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.
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 Ekaterina volunteered as a lawyer for those jailed for 24 hours and also defended Stepan Latypov before her license was revoked.
Ekaterina's license was revoked in July 2021.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.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Pavel is a professional appraiser with nearly 20 years of experience. Since 2015, he has been registered as a sole proprietor in Smolevichi. Previously, he worked for the Moscow-based company "Center for Economic Projects," which specializes in property appraisals.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
Valery was arrested in the fall of 2024 as part of a criminal case under the article "creation of an extremist group or participation in one" and in the summer of 2025 was sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
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.
Trial outcome 10.07.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Andrei was arrested and convicted of "calls to actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to imprisonment. The trial is likely to take place in mid-2025.
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.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexei was detained in March 2025 while attempting to leave the country, and in the summer of that year he was convicted under the article "participation or preparation of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of a foreign state in military actions without the authorization of the state" 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.
Trial outcome 12.08.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On December 13, 2025,he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Julia Fenner has dual citizenship - Belarusian and British.
In the early 2000s, Julia worked at the British Embassy in Minsk. She married Martin Fenner, the Deputy Head of Mission. After Belarus, the family lived in Turkmenistan and Yekaterinburg, Russia, where Martin was posted.
The woman was detained at the border on March 31, 2024, while trying to enter Belarus. She was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order) and Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity). However, the essence of the charges is unknown to human rights activists. The detainee was placed in a pretrial detention center pending trial.
As a result, on August 21 of this year, Yulia was sentenced to seven years in prison.
On September11,2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania.Among them are citizensof Europeancountries . Among those released is Julia Fenner.
Trial outcome 21.08.2025
7 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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