Vitaly previously served as a border guard. He then worked as a bus driver for over 15 years. In recent years, he was a driver for Gazprom Transgaz Belarus, driving a team of telemechanics.
The man is divorced and has two sons.
At the end of last year, he was arrested and placed behind bars. The Vitebsk Regional Court tried Golubovsky under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (assistance to extremist activity). This article is typically used for prosecuting people for messages posted in the chat room of the Belarusian Gayun monitoring project.
Alexey, a Russian citizen, worked at the Gomel Chemical Plant before his arrest. He was detained 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 Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people submitted information about Russian troop movements.
In the winter of 2025, Alexei was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, as well as to pay a large fine.
Alexey has type 1 diabetes and is insulin-dependent. Furthermore, he was assigned a lifelong disability status as a child.
Trial outcome 01.12.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 25.02.2026
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.
Maxim served in the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Security Department since July 2016, serving as a police driver in a special battalion tasked with protecting diplomatic missions. In 2019, he rose to the rank of senior police sergeant.
He was arrested in February 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 Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people were sending information about Russian troop movements.
In October 2025, Maxim was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 09.01.2026
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.
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security 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, 500 basic values fine.
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.
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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.
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.
A former investigator. In 2010, he was appointed head of the investigative department of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate. He was later sent to work for the Investigative Committee.
His last job was at the Mogilevskie Vedomosti news agency. Shishkov may have been responsible for security there. ONT claimed Shishkov was fired from there in 2023 for his political views.
In March 2024, ONT aired a "New Belarus" passport issued in Shishkov's name. However, the document was clearly fake.
Trial outcome 30.10.2025
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
3 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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