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In custody: ~309 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 12.02.1973
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

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3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 20.08.1991
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unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 1971
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According to the Supreme Court's website, Viktor was accused of "otherwise providing assistance to a foreign state and its representatives in carrying out activities aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus."

Domoratsky was also stripped of his military rank of "senior lieutenant in the reserve."

 
 

Trial outcome 09.06.2025
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 300 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~365 days
Hometown: Kolodishchi
Date of birth: 01.10.1965
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Oleg was detained for comments on social media in the Minsk region, in the agricultural town of Kolodishchi.

He is expected to be released in 2026.

Trial outcome 17.06.2025
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~380 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 30.12.1974
Was in: IK-20IK-20, 247755, Gomelslaya obl., Mozyrski rayon, Mikhaolovsky selsovet, 70
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Vladimir was arrested and convicted in 2025 in a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting Lukashenko" and "inciting hostility or discord" for a comment about the situation in Ukraine left in 2022.

He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.

Trial outcome 21.08.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.10.2025
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~97 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 15.05.1989
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Ilona Nikolaevna Garbunovich
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: 148 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 12.06.1978
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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Trial outcome 11.02.2026
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 234 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 09.03.1989
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On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

Trial outcome 30.01.2026
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~346 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.07.1996
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Valentin graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Belarusian State University, where he studied commercial law, and then received a master's degree from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, specializing in Intellectual Property and New Technologies.

He began his career at the National Intellectual Property Center, where he represented the organization's interests in the Supreme Court. He later worked as a lawyer at the IT company Brightum, providing legal support for fintech projects and cryptocurrency startups.

After some time, Valentin decided to radically change his career . In his profile, he wrote that he had been a gamer for over 20 years and decided to turn his hobby into a career.

On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

Trial outcome 10.10.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: 408 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 06.04.1965
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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According to human rights activists, he will be released in April 2026.

Trial outcome 19.09.2025
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~256 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Borisov
Date of birth: 13.12.2005
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

16.01.2026 Окончил рту в Борисове. Год до задержания жил и работал в Минске. Работал (вернее отрабатывал распределение) на Мапид. Клал плитку в домах. Очень хорошо знает белорусский язык.

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2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 550 basic values fine.
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 10.03.1994
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Alexey was born and lived in Minsk. After the 2014 Maidan protests, he volunteered for the Azov Special Forces Regiment. He lost his leg during the full-scale war with Russia. Since 2024, he has been an instructor in the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment.

In the fall of 2025, the Investigative Committee announced the launch of a "special investigation" against five well-known fighters of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment—a group of Belarusians defending Ukraine—including Alexei.

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12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine.
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 13.05.1980
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Alexey Kovalchuk worked as a rowing instructor and bartender in Minsk for nine years, then as a snowboarding instructor. In 2007, he moved to Ukraine and for a long time split his time between the two countries.
In October 2025, the Investigative Committee announced the initiation of a "special investigation" against five well-known fighters of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment—a group of Belarusians defending Ukraine. Among them was Alexei.

Trial outcome 28.01.2026
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Vadzim Mikhajlavich Kabanchuk
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Hometown: Babruysk
Date of birth: 29.11.1974
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Former deputy commander of the Kastus Kalinovsky Regiment, representative of the Joint Transitional Cabinet for Defense.

He was an activist in the youth opposition organizations "Young Front" and "Edge." In 2001, Kabanchuk participated in the public commission investigating the kidnappings of prominent Belarusian opposition figures Yury Zakharenko and Vladimir Gonchar, businessman Aleksey Krasovsky, and journalist Dmitry Zavadsky.

In 2002, Kabanchuk sought political asylum in Belgium. He was active in the life of the Belarusian diaspora. He was one of the organizers of the "Belarusian-European Union" in Belgium. Several years later, he returned to Belarus. During the 2010 presidential election, he was an activist for the campaign of Vitaly Rymasheuski, the Belarusian Christian Democracy candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Belarus. He participated in the 2010 Square.

He left to fight in Ukraine in 2014.

Trial outcome date unknown
25 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~324 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 20.05.1983
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Convicted in the "Gayun case" for 7 counts.

On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 13.01.2026
the sentence was upheld.
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