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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
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In the fall of 2024, Irina Poznyakevich's name appeared on Russia's wanted list. She was subsequently tried and deported to Belarus.
Irina Poznyakevich (Shulga) is 26 years old. She is originally from Baranovichi and has also lived in Ivatsevichi. According to social media, she has worked in various fields, including as a nurse's aide. As of 2019, she had a small child.
In October 2020, Irina was in a detention center in Zhodzina, detained for allegedly participating in protests. It's unclear whether she actually participated in anything or was just one of those detained by chance.
In February 2021, she moved to Russia. Her legalization expired on January 14, 2024, but she did not leave Moscow for her homeland, remaining there. In October 2024, Irina was tried in Moscow's Mikulinsky District Court. She was fined 5,000 Russian rubles (approximately $50) and ordered to be deported from Russia.
In September 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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It is known that the KGB considers Maria to be involved in the "Urban Garden Maris Mar" project, which was recognized as an "extremist group."
Maria has a small child who is breastfed . Therefore, after her arrest, she continued to produce milk , and she had to express milk while in custody.
Citizen of Lithuania.
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 Lithuania.
In 2024, Yuri was found guilty of “insulting Lukashenko.”
According to the "list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activity" of September 4, 2025, he was also charged with "inciting hatred and discord" and "calls for sanctions." These charges carry a sentence of imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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- Service sector
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- Service sector
It is known that Sonchik worked as a driver for a long time, and recently as a truck driver. Dmitry is interested in motorsports and amateur radio.
The video with Sonchik was released on May 7, 2024 on the GUBOPiK channel, he was detained upon returning from abroad. He was bombarded with comments in Telegram - they said that he left more than a thousand of them.
On March 19, 2026, he 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).
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Lilia disappeared from all social media after October 16, 2024, when she published her last post; her Telegram account was also deleted.
In 2012, she completed her residency in surgery, worked at the 10th City Clinical Hospital of Minsk and the Nordin Medical Center, and has over 17 years of medical experience.
In December 2024, Lilia was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order" and "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security" and, despite her positive character references and value as a specialist, was sentenced to imprisonment.
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.
According to the case file, on November 15, 2024, while intoxicated near a house on Mayakovsky Street, Andrei approached members of an initiative group collecting signatures for Lukashenko's nomination and "publicly made an offensive comment about him."
The court found Andrei's actions to be intentional and aimed at publicly humiliating Lukashenko's honor and dignity. In December 2024, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Elena was convicted in December 2024 of "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
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.
On March 19, 2026, he 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).
The owner of an agro-estate from the village of Chizhi. According to her friends, the woman has not been socially active since 2020. She was only involved in the agro-estate. But in 2020, the woman was in Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's initiative group and served 15 days of administrative arrest. For the past 2 years, she has actually been under the control of the local police officer.
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- Entrepreneurs
Armen Arzumanyan is 44 years old. He is originally from Azerbaijan, but has lived in Belarus almost his entire life and holds Belarusian citizenship. Armen competed on "The X Factor" first in 2018 in Ukraine and then in 2021 in Belarus. However, his main business is selling gifts. For over 15 years, Armen has owned gift shops, most recently Podari Minsk. In his spare time, he rescues homeless animals.
He is accused of “calling for sanctions” and “slandering Lukashenko.”
On December 4, 2025 , he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Viktor was first arrested and convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus—"dissemination, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity"—in July 2024. Subsequently, a criminal case was opened against him.
In December of that year, a court hearing was held on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions." The details and circumstances of the case are unknown.
Viktor was convicted under the same article in the Moscow District Court of Minsk, likely in the summer of 2025, and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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).
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Lyubov was detained along with her mother during a mass raid in Belarus on October 31 in connection with the Yard Chat Case.
Lyuba is a single mother and has a six-year-old daughter. A relative has taken custody of the daughter during Lyuba's imprisonment.
While in pretrial detention (for almost a year), Lyuba was diagnosed with cancer. Despite this, her pretrial detention was not changed and she remained in custody until her trial. She was the only defendant in her case to be sentenced to home confinement, as she urgently needed chemotherapy. All the others received sentences ranging from 2.5 to 3 years in prison.