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.
Sergey is originally from Kherson, Ukraine, but has lived in Belarus almost his entire life. He has worked in various blue-collar jobs throughout his life. He has two young children.
The man was detained in February 2023. In a pro-government video, he claims to have left comments on Telegram and registered with the "Plan Peramoga" chatbot. He was first convicted in October 2023 for "inciting other social hatred" (Part 1, Article 130 of the Criminal Code).
On December 8, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei's next trial will begin on September 27, 2024, in the Minsk City Court. He is charged under four articles: "participation in an extremist group" (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code), "incitement of other social hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code), "insulting a government official" (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), and "insulting Lukashenko" (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). Sergei faces up to five years in prison in addition to his previous sentence.
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).
Trial outcome 05.10.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.12.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 27.09.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The reason for the arrest Vera and her husband Andrey (elder of the Novaya Zemlya Baptist Church) Probably, the published photos from the 2020 protests have become. A criminal case was initiated against Momoiko's family for participating in protest actions.
Andrey and Vera Mamoyko are also well-known musicians who have participated in the recording of several albums of Christian music. At the moment, Mamoiko worked as a developer in one of the IT companies in Belarus.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The reason for the arrest of Andrei (an elder of the Novaya Zemlya Baptist Church) and his wife Vera was probably the published photos from the 2020 protests. A criminal case was initiated against Momoiko's family for participating in protest actions.
Andrey and Vera Mamoyko are also well-known musicians who have participated in the recording of several albums of Christian music. At the moment, Mamoiko worked as a developer in one of the IT companies in Belarus.
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).
After a 15-day administrative arrest, a criminal case was opened against a resident of Minsk, Alla Novikova.
First, law enforcement officials found out that the woman was subscribed to the telegram channel («Chkalova Info»), which is recognized as an extremist formation in Belarus, and Alla also reposted news from this channel.
Then, while Alla was in a temporary detention facility, law enforcement officials found photos from the 2020 protests in her phone.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
On February 10, 2023, the first trial took place under Articles 369 and 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus; the appeal hearing was on April 7, 2023.
On October 16, 2023, a new trial was held under Articles 369 and 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus; no appeal was filed.
He wasreleasedin mid-February2024, under preventive supervision.
Trial outcome 10.02.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 07.04.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 16.10.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Cameraman. Pavel collaborated with independent media. The journalist had previously been detained multiple times while covering political events in Belarus, including after 2020. He was detained as part of a criminal case on February 9 after a search of his home, during which mobile phones and a video camera were seized. It was later revealed that Pavel was charged under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Pavel Podobed.
21.02.2023
Detained on January 20, 23, placed in the Zaslavsky District Department of Internal Affairs, at 01.01. F. Skorina, 20. They detained the KGB, near the car, in the district of Zaslavl. I received the first 15 days for a repost from the Radio Liberty website from 2017.
Trial outcome 30.06.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He had previously been arrested on administrative charges for participating in protests. Pro-government Telegram channels reported Andrey's arrest. In his "confessional video," he claims he was arrested for disseminating the personal information of police officers and judges and for calling on people to commit violent acts. It is also reported that the man "left more than 2,000 extremist messages, of which at least 100 entries contain signs of violations of the law."
On September 16, 2026, he was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Trial outcome 21.06.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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