,288) to be collected “as proceeds of crime,” confiscation of her computer and mobile phone.
On 24 May 2024, Belarusian human rights defenders recognised Nastassia Maciaš as a political prisoner.