In 2020, Marina Mentusova lived in Moscow with her husband. In August 2020, Marina traveled to Minsk to support her people's protests. She said in an interview that she created a Telegram channel to cover the women's solidarity protests in August 2020, which quickly became popular. In early September 2020, an article appeared on the website "Belarus Segodnya," founded by Lukashenko's administration, calling Mentusova a "professional provocateur." After this, she began receiving threats, and she returned to Russia to be with her husband and child.
In Moscow, pressure continued against Metnusova, while in Belarus, her Telegram channel, which covered women's protests there, was deemed extremist. She received a summons for questioning at her ex-husband's address in Belarus. According to Marina herself, she was charged with "crimes against the foundations of the constitutional order and state security, with a deportation order." Marina and her child were forced to emigrate to Europe.
In 2023, she co-founded the online Safe Skills School, which teaches teenagers personal safety, financial literacy, and sex education. For this project, she was nominated for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024. in the "Social Practices" category. Co-authored with Ekaterina Denisova, she published "The Modern Encyclopedia for Girls" (published in 2023, later banned in Belarus, and presented at the Venice Biennale), and also wrote "The Modern Encyclopedia for Boys." She also regularly appears as an expert in independent media on topics such as women's rights, sexism, and adaptation in emigration.
In August 2024, Marina became a co-host and co-author of the popular Belarusian morning YouTube show "Ordinary Morning" (on June 18, 2024, the KGB of the Republic of Belarus decided to recognize the media project "Ordinary Morning" as an extremist group).
On May 14, 2025, law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Belarus placed Marina on the wanted list as part of a politically motivated criminal prosecution.
