Valery Yatsentovych Romanovsky
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Valery Yatsentovych Romanovsky
He handed down guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he imposed a fine in the total amount of at least 638 rubles. Convicted journalist Denis Ivashin under Article 365 (interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer) and part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (treason to the state). The trial took place behind closed doors. Ivashin published investigations on the InformNapalm website and in the Novy Chas newspaper. He told how journalists identified former employees of the Ukrainian special forces “Berkut” who participated in the dispersal of Belarusian protests in the ranks of the Belarusian riot police. Behind bars, the journalist's correspondence is blocked, publications are not given back, and he has also been repeatedly placed in a punishment cell. It is known that Denis refused to write a petition for pardon. In the summer of 2021, the journalist began to have heart problems. Romanovsky sentenced Denis to 13 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a colony under a high security regime. Denis is recognized as a political prisoner. Convicted Valentin Panasik under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code - Organizing mass riots, Article 342 of the Criminal Code - Organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them, Article 130 of the Criminal Code - Inciting hostility or discord. Valentin made publications on social networks containing calls for street protests and active resistance if they were suppressed. Romanovsky sentenced the man to 6 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions. Valentin Panasik is recognized as a political prisoner. Considered complaints against decisions of lower courts in political cases. He always took the side of his colleagues.
He handed down guilty verdicts in politically motivated cases, where he imposed a fine in the total amount of at least 638 rubles. Convicted journalist Denis Ivashin under Article 365 (interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer) and part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (treason to the state). The trial took place behind closed doors. Ivashin published investigations on the InformNapalm website and in the Novy Chas newspaper. He told how journalists identified former employees of the Ukrainian special forces “Berkut” who participated in the dispersal of Belarusian protests in the ranks of the Belarusian riot police. Behind bars, the journalist's correspondence is blocked, publications are not given back, and he has also been repeatedly placed in a punishment cell. It is known that Denis refused to write a petition for pardon. In the summer of 2021, the journalist began to have heart problems. Romanovsky sentenced Denis to 13 years and 1 month of imprisonment in a colony under a high security regime. Denis is recognized as a political prisoner. Convicted Valentin Panasik under Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code - Organizing mass riots, Article 342 of the Criminal Code - Organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them, Article 130 of the Criminal Code - Inciting hostility or discord. Valentin made publications on social networks containing calls for street protests and active resistance if they were suppressed. Romanovsky sentenced the man to 6 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions. Valentin Panasik is recognized as a political prisoner. Considered complaints against decisions of lower courts in political cases. He always took the side of his colleagues.
List of repressed
Head of the «School of Practical Mediation». Mediator from Grodno. He was twice recognized as the «Best Mediator of the Year» (2016-2017) by the Center for Mediation and Negotiations (Minsk).
Khotyanovich specializes in disputes in the field of construction, real estate, consumer, commercial and corporate disputes, as well as in family mediation.
In a video posted on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a man was forced to admit that in 2020 he participated in rallies in Minsk, spoke negatively to police officers and their families, had a subscription to telegram channels recognized in the Republic of Belarus as extremist.
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Sergei, an employee of the Värtanne Foundation, was detained at his home on the morning of November 4, 2022, following a search. After nearly five months in custody, he was released (reportedly on bail). Details of his case remain virtually unknown.
In March 2024, Sergei was convicted under the article "Financing the activities of an extremist group" and sentenced to restricted freedom with placement in an open-type institution.
According to human rights activists, he was released in early July 2025, having fully served his sentence.
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Former employee of «Grodno Azot». It is known that the man was detained on June 25 under administrative article 19.11 (Distribution, manufacture, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or propagandizing such activities) and by court decision received 10 days of arrest.
After the expiration of the sentence, he was remanded in custody again as part of a criminal case. He was blamed for a like on the ok.ru. Namely, in the group «Stopluka» under the post with the image of A. Lukashenko.
Eduard Isaev has a wife and small children at home.
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Konstantin has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, is a disabled person of the 3rd group; insulin-dependent.
Artist, designer.
According to human rights activists , he was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
He was taken into custody in connection with charges under Part 3 of Article 371 of the Criminal Code for organizing illegal border crossings by citizens fleeing arbitrary politically motivated persecution by the authorities of Belarus, which could lead to grave consequences for them - torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and illegal deprivation of liberty. Despite the fact that he was tried for committing an act by a group of people, only Evgeniy was in the dock. According to the charges, he brought people to the border zone of Lithuania.
Released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Resident of Novogrudok. Detained for the comment “It’s time for us to take up arms.”
In January 2022, Ruslan was sentenced to three years in prison in a general regime colony.
On August 2, 2022, another trial of Ruslan Kuzmich took place under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official) and Art. 370 of the Criminal Code (outrage of state symbols).
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Vasily was detained and convicted under the article on "hooliganism" for allegedly using violence against aggressive supporters of Lukashenko and activists of the "Anti-Vandal" movement - Alexander Galakhov and Olga Bondareva, when they painted over the image of the white-red-white flag. Vasily did not admit guilt and refused to give the last word.
In April 2022, the court considered the appeal, as well as the prosecutor's appeal against the verdict in this case. The court did not satisfy Vasily's appeal, but partially satisfied the prosecutor's protest, replacing the punishment from imprisonment without referral to imprisonment with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In July of the same year, the court granted Olga Bondareva’s civil claim and ordered Vasily to pay her compensation.
He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.