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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Lyubov, the wife of an Orthodox priest, was detained on December 1, 2020, along with her husband and son, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." According to the investigation, she helped Avtukhovich collect information about law enforcement officers and provided housing where the participants in the "case" stored weapons. Lyubov was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and "illegal actions in relation to firearms."
- Associations
- Entrepreneurs
Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU and in recent years was engaged in her own small business related to flowers and souvenir production. She was detained on January 12, 2021, along with Andrey Alexandrov. Irina was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. She was convicted of "treason" and "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
- Associations
- Human rights activists
- Students
Marfa, a coordinator of the Viasna volunteer service, was detained on September 17, 2020. She was accused of "preparing for mass riots" and other "crimes." In February 2021, she was charged with additional charges, including "inciting social discord" and "participation in a criminal organization."
In September 2022, the court sentenced her to 15 years in prison, later reduced by three months. Marfa's health deteriorated in prison, including due to COVID.
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
Citizen of Ukraine from Chernigov. Sometimes she went to Belarus, and as a result she was detained. Natalya has two sons; the youngest was 2.5 months old at the time of his arrest. The trial took place behind closed doors. On March 12, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
On the evening of June 28, 2024, sudden information appeared about the release of five political prisoners from Belarusian colonies. The Ukrainian authorities achieved the release of their exchange citizens as prisoners. This is how Natalya Zakharenko, Pavel Kuprienko, Lyudmila Goncharenko, Ekaterina Bryukhanova, as well as Nikolai Shvets, a defendant in the “Machulishchi case,” were released. The terms of the exchange were not disclosed. It is noted that the Vatican took part in the liberation. The released political prisoners were brought to Ukraine on June 28 - their photo from the Zhulyany airport appeared in the media.
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- Foreign citizens
The girl is a citizen of Ukraine, originally from the city of Kherson. She studied in China, graduated from the university there in 2015, and in 2016 moved to Belarus. In Belarus she worked as a translator from Chinese.
Ekaterina was detained while crossing the Belarusian border. They demanded that she give her phone for verification; she provided it to the employees along with the passwords. Belarusian security forces found that on March 30, 2022, she sent 2 videos to the chatbot of the Zerkalo editorial office. The video showed the movement of Russian military equipment near Minsk, which she herself captured.
On December 12, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
On the evening of June 28, 2024, sudden information appeared about the release of five political prisoners from Belarusian colonies. The Ukrainian authorities achieved the release of their exchange citizens as prisoners. This is how Natalya Zakharenko, Pavel Kuprienko, Lyudmila Goncharenko, Ekaterina Bryukhanova, as well as Nikolai Shvets, a defendant in the “Machulishchi case,” were released. The terms of the exchange were not disclosed. It is noted that the Vatican took part in the liberation. The released political prisoners were brought to Ukraine on June 28 - their photo from the Zhulyany airport appeared in the media.
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- Foreign citizens
A Latvian citizen, Alla and a friend came to Belarus for a few days to undergo cosmetic surgery. As the women were leaving, they were detained by KGB officers. After her release, Alla recounted : " During interrogation, it was revealed that I had been taken hostage to be exchanged for a Belarusian who was in Latvia. They told me directly, 'Tell your people that the Belarusians need their man.' They wanted my relatives to contact the Latvian security services to arrange the exchange. My friend, a Russian citizen, was released on the third day, but I remained a Latvian citizen."
Alla was accused of traveling to Belarus for intelligence purposes under the guise of cosmetic surgery. According to investigators, she collected intelligence on behalf of her Latvian intelligence handlers, spied, and even recruited Belarusian servicemen for the Ukrainian army. Her trial began in the Minsk City Court on September 29, 2023. She is accused of being an agent.
On December 19, 2023, the appeal was heard.
On December 13, 2025, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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- Parents of minors
The woman was accused of calling the police station three times on the evening of August 10th, after drinking alcohol and arguing with her partner out of jealousy. As a witness, a senior duty inspector, testified in court, the woman asked the police to come without stating the reason for the call, and subsequently allegedly insulted Lukashenko. Elena partially admitted her guilt.
Elena Mikhalyuk has a secondary specialized education and is raising a minor child.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in the summer of 2024 , having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
1 year of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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According to the prosecution , Olga Stabrovskaya in 2021 liked and left a short comment on the Odnoklassniki social network, in which the examination “found” an insult to Alexander Lukashenko.
Olga Stabrovskaya at one time received a diploma from the only Moscow State University of Printing in the entire former Soviet Union and worked at the Orsha printing house until her retirement. Recently, the woman’s illness has worsened and she has a third group disability. Her only daughter is also sick. She, like Olga’s grandson, has a hearing disability.
1 year 3 months imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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crisis psychologist, consulting psychologist and therapist on problems of relationships and personal development, psychology teacher. She was detained for comments on the Internet and donation.
At the trial , Alesya Lyantsevich agreed that it was she who made the donations, but rejected the “extremist” motives and insults attributed to her by the prosecution. At the same time, the statute of limitations on this article has long expired.
At the court hearing on September 21, the state prosecution requested that Lentsevich be imprisoned for a term of four years.
Detained for comments on social networks.
Alla was accused of leaving comments in a telegram for two years - from October 2020 to September 2022. They allegedly contained insults to Lukashenko and police officers and “obscene language and expressed a negative assessment of government officials.” Zueva admitted guilt.
Alla has a blood cancer; the court did not take this into account when passing the verdict.
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2.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
The Minsk resident was accused of participating in protests in 2020 (8 episodes), going out onto the roadway and blocking public transport. She indicated a partial admission of guilt, but did not actually admit guilt and did not recant her testimony. The woman reported that she took part in the protests as a third-party observer, not as a participant. And she went out onto the roadway solely for the purpose of taking photographs, Inna said in court.
Inna Bogdanova has a higher education and worked as a legal adviser at the territorial center for social services. She was held in custody before the trial.
She was released on August 20, 2024, after being pardoned.
Natalia was convicted in August 2023 in a criminal case opened under the articles "organizing group actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "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.
