Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko

Sergei was detained on December 5, 2020 and convicted of setting fire to the Tabakerka kiosk in Zhodino.

In the colony, he was repeatedly punished, including being placed in a punishment cell for writing poetry and refusing to work for free, and also received penalties for minor violations.

On August 19, 2023, Sergei was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Nikolai is the leader of the unregistered Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), a former presidential candidate, a retired lieutenant colonel, and a PhD in engineering. He was one of the founders of the Belarusian Military Association. He has been imprisoned multiple times for political reasons.

In the 1990s, he organized protests, including the Minsk Spring and the 1999 march.

In 2004, he led street protests against referendum fraud, after which he was sentenced in 2005 to three years of restricted freedom. Due to an amnesty announced in honor of the 60th anniversary of Victory Day, his sentence was reduced by one year. In 2010, he participated in the presidential campaign and protests in Minsk, after which he was arrested and sentenced in 2011 to six years in a maximum-security penal colony. In January 2012 and May 2015, his sentence was increased, resulting in his imprisonment. He was released in August 2015 as part of a pardon.

After his release, he continued his political activity and participation in street protests. In 2016, the Belarusian National Congress was founded on his initiative. In 2020, he spoke out in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , the wife of another unregistered candidate, social blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky . Nikolai was detained again on May 31, 2020, on his way to her election picket. He initially received 15 days of administrative arrest but was never released. Subsequently, in December 2021, he was convicted of criminal charges of "organizing mass riots."

According to human rights activists, the defendants in the case are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.

On September 11, 2025, it was reported that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania. Among those released was Mikalai Statkevich. However, Mikalai refused to leave Belarus, and had to kick down the bus doors to do so. After waiting for several hours in the neutral zone, he returned to Belarus. It was only two months later that he was re-arrested. His exact whereabouts are unknown.

On February 19, 2026, it was announced that Nikolai had been released. On January 21, he suffered a stroke. He is recovering and currently has speech problems. Nikolai is currently at home in Belarus with his wife .

Since his release , Nikolai has no passport or other documents , nor has he been given a medical report or medical records. This creates significant challenges for prompt medical care . His legal status as a former political prisoner is also unclear , making it impossible for him to travel for rehabilitation .

Vyacheslav was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.

He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Maxim was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.

On February 1, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Mark was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

According to human rights activists, he was released on May 2, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Alexander was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.

David was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.

In the fall of 2024 he was released on pardon.

Oleg, a former ambulance paramedic and salesman at the 5th Element, was arrested on November 4, 2020 and convicted of “gross violation of public order” and “deliberate damage to the railway.” However, the real reason for his conviction was his participation in a meeting with Sergei Tikhanovsky in the spring of 2020.

On June 3, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

Mikhail was arrested on September 27, 2020, after he made a remark to riot police officers who were dispersing peaceful protesters. As a result, he was convicted of “violence against a police officer.”

He was released in May 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.

Evgeniy, a volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on May 30, 2020 and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case" initiated after a picket on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.

On April 24, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

Vitaly worked in a private medical laboratory and was interested in airsoft, military history, science fiction, and motorcycles. He was detained at home on November 17, 2020, and convicted of "preparing for mass riots."

He was released in July 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.

Alexey, a construction engineer, was detained on September 23, 2020, after Lukashenko's inauguration, when he tried to hide from people in uniform. According to investigators, he failed to comply with a demand to stop and, while reversing, ran over police lieutenant Zavadsky, causing him injuries. Alexey was convicted of "resisting the police with the threat of violence."

"I'm ashamed of you," Alexey said to Judge Gennady Yankovsky as he said goodbye. "And you'll have to live with this," he said to Prosecutor Olga Dindilevich.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in early May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Alexey was detained on November 5, 2020 and convicted in the case of hacking the computer system of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

On February 9, 2024, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

The former student of the Minsk State Linguistic University was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”

On May 31, 2022, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.