All persecuted

A resident of the Minsk region. The reason for the arrest was a visit to the entrance where a police officer lives. He served in the 103rd unit in Vitebsk, collaborated with Baypol.

10/17/2023 transferred to prison regime.

On September 27, his trial will begin in the Leninsky District Court of Mogilev under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.

Anarchist. Detained on July 29, 2021. His apartment was searched, and during the arrest he was beaten. Demanding access to the phone and computer, the guy pulled a bag over his head. During the transfer to the pre-trial detention center, all books were taken from Yevgeny Rubashko and put on a preventive record as prone to extremism, which means making a note in a personal file, special treatment and additional work with a psychologist.

In February 2023, Yevgeny Rubashko was transferred for a month to a cell-type room in IK No. 2. Prior to that, he was placed in a ShIZO three times for 10, 7 and 7 days for far-fetched violations of internal regulations. After being kept in the PKT, Yevgeny was again placed in the ShIZO for a total of 17 days.

In Bobruisk on April 19, 2023, the court transferred the political prisoner to the prison regime .

At the beginning of May 2023, it became known that Evgeniy had been transferred to Prison No. 8 in Zhodzina.

Belarusian philosopher and methodologist, public and political figure, founder of the Flying University. He was detained on August 4, 2021 after a house search as part of a criminal case.

On February 13, in the court of the Shklovsky district, a trial was held to change the detention regime for Vladimir and transfer him to a prison regime.

On December 22, 2021, he was detained again. Pavel was charged under 3 articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus: 367, 130 and 342. All for the post on FB. The investigation is over, the case will be transferred to the prosecutor's office for referral to the court.

Previously, he was also detained for a post on the social network FB. Previously, he was an activist of the youth wing "Zubr", an activist of "European Belarus", the youth wing of "Zmena". In 2010 he was sentenced to 4 years, released in 2011. He was constantly subjected to administrative arrests.

In December 2023, Pavel was transferred to prison regime.

A 20-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation was detained on May 5 in Minsk, a search was conducted in a rented apartment and placed in a KGB pre-trial detention center. The guy was charged under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (organization of actions grossly violating public order), according to which he faces up to three years in prison. In November 2021, the article was changed to 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Transferred in June 2022 to enhanced regime for 3 years.

Andrei Lyubetsky was detained on the morning of May 4 at his home. His wife Natalya and four children had previously gone abroad. He is suspected of insult.

According to investigators, the surgeon “repeatedly publicly spoke about his decision to violate the medical oath given to him... and in every possible way interfere with the provision of medical care to police officers and members of their families, and called on his colleagues to commit similar illegal actions.” Lyubetsky is also accused of participating in at least eight protests in Minsk and writing posts on social networks that were classified as insults and inciting hatred.

On April 7, 2022, the trial of Andrei Lyubetsky began in the Minsk City Court. On April 18, judge Svetlana Cherepanova sentenced the doctor to five years in prison in a general regime colony. This is exactly the punishment that prosecutor Zhanna Baranova requested for Lyubetsky.

On May 11, 2022, he was transferred from pre-trial detention center No. 1 to Zhodino ST No. 8, and a week later to Mogilev Prison No. 4. Since mid-July 2022, Andrei served his sentence in Bobruisk colony No. 2.

On June 26, in Bobruisk, they considered the case of replacing Andrey’s detention regime with a prison one. Judge Pavel Kartinin decided to transfer the political prisoner to prison until the end of his sentence.

Accused of participating in protests in Pinsk. Detained wife Elena Movshuk. There are children in the family.

special communications officer of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. According to pro-government media, on March 14, while on duty, Denis Urad photographed a secret letter from the Minister of Internal Affairs to the Minister of Defense and "sent it to the Polish Telegram channel."

Denis was an active member of law enforcement agencies. We do not have information about his participation / non-participation in the political persecution of other people. His support is a personal choice of each person.

Yuri, a politician and lawyer, was arrested on April 12, 2021, in a criminal case opened under the article "conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power." In September 2022, he was sentenced to a long prison term on several criminal charges, despite the fact that he fully admitted his guilt and entered into an agreement with the investigation.

In December 2022, he was convicted again for “insulting a government official.” According to the state-run newspaper Minska Pravda, in 2020–2021, he allegedly repeatedly left offensive comments on a Telegram channel recognized as extremist.

In June 2023, Yuri's sentence was increased, and he was transferred to prison regime. In August 2024, he was convicted of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration" - an article under which prisoners are tried for refusing to cooperate or for fictitious violations. As a result, taking into account all the court's decisions, his total term of imprisonment was 13 years and 6 months.

Yuri is under constant pressure: he has been repeatedly sent to solitary confinement, deprived of parcels and the opportunity to shop. In protest, he has gone on hunger strike several times. It is also known that he has serious health problems.

Denis is a journalist and volunteer editor for the Belarusian version of InformNapalm, a freelance correspondent for Novaga Chas. His investigations touched on the influence of the "Russian world" on Belarus and Syria, construction in Kurapaty, and the transition of former Ukrainian Berkut officers to the Belarusian security forces.

In March 2021, he was detained by KGB officers on charges of "interfering with the activities of the police." Searches were conducted in his apartment, his mother's apartment, and his 95-year-old grandmother's apartment. In 2022, it became known that he was also accused of collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence.

In September 2022, Denis was convicted under articles on "treason" and "interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer", but the latter charge was later replaced with "illegal collection or dissemination of data about personal life".

In June 2023, he was transferred to a maximum security prison without notifying his family or lawyer.

In April 2024, the political prisoner was deprived of parcels, and sending vitamins now requires permission from the prison doctor.

The first time, Yuri was convicted for, according to the charges, in September 2020, while walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya Hotel, during a conversation he tugged at the national flag, which eventually fell.

In November 2021, his sentence was changed and he was sent to a penal colony.

In January 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.

On February 15, 2022, Yuri was detained again in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity." He received administrative arrest, during which KGB officers visited him. As a result of the beatings, he was suspected of having broken ribs. The criminal case was not closed.

In May 2022, he was detained again in Russia due to a wanted list, and in October of the same year he was extradited to Belarus, although the extradition case was formally closed on September 26, 2022.

In January 2023, Yuri was convicted again for helping other political prisoners receive aid from foundations. At the trial, he pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.

In May 2024, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison until the end of his term.

Viktor was detained on October 18, 2020, after the protest "Partisan March". Seeing the security forces, he tried to run away, but was knocked down and fell along with a riot police officer, who suffered a fracture. Viktor was brutally beaten and hospitalized. At the trial, he reported torture, but was convicted of allegedly tripping a riot police officer, without admitting guilt.

In the summer of 2021, he was convicted again under the article on “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution.” This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration and for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison term was 7 years.

In December 2023, Viktor's conditions of detention were tightened and he was transferred to a prison regime.

Vladimir was arrested on August 18, 2020, in the so-called "Korelichi case" related to alleged unrest in Korelichi and Navahrudak following the presidential election. He was convicted of "organizing mass unrest" and insulting Lukashenko.

In Correctional Colony No. 17, Vladimir was subjected to systematic beatings and biased treatment, including frequent placement in a punishment cell and a cell-type facility.

In April 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.

Nikita was detained in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 4 years. In May 2020, Nikita was transferred to prison regime.

In March 2022, he was convicted again of “malicious disobedience to the demands of correctional authorities,” a charge often applied to inmates who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities. In March 2023, he was transferred back to prison mode.

Throughout his imprisonment, Nikita is constantly under pressure. He is often sent to solitary confinement, where he is kept in isolation for dozens of days. He is deprived of visits from his family, his correspondence is restricted, and his personal belongings are confiscated. In response to the harsh conditions of detention, Nikita protests with hunger strikes and by refusing to comply with the administration's demands. He is also regularly subjected to penalties for minor violations, such as refusing to clean the courtyard or for inter-cell communication.

Three months before his release, in February 2025, Nikita had another court hearing on charges of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility,” as a result of which he was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.

By December 2024, Nikita had spent a total of 568 days in solitary confinement, including 2 months of continuous isolation.

Nikolai, a blogger, journalist and anarchist activist, was detained on November 11, 2020, by GUBOPiK and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During his detention, he was beaten, pepper sprayed in his eyes and forced to appear in a video for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After his detention, Nikolai was tortured, demanding access to Telegram channels.

He was convicted on charges of organizing protests and extremism. In prison, he was repeatedly punished: sent to solitary confinement, punishment cells, and restricted in communication. In 2023, Nikolai continued to receive penalties for minor violations. In 2024, a new case was opened against him under the article for "disobeying the demands of the administration of a correctional institution" - it is applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate, for fictitious violations.

In October 2024, it became known that he had been in a punishment cell (SHIZO) for the fourth month.