Mozyr activist and blogger Polina Zyl. Nasha Niva has learned that she was charged with participating in protests and belonging to an "extremist group." Her boyfriend, Maksim Shukanov, was arrested along with her. There has been no information about his release; he is likely also in pretrial detention.
After Zyl's arrest, security forces gained access to a bot used by informants from the Belarusian Gayun OSINT monitoring project. A fatal technical error lay in the fact that the link with access rights to Gayun's bot, which she had once received—apparently back in 2022—had no expiration date. It's unlikely that Zyl knew this, and it's unlikely that Motoľko remembered it, but nevertheless, even in 2025, it was possible to access the bot and gain access to all the information. This is precisely what ultimately happened. When security forces detained Polina in February 2025 and gained access to her mobile phone, they were able to connect to the bot and extract all the information. They obtained messages from the accounts that had written to the bot, as well as their IDs and usernames.
Polina is 31 years old. She is originally from Yelsk and studied in Mozyr. In 2020, she supported the protests and even received a day's detention. Polina then retreated into the shadows but remained in the country. Both Zyl and Shukanov were wanted by authorities but refused to leave Belarus.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Trial outcome date unknown
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.
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.
Viktor was born in the Russian Federation, but has Belarusian citizenship. He lived in Ratomka.
The Linkedin page indicates that since 2018, Viktor has worked as a senior communications engineer at customs. This is probably what the criminal case against the man for "abuse of power or official authority" is connected to.
Trial outcome 03.03.2025
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
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.
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.
Sergei Terekhovich is 42 years old. He was born and has lived his entire life in Grodno. Until the end of 2016, he served as a senior technician in border unit 2141, which serviced the Bruzgi checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border.
The service ended with an incomprehensible incident at the border - Sergei independently opened the barrier and allowed "citizen Terekhovych" to leave the checkpoint.
After 2016, Terekhovych started his own business. Sergey became the director of the company "Seviri Service", which provided funeral services. He also has the status of an individual entrepreneur, the scope of whose activities is designated "Postal and courier activities".
Trial outcome 10.03.2025
10 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.
Father Nikolai, 47, was detained along with his wife Elena, 46, and their son Nikita, 24, for participating in the 2020 protest.
Trial outcome 03.02.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without 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.
Yuri was probably detained at the end of September 2024. At that time, he was convicted under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials). After 15 days, a trial was held again under the same article, so, most likely, he was sentenced to arrest twice, after which he was detained again as part of a criminal case.
According to social networks, Yuriy's wife is Ukrainian. It is known that Yuriy worked in construction for some time, but there is no information about his last place of work.
Trial outcome 25.02.2025
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.
It is known about Alexander that he is from Petrikov, where he was engaged in entrepreneurial activity in the field of trade in food products, drinks and tobacco, and owned the Saleman store.
In October 2020, the man joined the nationwide strike called by Svetlana Tikhanovskaya — and even recorded a video message about it. One of the state propaganda newspapers mockingly quoted his words from the video.
Trial outcome 12.02.2025
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.
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
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.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.02.2025
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.
Artem has worked in this field all his life - as a veterinarian, a teacher at the Smilovichi State Agricultural College, a technician. He is also the director of the veterinary company "Khimvet".
Artem's last comments date back to May 2024, after which he disappeared from social media. That's probably when he was detained .
It seems that the issue is in his social media posts and comments on Telegram - the accounts are called by his own name, and the Telegram account is linked to Artem's own phone.
Trial outcome 06.03.2025
7 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.
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
A student at the Minsk State Linguistic University. Detained in September 2024. Initially, she was sentenced to two days in prison under an administrative article, after which a criminal case was opened. According to acquaintances, the criminal case is politically motivated.
Alina Shevtsova was added to the list of participants of the "extremist formation" "School of Leadership for Women" at the end of September 2024. This is an educational project for Belarusian female students, which helps them develop leadership skills.
Trial outcome 19.06.2025
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.
Dmitry started in the 1990s in Borisov. After 1998, he moved to the investigation department of the Zhodino GOVD, and from 2004 to 2012 he headed it. Then he worked in the Investigative Committee, from where he retired. After retirement, he worked at the Smolevichi Dairy Plant and was a city deputy in Zhodino.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests and to all law enforcement officers in Belarus.
"By following the orders given by your superiors, you may become accomplices to crimes. You cannot beat up people who are simply returning from work on the night shift. <…> I know of cases where people were detained for no reason and excessive cruelty was shown - you should not do this," Vdovin said in his address.
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.
He started in 1999 as an investigator in the Zhodino police. It is known that he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel of justice. Until the spring of 2014, Vitaly worked as the head of the Smolevichi District Department of the Investigative Committee.
In 2020, he and four other former employees of the Zhodino City Department of Internal Affairs recorded an appeal to their colleagues who worked in the Zhodino police during the protests, and to all employees of law enforcement agencies in Belarus. Paprotsky says in the appeal that he has served the people all his life. Vitaly says that those who stood up for people were repressed, he suggests "coming to their senses and thinking." Paprotsky says that he supports those who work according to the law.
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.
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