A native of the village of Penitsa, Kalinkovichi district, Gomel region.
Alexander was involved in the restoration of the historical heritage of Polesia, led the public association "Heritage of Polesia" and was the initiator of the cultural space "Valley of Angels", created on the territory of the former Cistercian monastery.
It was he who purchased the abandoned former monastery complex, restored it, and donated it to the Catholic Church. A parish began operating in the building, hosting masses and religious meetings.
Baranov also participated in the restoration of the Gorvat Palace in Narovlya together with the writer Andrei Gorvat.
The history of his criminal prosecution began on February 16, 2025, when a criminal case was officially opened against him. The criminal prosecution is related to the "Gayun case."
Alexander was detained in January 2026. A few days after his arrest, he was placed in Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 in Gomel, where he is currently being held pending trial.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
A Russian citizen, he lived in Belarus for a long time. In 2014, he received a degree in electrical power supply from the Belarusian National Technical University's Faculty of Power Engineering.
Prior to his arrest, he most recently worked at MITSO University. According to official procurement documents, he was responsible for plumbing, ventilation, and electrical work during a major renovation of one of the academic buildings.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
Yevgeny was arrested in July 2025 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the monitoring project "Belaruski Gayun," where people were sending information about Russian troop movements.
In March 2026, Evgeniy was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 23.03.2026
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.05.2026
unknown.
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.
After graduating, Alexander worked as an inspector for the Molodechno District Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He later left government service and most recently worked for the Molodechno-based company "Fenster-LAKSS," which manufactures PVC windows and custom furniture.
Alexander has a wife and a minor daughter.
Karnatsky was arrested at the end of July 2025, when he disappeared from social media.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
Timofey is a drummer who played in various bands and recorded covers. His work was also directly related to his hobby: he worked at the Gomel-based company SoundLand, which creates and sells professional audio equipment.
Trial outcome 29.01.2026
3 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.
Brother of Vitaly Chausov (entrepreneur, director of one of the advertising firms), who was convicted in March 2025.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
Olga Bulanova worked as an accountant for many years, and then in 2018-2019, she trained at the IT Academy and became a UI/UX designer. She then found work in IT.
Until her arrest , she lived in Lithuania but traveled to Belarus every couple of months. She has a husband and child.
Trial outcome 06.01.2026
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
Alexander cared for his mother, a Group 1 visually impaired person who has problems with her musculoskeletal system.
Trial outcome 18.12.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 04.03.2026
the sentence was upheld.
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.
Sergey is originally from Zhlobin, but recently lived in Minsk.
Ryabtsev spent many years developing Belarusian daily apartment search services and creating IT solutions to automate landlords' businesses—kdv.by (Apartments for You) and tutkut.by.
He is also a co-owner of Alodging, a company that developed a mobile app to automate landlord business processes. The company grew rapidly and even partnered with major payment systems like WebPay.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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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