And after that about those who are already in the women's prison in Riga: the daily life of the prisoner of Iveta Baloda.
Ivota Baloda is the wife of the creator of the Telegram channel "Anti-Fascists of the Ballets". For three text messages to her husband with photographs (one, for example, had a streak in the sky left by a plane), she was accused of spying for Russia and has been in prison since January 9. Iveta came to visit her elderly parents - her and her husband. And in the end she ended up in prison. She will turn 60 on November 25th.
These are excerpts from her letter to my colleagues Ella Barzovsky:
"Aluchka, my dear, hello! In October, we only saw each other for a short time after a court hearing, a convoy was waiting for me, but even that moment was enough, with your help, for my family and friends, who were denied the opportunity to see, hug, talk, see me. One moment of autumn, and so many positive emotions. thanks!
...עוד לא לקחתי את תדפיסי החדשות, כי יש הרבה כתיבה, אבל אני מרוצה מהקודמת. כמובן, אני לומד על כל האסירים שלנו מהניתוח שלך כרופא, אני נהנה במיוחד מאמרים על בריאות. עצה מ-D.I. ואגינה, א.א. מיקולין - איך לחיות עד 100 שנה, מה אפשר לאכול אחרי 50, איך פשוט לדאוג לעצמך - כל זה חשוב לאסירים. גם לאמא שלי הזקנה אני מספר משהו משלך, אחרת היא אוכלת שם מעט בלעדיי, שותה מעט, על כדורים תודה לאל, יש לנו משפחה טובה, היא עם האצבע על הדופק, אבל אני, בהיותי שם, האכלתי אותה והלכתי אותה...
... You stated everything right about my court hearing. I can only believe cautiously and objectively, hope for a miracle, although you correctly stated: it is difficult to believe in something when the surrounding madness continues. And yet, it is hard not to notice that 9/10 of the materials in my case, the "legend" of my children who are not my children, are not dedicated to me and ¾ of the accusations are not against me. Indeed, she fell under the hot hand, ran through but in 1/10 and a quarter of the remaining parts there are only loud and declarative statements without evidence.