Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
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Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
The Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Gomel Region and the City of Gomel. Penal Colony No. 4. Senior Operations Officer.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kuznetsov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
Kuznetsov exerted psychological pressure on political prisoners Ekaterina Bakhvalova, Tatyana Kanevskaya, Anna Vishnyak, and Miya Mitkevich. He staged provocations, invented reasons for unfounded penalties, and ordered the beating of prisoners.
According to information from former political prisoner Natalia Khershe, Kuznetsov did not allow a container for personal hygiene in the PKT.
Under Kuznetsov's orders, other prisoners spoiled food intended for political prisoners and deprived them of sleep. Political prisoners were forced to work constantly and clean the premises, were doused with water at night, had their belongings damaged, had used hygiene products thrown into their beds, and had needles planted in their bodies. Kuznetsov was also involved in compiling reports of violations against political prisoners on trumped-up grounds, claiming that such people were a burden to this world and forcing them to commit suicide.
The Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Gomel Region and the City of Gomel. Penal Colony No. 4. Senior Operations Officer.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kuznetsov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
Kuznetsov exerted psychological pressure on political prisoners Ekaterina Bakhvalova, Tatyana Kanevskaya, Anna Vishnyak, and Miya Mitkevich. He staged provocations, invented reasons for unfounded penalties, and ordered the beating of prisoners.
According to information from former political prisoner Natalia Khershe, Kuznetsov did not allow a container for personal hygiene in the PKT.
Under Kuznetsov's orders, other prisoners spoiled food intended for political prisoners and deprived them of sleep. Political prisoners were forced to work constantly and clean the premises, were doused with water at night, had their belongings damaged, had used hygiene products thrown into their beds, and had needles planted in their bodies. Kuznetsov was also involved in compiling reports of violations against political prisoners on trumped-up grounds, claiming that such people were a burden to this world and forcing them to commit suicide.
List of repressed
Marina was allegedly detained in February 2024 during a raid on the Telegram chat "Common Sense on Alibegov," when it was designated an "extremist group." The KGB's decision listed 19 members of the chat, including Marina Myshko.
In April 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
Victoria is from Minsk and graduated from medical college. She first worked in state clinics, then at the Synevo Medical Center.
A person who knows Svetlana from college said that she wasn't interested in politics as a student and was never a public activist. However, the events of 2020 have changed the lives of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Belarusians beyond recognition. Veras is no exception.
According to calculations, she was supposed to be released in the winter of 2026.
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She worked as an inspector at the Sfera plant, which is part of the BelOMO holding.
Margarita was a long-time member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus. She was on Sergei Gaidukevich's initiative group during the 2010 presidential election, and in 2014, she ran for the party's seat on the Minsk City Council—and, naturally, lost. She hasn't appeared in public since.
She was allegedly detained for her comments. Judging by photos on social media, the woman has a child.
She is expected to be released in November 2025.
Since 2013, Kristina has worked at Ernst & Young and has risen to the position of Assurance Senior. She enjoys outdoor activities, such as hiking and sports, and has visited several different countries in recent years.
In December 2024, Kristina was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk. According to the "list of extremists," she was sentenced to imprisonment.
In September 2025, Kristina was retried on charges of "financing extremist activity," "calling for actions aimed at causing harm to Belarus," and "inciting hatred," and sentenced to 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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Anastasia worked as a programmer in the Minsk office of the American IT company Exadel. According to the charges, she may have posted comments on Telegram but was not active on other social media.
In the fall of 2024, Anastasia was convicted of "slander against Lukashenko," "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security," and "inciting hostility or discord," 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.
Irina was arrested in 2024 and convicted of "inciting hatred and discord" and insulting Lukashenko. It is also known that in February of that year, she was arrested on administrative charges of distributing materials included on the national list of extremist materials, as well as their production, storage, or transportation with intent to distribute.
In September 2025, she was released, having served her entire sentence.
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Detained for reposting from social networks and participating in protests in 2020.
Alla was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of a number of criminal offenses, including "assisting extremist activity" and "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order," 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.
Alla was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of "assisting extremist activity" 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.
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Elena, a nurse at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Children's Oncology, Hematology, and Immunology, was arrested and convicted of "assisting extremist activity" and 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.
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Natalia was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of "assisting extremist activity" and "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
It is known that before her arrest, Natalia worked for Solbeg. After the war began, the company relocated a significant portion of its employees abroad, but Natalia remained in Belarus.
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.
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Elena, a sole proprietor, was detained and charged with "inciting ethnic hatred" and "cynical treatment of the victims of the terrorist attack." In late March, she wrote on a Telegram channel: "In Russia, they only see the victims in Crocus City, and they don't see the victims of Russia's bombing of Ukraine."
Gomel Prosecutor Vladislav Zhurakovsky mentioned her case, stating that a criminal case had been opened against her "under the extremism statute" for "insulting the Russian people" on "opposition Ukrainian internet resources." She was also convicted of "assisting extremist activity."
It also became known that Elena's health had deteriorated in the pretrial detention center. She was placed on bed rest, which allowed her to lie on the bed for several hours a day. She frequently visited doctors, and was sometimes prescribed injections.
In September 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
Yanina was convicted in a criminal case opened under articles for “participation in an extremist group,” “inciting hatred and discord,” and “calls for sanctions.” According to the KGB, she was associated with the Telegram channel “Trielit,” which was added to the list of “extremist groups” in January 2024.
She was released under a pardon in December 2024.
