Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov
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Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov
An operative at Correctional Colony No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Investigative Department for the Gomel Region and the city of Gomel. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions, which included the detention and abuse of thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. He is also an accomplice to the abuse of political prisoners at the women's penal colony Correctional Colony No. 4.
An operative at Correctional Colony No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Investigative Department for the Gomel Region and the city of Gomel. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions, which included the detention and abuse of thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. He is also an accomplice to the abuse of political prisoners at the women's penal colony Correctional Colony No. 4.
List of repressed
Irina was arrested on December 1, 2020, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case", which the authorities declared "the organizer of a terrorist group". She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police officers' property. Irina was convicted of "illegal actions with firearms" and "concealing a serious crime". In March 2023, the Supreme Court considered an appeal of the case, overturning the charge under Article 405 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and reducing her prison term by one month.
She was released on parole in September 2024.
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Anna, a volunteer for the Telegram channel “Drivers 97%,” was detained on October 28, 2020 and convicted of “calls for mass riots and road blockades in connection with dissatisfaction with the government and election fraud.”
She was released on November 25, 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Anastasia was detained on October 16, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
On June 16, 2022, she was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court.
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Victoria was detained on October 15, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
On December 16, 2022, she was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court.
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- Parents of minors
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- Journalists
- Parents of minors
Former television journalist of Belteleradiocompany and member of the Coordination Council, Ksenia was detained on December 22, 2020 in the Press Club case on charges of tax evasion.
Almost 110 thousand rubles were transferred to the Investigative Committee's account as security for possible compensation for damages that were allegedly caused by the defendants in the "case." The case was closed, but later a new criminal case was opened against Ksenia, and she was accused of "conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power."
Released on August 20, 2024, on the basis of a pardon.
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Victoria, the administrator of the "Drivers 97%" channel, was detained on November 4, 2020, in Minsk by GUBOPiK officers and convicted of "calling for mass riots and roadblocks due to dissatisfaction with the government and election fraud."
In 2022 and 2023, the court twice increased her sentence, accusing her of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration." Victoria had repeatedly been subjected to pressure in the penal colony and was deemed a "malicious violator."
In October 2024, in the Rechitsa District Court, Victoria was convicted for the third time under the article "malicious disobedience to the lawful demands of the penal colony administration" and sentenced to another year of imprisonment.
In early 2025, Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk reported that Victoria and Elena Gnauk had been placed in a punishment cell: "After several weeks in solitary confinement, they were transferred to a punishment cell. There's a 99% chance they'll be charged again under Article 411."
Polina also added: "Viktoria Kulsha's kidneys have probably already failed. She went on hunger strikes for months, refusing water and drink. She slit her wrists. They threw her in solitary confinement for this—she slit her wrists in solitary confinement. She went on hunger strikes in the PKT. She refused medical attention."
Victoria was scheduled to be released in April 2025 upon completion of her sentence. However, at the beginning of the month, she was transferred to Gomel Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 as part of a fourth criminal case under the article "malicious disobedience of the legal demands of the prison administration." In June of that year, her sentence was extended by another year.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
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A student at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of “participating in mass 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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Alana, a core member of the Coordination Council, a participant in the "Association of Belarusian Students" and an activist of the "Youth Bloc", was detained on November 12, 2020. She was 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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A former BNTU student expelled during the autumn protests in Belarus was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of “participating in mass 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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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.
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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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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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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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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
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.