3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In early December 2025, the KGB designated the "Butelek Warehouse" initiative an "extremist group." Among those named as involved were Sergei Salash and Zmitser Babitsky. Babitsky and Salash had previously participated in election campaigns, ran for parliament, and collected signatures for opposition candidates. In the 2010s, they withdrew from politics and focused solely on business and public activities.
The KGB also stated that Valentin Bakhtinov, Alexandra Vishnevskaya, Anastasia Tereshko, Valeria Belskaya, Yuri Dushin, Olga Strelkovskaya, Kirill Skobeiko, Dmitry Kovalenok, and Sergei Statkevich were involved in the initiative.
In early December 2025, the KGB designated the "Butelek Warehouse" initiative an "extremist group." Among those named as involved were Sergei Salash and Zmitser Babitsky. Babitsky and Salash had previously participated in election campaigns, ran for parliament, and collected signatures for opposition candidates. In the 2010s, they withdrew from politics and focused solely on business and public activities.
The KGB also stated that Valentin Bakhtinov, Alexandra Vishnevskaya, Anastasia Tereshko, Valeria Belskaya, Yuri Dushin, Olga Strelkovskaya, Kirill Skobeiko, Dmitry Kovalenok, and Sergei Statkevich were involved in the initiative.
8 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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The woman ran her own business, selling fish delicacies and red and black caviar for over twenty years. She was forced to shut down due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Olga has two daughters. One lives in Asia, the other in Russia.
Olga loves animals and kept cats and dogs at home.
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4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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In 1994, Dmitry graduated from the local Krupskaya Pedagogical Institute. Previously, Kozhedub owned his own business. From 2013 to 2019, he was registered as a sole proprietor. His primary business was renting out his own real estate.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
15 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 11.02.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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On October 8, Gleb Panasyuk left Poland, where he had lived and worked for the past few years, for his native Svetlogorsk to visit his parents. On October 9, he called his friends in Poland from Brest to say he had crossed the border and was about to catch a train to Svetlogorsk. But after that, contact with the young man disappeared .
As it turns out, Gleb served his sentence in a temporary detention facility in Gomel on an administrative charge, after which he was transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 and charged with a criminal offense. Human rights activists have information that his imprisonment is politically motivated.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alexey is a surgeon by training , but has never worked in his profession. He is an evangelical preacher and a healthy lifestyle advocate. Last year, a regional government newspaper wrote about his promotion of his smoking cessation method.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Valery is a Belarusian poet. He is a member of the Belarusian Union of Journalists. His works have appeared in all well-known Belarusian magazines and newspapers. In 1998, his poems were published in a secondary school reader and four anthologies.
In 1994, he won a diploma at the First National Festival of Belarusian Bard Songs. Many of his poems have been set to music.
He was detained several times on politically motivated administrative charges. He was arrested in connection with a criminal case in the summer of 2025. He was placed on bail pending trial.
Valery has a bedridden, disabled mother who requires constant care.
Trial outcome 14.08.2025
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Oleg was convicted in November 2025 under the article "assistance to extremist activity" and sentenced to restricted freedom with placement in an open-type institution.
A former employee. After university, he received an officer's rank and joined the Nesvizh District Department of the Investigative Committee.
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Natalia has problems with her legs. Pretrial detention center regulations prohibit lying down during the day, so she experiences severe swelling.
Natalia's husband,SergeiDoronin, was sentencedto imprisonment and served his sentence. On March 20, 2026, he was pardoned, the day before Natalia was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.
Trial outcome 19.03.2026
8 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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