The woman ran her own business, selling fish delicacies and red and black caviar for over twenty years. She was forced to shut down due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Olga has two daughters. One lives in Asia, the other in Russia.
Olga loves animals and kept cats and dogs at home.
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
On March 19, 2026, she 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
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Irina is retired and enjoys handicrafts: she crochets and knits, and also decorates her yard with her own hands.
On January 13, 2025, Irina was charged with administrative offences under Article 19.11 in the Novobelitsky District Court of Gomel. After serving 24 hours, Irina was released and went to visit her sister in Russia. However, during this time, a criminal case had been opened against her and she was placed on the wanted list, unknown to her. Upon returning to Belarus, Irina was detained on the train and placed in a temporary detention facility in St. Petersburg, after which she was transferred to a pretrial detention facility in Minsk.
Irina had an 80-year-old mother in her care.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On March 19, 2026, she 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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Sofia Bachurinskaya from Gomel is 70 years old. In recent years, she has been involved in network marketing.
Sofia leads an active life. She loves to travel and has recently visited several EU countries and Ukraine. Another hobby is drawing.
On December 13, 2025,she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Elena is from Minsk. She studied at BSU. Now she is retired. She leads a very active life - she goes to theaters, exhibitions and lectures, and also travels.
It is known that she was convicted for participating in the protests.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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