Olga Viktorovna Zyuzina (Kholyavko)
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Olga Viktorovna Zyuzina (Kholyavko)
Department of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Gomel Region and the City of Gomel. Penal Colony No. 4. Detachment Head. Since 2023/2024 — employee of Penal Colony No. 24. Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Olga Viktorovna Zyuzina (Kholyavko) is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repression. Guilty of abusing political prisoners on the grounds of Penal Colony No. 4. She filed reports on trumped-up grounds and prevented them from gathering in the same area. She insulted and humiliated them, especially if she saw a smile or heard laughter. She demanded confessions for participating in protests. She baselessly accused them of substance abuse. She received a promotion thanks to her cruel treatment of political prisoners.
Department of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Gomel Region and the City of Gomel. Penal Colony No. 4. Detachment Head. Since 2023/2024 — employee of Penal Colony No. 24. Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Olga Viktorovna Zyuzina (Kholyavko) is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repression. Guilty of abusing political prisoners on the grounds of Penal Colony No. 4. She filed reports on trumped-up grounds and prevented them from gathering in the same area. She insulted and humiliated them, especially if she saw a smile or heard laughter. She demanded confessions for participating in protests. She baselessly accused them of substance abuse. She received a promotion thanks to her cruel treatment of political prisoners.
List of repressed
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Maria, a former customs officer and independent election observer, was detained by GUBOPiK officers near her apartment on October 23, 2020. She was convicted of "participating in actions that violate public order" based on correspondence in Telegram channels.
On May 27, 2023, she was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Activists
- Teachers
- Parents of minors
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- Activists
- Teachers
- Parents of minors
BSUIR lecturer, assistant at the Department of POIT. Participated in a video message against violence and a strike. On November 12, 2020, she was detained and convicted for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On November 30, 2022, she was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Students
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- Students
A student of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of BSU was detained on November 26, 2020 and convicted of “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
On December 23, 2022, she was released after serving her full sentence as assigned by the court.
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- Human rights activists
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- Human rights activists
- Students
A student of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU, press secretary of the Belarusian Students' Association and volunteer of the Viasna Human Rights Center was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On November 30, 2022, she was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Students
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- Activists
- Students
A student of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University and a participant in the "Association of Belarusian Students" was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On November 30, 2022, she was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Activists
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Activists
- Parents of minors
Irina, the editor of popular Telegram channels including "My Country Belarus", was detained on November 18, 2020, by GUBOPiK officers dressed in housing office uniforms. They entered the entrance with Irina's mother, pushing her away, and searched the apartment, seizing a laptop, phone, and money.
In May 2021, she was convicted of "preparing to participate in mass riots." The trial was held behind closed doors because the case materials were classified.
On June 29, 2024, she was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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- Students
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- Students
Former BNTU student Victoria was expelled during the autumn protests in Belarus. She was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
11/30/2022 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Journalists
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- Journalists
Journalist for the TUT.BY portal. She was detained on November 19, 2020 in connection with a criminal case on the alleged disclosure of medical secrets of Roman Bondarenko, who was beaten to death.
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- People with disabilities
- Parents of minors
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- People with disabilities
- Parents of minors
Antonina, a trusted person of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was detained on September 6, 2020 and convicted in an administrative case for participating in an unauthorized event. However, after the trial, she was not released, but detained again as part of a criminal case.
In May 2021, Antonina was convicted under the article on “mass riots”.
Released in December 2024 as part of a pardon.
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- Politicians
Maria, a member of the Coordination Council Presidium and head of Viktor Babaryka's headquarters, was kidnapped on September 7, 2020, and taken to the Belarusian-Ukrainian border for deportation. She tore up her passport and refused to leave the country. On September 9, she was detained and taken into custody.
In September 2021, she was convicted of "conspiracy to seize power through unconstitutional means," "calls for action against national security," and "creation of an extremist group."
In November 2022, Maria underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer and peritonitis. Since March 2023, she has been in the penal colony. Due to health issues, she was unable to work; she was even accompanied to formations.
Maria was held incommunicado for a long time. In the summer of 2024, it became known that the administration had isolated her from other prisoners, with guards constantly present. On November 12, 2024, she saw her father for the first time in 18 months.
The meeting took place in the prison hospital, and it's unclear whether she was undergoing treatment or brought there from the PKT. Prior to this, there had been no communication from Maria, and information about her condition was only available from other inmates.
Following this meeting, she was again cut off from communication with the outside world and continues to be held incommunicado.
In February 2025, her sister reported that Maria had been returned to the unit and expressed hope that contact would be restored.
On December 13, 2025, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.