Alexander, an anarchist activist and member of the Free Trade Union, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participating in a criminal organization." The charges stemmed from a 2018 roadblock in Brest during a protest against the construction of a battery plant.
In the fall of 2025, another court hearing was held on the charge of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration," during which Alexander was again sentenced to imprisonment. His total sentence was seven and a half years.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
