"Young man, come here, let's talk," she calls out to a guy running past the entrance of a downtown residential building in the Belarusian capital Minsk.
She's about 50 years old, and she's holding a small dog in her arms.
Two other younger women are standing with her in the shadow of bushes surrounding a greyish concrete six-story apartment building, typical to all former Soviet cities. They keep their voices low, talking very quietly.
It's three o'clock in the morning and...
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The name of the writer, who works with international charity Amnesty International, was omitted for security reasons.