Paul Ivanovich Kazakov

On May 17, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2026.

It is not known when the man was detained, but the last time he was online on his VKontakte page was on December 29, 2022, although he had previously visited there regularly.

It is known that in 2015 the man lived in Poland. And in 2019 and 2021 he wrote that he lived in Germany, was engaged in artificial intelligence and worked for the German company EDEKA GmbH/WITRON. His main messengers were linked to a German number, and his mailbox was on a German domain, that is, he lived in Germany permanently.

According to CyberPartizan, Novogrodsky has not officially worked in Belarus since 2011 and has three children from different women.

As Nasha Niva writes, Alexey is interested in philosophy and participated in thematic conferences - for example, in April 2021, he gave a report "Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence" at the scientific conference "Philosophy and Challenges of Modernity", which was organized by the Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The press service said in a statement that the man convicted in March-April 2022 posted messages in an "extremist" chat aimed at "exacerbating tensions in society and destabilizing the situation in the Republic of Belarus." He also wrote "negative messages and comments that discredit the Republic of Belarus" and insult officials and Lukashenko.

German partially admitted his guilt in court.

On December 18 , 2024, the Bobruisk District Court and Bobruisk will hear Alexey's case "on transfer to a different type of correctional facility and change of regime conditions."

Originally from Vitebsk , he studied in Gomel but most recently lived in Grodno. An engineer by profession, he most recently worked as a systems administrator at Whitebird. According to his social media accounts, he lived in Warsaw.

He is also a radio amateur and a member of the Belarusian Federation of Radio Amateurs and Radio Sportsmen.

The case hearing began in January 2024, with the last hearing taking place on March 29, 2024.

In the penal colony, pressure continues to be put on Kirill, who is regularly placed in solitary confinement despite the fact that he has serious health problems.

The man was detained after 2021. Botvich was charged with two counts: "espionage" and "intelligence activity." The man in question is a 59-year-old man who, although not a Belarusian citizen, grew up and lived in Belarus. He is Sergei Ivanovich Botvich, the owner of companies with a combined turnover of hundreds of thousands of dollars, some of which were registered in the EU.

Sergei has done business in Belarus, Russia, France, and Lithuania (and holds citizenship in these countries )—primarily in tourism and wholesale coal exports from Eastern Europe to the Baltic and Western European countries. During the "fat years," Botvich's companies generated several hundred thousand dollars annually. In 2014, Botvich participated in a project to build a charcoal plant near the Svisloch River. Another major project of his was the purchase of the Bogudenki estate near the Svisloch River for $30,000.

"I was kept in solitary confinement for a year and a half, subjected to 10-hour cross-examinations, and deprived of food and water due to chronic illnesses—diabetes, post-thrombotic syndrome, hypertension, and gout," Botvich describes the conditions in his letter. According to him, Belarusian security forces wanted him to "incriminate himself about alleged espionage activities for Lithuania." He also wrote in the letter that the security services threatened his family, demanding that his wife and child come to Belarus and bring Sergei's work phone.

Former prisoners reported that Botvich works in the open air at the prison, performing low-skilled labor in all weather conditions, sawing boards with a two-handed saw or stripping wires and cables for non-ferrous metal. There is no building in the industrial zone where prisoners can hide or even temporarily warm themselves in the winter—the room where they change clothes is locked until evening.

People who were imprisoned in the same colony as Botvich speak of his poor health.

On August 13, 2023, he was detained for “distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities.” After this, a criminal case was opened against him. After the arrest, a “repentant” video was published with Artem, where he said that in 2020 he proposed throwing “Molotov cocktails” at police officers and sent instructions for making them to friends.

Detained for 2020 comments in telegram chats.

On December 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.

Most likely the sentence involves imprisonment.

According to pro-government channels, he was detained for posting over 1,200 comments. Notably, the comments shown by security forces were primarily written in Belarusian and largely aimed at supporting Ukraine. All the comments shown were from YouTube.

In a video on security forces channels, five SOBR officers attack him, and later the man appears to be beaten: he has a badly black eye and a bloody head scratch.

Stepan works as a laborer at a private enterprise in Grodno. He also regularly goes to the gym and maintains good physical fitness, judging by his photos on social media.

It is known from former political prisoners that Stepan has not received any help from outside.

It is known that Danilchik was detained in Slonim in August 2023 and initially arrested for 15 days, after which a criminal case was opened .

According to the prosecution materials, Danilchik “repeatedly posted in extremist chats on the Telegram messenger and in public chats on the YouTube video hosting service information of an offensive nature against Lukashenko, degrading his honor, personal dignity and authority. From February 2022 to July 2023, he posted on the Internet in messages and comments that are indecent in form and derogatory in intent towards government officials in connection with the performance of their official duties."

Before the arrest, the young man worked as a truck driver, he had previously graduated from a vocational school in Oshmyany as a driver.

According to the website of the Prosecutor General's Office, from April to November 2022, Yakimov expressed a desire, and then indicated his intention to join one of the units of the battalion (regiment) named after Kastus Kalinouski.

To this end, he allegedly provided his personal data for admission to an armed formation. At the same time, he collected information about the places of purchase of military ammunition, uniforms and other equipment for use in combat conditions.

The reason for the criminal case was comments in the “Grodno 97” chat.

In October 2023, it became known that at IUOT-39 Yuri was under pressure from the administration of the institution, and he was given 4 penalties. On October 25, 2023, the Krupsky District Court made a decision to tighten the regime. Yuri from IUOT was sent to serve the remainder of his sentence in a colony.

The man was accused of, in the court's opinion, leaving an offensive comment in a telegram addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov and the Deputy Chief of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Central District Administration of Minsk, Chief of the Criminal Police Vladimir Kubrakov. Alexander fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions. Before the trial, the man was under personal surety. After the verdict was announced, he was taken into custody in the courtroom.

Alexander Borovik has a minor child in his care. He works as a carpenter-machine operator.

In January 2024, it became known that Pavel was again accused, but this time under Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The guy is 22 years old, he is originally from Svisloch, a town in the Grodno region. He served in the army, and then moved to live in Grodno. He was involved in sports, for example, he represented his hometown in junior sports all-around.

The guy is currently detained and placed in a pretrial detention center . He is accused of preparing an act of terrorism.

According to the KGB legend, voiced in a pro-government film on ONT, he was supposed to commit sabotage in Grodno.

In the interrogation footage, he says that he was allegedly given the task of blowing up an oil depot using a drone and explosives.

On June 28, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.