Political prisoners

In 2020, Pavel worked as a senior investigator in the investigative department of the Minsk city prosecutor's office.

He was arrested in August 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "act of terrorism" and convicted in June 2023 under the articles "conspiracy to seize state power" and "abuse of power".

According to the indictment, from July 2020 to January 2022, an "organized criminal group" allegedly preparing extremist crimes operated in Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other countries. It included radical military personnel, security officials, athletes and businessmen who sought to seize power illegally. This case is related to the attempted arson of the house of MP Oleg Gaidukevich in June 2021 and the "organization of mass riots."

Dmitry, the director of Europcar, an Uber partner in Minsk, was first detained in November 2020 under an administrative article for participating in protests against the results of the presidential elections. He was detained for the second time in August 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article "act of terrorism."

According to the indictment, from July 2020 to January 2022, in Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other countries, "an organized criminal group operated with the goal of committing extremist crimes. The group included radical individuals, including former and current military personnel, law enforcement officers, athletes and businessmen, who sought to seize power illegally."

The case involves allegations of attempted arson of MP Oleg Gaidukevich's home in June 2021 and "organizing mass riots."

Dmitry was convicted on several criminal charges, he was given a long prison term and a fine, and he was also deprived of the right to hold positions related to organizational and administrative duties for five years.

The man was convicted for leaving publications in his ok.ru profile that contained humiliating information about Lukashenko. According to the prosecution, their goal was to publicly damage the authority of the state authorities and spread knowingly false information that humiliates Lukashenko.

Anatoly pleaded guilty in full.

On January 9, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court considered the case of two Homel residents - Vladislav Yatsenko and Kirill Plakushchev. According to the investigation, one of them repeatedly posted publications in one of the social networks calling for participation in the battalion of Kastus Kalinouski, «Azov» and other formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And I also transferred 21 EUR for Kastus Kalinouski's battalion. And both guys were accused of putting cynical inscriptions and drawings on the walls of buildings. The court estimated the damage at 130 BYN.

In the period from August 2020 to July 26, 2022, Alexander administered the telegram chat «Zhyve Luninets!», for which he was detained on July 27, 2022.

On November 24, 2022, by the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the telegram chat «Zhyve Luninets!» was recognized as an extremist formation on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

The trial of Alexander took place on February 9, 2023, where he was accused under 5 articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus: Part 1 of Article 361-1, Part 1 of Article 342, part 2 of Article 367, Article 369, part 3 of Article 361.

It is known about Alexander Sumar that in 2006 he worked in the Luninetsky district police Department as a forensic expert. In recent years, he lived in Moscow (Russia).

One of the most famous Belarusian-language bloggers in the 2000s and a former activist. Detained for participating in protests in 2020.

Ivan was detained on January 5, 2023, received 13 days of administrative arrest, and on January 18, criminal charges were brought.

04/17/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

In June 2025, it became known that Ivan was detained again, this time for a comment under Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

Nikolai is accused of "financing terrorist activity", under which article he faces 8 to 12 years in prison.

The man's last known place of employment was the Republican Olympic Training Center for Track and Field.

On June 6, 2023, he was sentenced under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code to 6 years in a maximum security penal colony and a large fine. Other details of the case are unknown.

On September 1, 2023, Judge V. Cherevach was to consider the appeal of the political prisoner in the Supreme Court. At the moment, the first sentence has entered into force, so when the second was issued, Vasilevich was already considered to have a previous conviction.

On September 12, 2023, another trial of Nikolai took place in the Pervomaisky District Court. This time, he was accused of "financing terrorist activity." In total, Svetlana Cherepovich sentenced him to 9 years and 6 months in a maximum security penal colony for his donations, as well as a fine of 600 basic units. The pro-government film states that he made at least 54 donations to solidarity funds.

On November 14, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

Pro-government channels posted “repentant videos”, where Pavel says that he worked in the Department of Security until 2018, was detained for transferring personal data of Department employees to the Black Book of Belarus. The data was taken from the telephone directory book.

At home he left a wife and small children (1 year and 3 years).

For several months he was in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee, then in the pre-trial detention center № 1 in Minsk, later he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center in Grodno.

Nikolay is a former customs officer, an activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party «Gramada». He is accused of helping those who wanted to illegally cross the Belarusian-Lithuanian border for money, as well as creating an extremist formation or participating in it.

A former Ukrainian. He received Belarusian citizenship in 2010, often happens in the border area.

In the story on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is claimed that he transmitted to Kuprienko (accused of espionage) data on the location of military equipment, the movement of a vehicle convoys.

Former military, topographer. Allegedly detained for participating in protest chats. The film, shot by the pro-government TV channel, claims that Dmitry allegedly shot a video appeal to the military and security forces in 2020, and a year later he contacted the Busly Lyatsyats organization. Also, according to the TV channel, this year Gulin monitored the chats of Brest-97, Gomel-97, Kalinkovichi, Luninets and actively left comments there.

Presumably held in the KGB pre-trial detention center.

Truck driver. A video on a pro-government channel claims that he was "transporting ballot forms from Poland with a choice already made in favor of one alternative candidate."

After 2-3 months after the stage in the penal colony he was sent to a punishment cell, from which he never returned. He was transferred to prison regime for three years.

For participation in the protests, the GUBOPiK detained brother and sister, Mikhail and Alexandra Aleksandrovich Razuvanov . According to GUBOPiK, Mikhail and Alexandra took part in post-election protests in 2020. Judging by the report from the security forces, a criminal case has been opened against the brother and sister.

On June 23, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, in April 2024 Mikhail was again imprisoned in pre-trial detention center-1. Perhaps this is connected with a new criminal case.

There were at least nine hearings in the case. There were many witnesses at the trial who testified against him. Yevgeny was accused of administering the channel and urging Belarusians to take part in protests, editing posts, etc.