Potential persecution

George Anatolyevich Semenov

XX.XX.XXXX According to journalists, he died in custody. The date and circumstances of his death are still unknown.

Georgy graduated from the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University (1998).

He held a clearly pro-Russian stance and actively supported Lukashenko. In August 2020, he made two denunciations in his neighborhood, on Kazintsa Street in Minsk's Kurasovshchina district. Semenov himself attended rallies in support of Lukashenko and eventually joined the "Spektr" group, which gathered near the Spektr shopping center in Uruchye.

Semenov also regularly reposted materials from the "Union" group of notorious neo-Nazi Sergei Lushch. In August 2024, authorities came for Semenov. Law enforcement officials believed that one of the pages he ran justified Nazism. Ultimately, they charged him with three offenses: "rehabilitation of Nazism" (Part 1 of Article 130-1 of the Criminal Code), "incitement of hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code), and "insulting a government official" (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).

In October 2025, journalists learned that Georgy had died. The date and circumstances of his death are still unknown.

The man was added to the "extremist list" in June, but his name disappeared from there in the fall.

Sentences

Trial outcome 10.03.2025
unknown.
Appeal 13.06.2025
unknown.

Involved in repression

Faith Mikhailovna Golovkova
Faith Mikhailovna Golovkova
Judges20 august 1989
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
10.03.2025
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George Anatolyevich Semenov
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
03.08.1976
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Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. 10.03.2025

    Trial outcome 10.03.2025

    unknown, Minsk City Court

  3. ~10.03.2025

    Status change

    Unknown

  4. 13.06.2025

    Appeal 13.06.2025

    unknown

  5. XXXX
  6. XX.XX.XXXX

    Death

    According to journalists, he died in custody. The date and circumstances of his death are still unknown