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Lyudmila is an experienced nurse who worked for a long time at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics in Minsk.
Just a few years ago, state media mentioned her in stories about the successes of Belarusian medicine, where she, along with doctors, helped patients get back on their feet after complex hip fractures.
Lyudmila served her sentence in a pretrial detention facility and was released after the trial.
Alexander Evdakha is a book distributor who runs the website KNIHI.BY, which is currently unavailable.
On March 3, 2026, a coalition of print publishers, including the Kamunikat.org Foundation, Lohvinau Publishing House, and Andrei Yanushkevich Publishing, was added to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' updated list of "extremist groups." The list mentions Yaroslav Ivanyuk, Dmitry Kolos, Igor Logvinov, Vaclav Bogdanovich, Andrei Yanushkevich, and Alexander Yevdakha in connection with this group. The publishers' websites and social media accounts were also added.
This is not the first time Yevdakha has been subjected to repression by the regime. In 2017, he was implicated in the "White Legion" case and spent over three months in pretrial detention. The case fell apart before reaching trial. Previously, in 2012, he was sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegally selling books. In 2021, he was taken in for questioning.
Released in March 2026.
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The Bogdanovich family of publishers—a married couple, Elena and Vaclav, and their daughters, Antonina and Victoria—were detained in Minsk, along with a mass arrest of book publishers and distributors. Law enforcement officers raided the employees of both active and closed publishing houses.
It later became known that Elena and Antonina had been released.
On March 3, 2026, a coalition of print publishers, including the Kamunikat.org Foundation, Lohvinau Publishing House, and Andrei Yanushkevich Publishing, was added to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' updated list of "extremist groups." The list mentions Yaroslav Ivanyuk, Dmitry Kolos, Igor Logvinov, Vaclav Bogdanovich, Andrei Yanushkevich, and Alexander Yevdakha in connection with this group. The publishers' websites and social media accounts were also added.
Released in March 2026.
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Alexander Bigel worked for Altabel for many years and managed the development of medical software.
He is expected to be released in the summer of 2026.
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Ruslan Baranchik graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics of Grodno State University.
For a time, he worked as a tester at EPAM Systems, a programmer at Inteksoft, and even provided software support at the Grodno bus station.
In recent years, he has worked remotely, doing SEO and copywriting.
In the spring of 2026, he was released upon completion of his sentence.
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Pavel is a physicist. In 2007, he graduated with a master's degree in laser physics from the Belarusian State University and holds a PhD in physics and mathematics. Two years ago, he found work in Poland and received a work permit, but he traveled home occasionally. During one of these trips, he was detained .
For nearly 16 years (from 2007 to 2023), he worked at the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, rising from junior research fellow to researcher. His scientific portfolio includes 33 publications and participation in the development of laser systems and optoelectronics.
He was released in early May 2026, having served his entire sentence.
In 2004, she graduated from the Law School of the Belarusian State University. Since then, Ekaterina has worked as a lawyer.
In 2013, she joined the Verdict law firm. She specializes in business consulting and defense.
Ekaterina participated in social projects, for example, she spoke about the “Names” project.
In 2020, she retrained in administrative law and began defending victims of repression. Ekaterina volunteered as a lawyer for those jailed for 24 hours and also defended Stepan Latypov before her license was revoked.
Ekaterina's license was revoked in July 2021. The formal reason given was "systematic violation of the requirements and conditions of legal practice."
After that, Ekaterina moved into a different field, working at the Mayak Correctional Center, which helps children with special needs. Judging by her social media profile, she performs administrative functions there.
Ekaterina has a daughter who is now 10 years old.
Ivan is from Naroch (Kobylnik), a resort town in the Myadel district. He recently moved to Minsk and worked as a security guard.
It's unclear why Yursky could have been arrested. He ran a community called "Chanson for the Soul," where he posted this specific type of music. His social media includes Orthodox churches, he wears clothing with the Russian flag, and reposts chanson music by the likes of Viktor Kalina.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2026.
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.
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According to the investigation , the defendants in the case were couriers for the BYSOL initiative, "their tasks included receiving and transferring money to other members of the organization, distributing it for the needs of participants in illegal protest and extremist activities."
Kubrakov was detained in the fall of 2024 and held in pretrial detention for a very long time before his trial. Due to his lengthy stay in pretrial detention, his sentence ended in March 2026.
Vitaly is a political strategist living in the United States. He came to Gomel to visit his parents and was arrested on July 29, 2020, after which he was placed in pretrial detention.
According to the charges brought against him, Vitaly was accused of organizing and preparing group actions that grossly violated public order during a signature collection picket held by the initiative group for the nomination of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a presidential candidate on May 29, 2020, in Grodno. Thus, he became one of the defendants in the so-called "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 19, 2020, he was released from custody, but remained under investigation, and on October 27, he left Belarus.