Elena Nikolaevna Ananich
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Elena Nikolaevna Ananich
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 36 decisions awarding at least 35 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 1,620 rubles and at least 4 years of restriction or imprisonment. On April 28, 2023, she sentenced former GUBOPiK officer Stanislav Luponosov to 18 years in prison in absentia. Judge Elena Ananich also imposed a fine on him in the amount of 1,300 basic units (48,100 rubles). Stanislav was accused under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 356 (Treason), Art. 352 (Illegal acquisition of computer information), Part 3 of Art. 426 (Excess of power or official authority). On February 2, 2023, she sentenced lawyer Vitaly Braginets to eight years in a colony under high security conditions. He was accused under four articles of the Criminal Code: Part 3 of Art. 130 (inciting other social hostility or discord), part 3 of Art. 361 (calls for sanctions), part 1 of Art. 361-1 (creation of an extremist formation or participation in it) and Part 1 of Art. 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order). Rejects complaints about the cancellation of indictments under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, despite the presence of witnesses that the administrative decisions of the trial court contain false facts. Previously, as a judge of the Pervomaisky District Court, she also made decisions against civilians: she tried Andrei Klimov, accused of slander and insulting the former president; against Leonid Mazhalsky for protesting against the construction of a house for special forces in Uruchya; rejected Vladimir Morozov's complaint against the refusal to initiate a criminal case for the fact that disproportionate physical force was used against the man by police officers. She was on the list of judges proposed for restrictions on entry into the European Union for ruling on the arrests of democratic activists during the 2006 election campaign.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 36 decisions awarding at least 35 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 1,620 rubles and at least 4 years of restriction or imprisonment. On April 28, 2023, she sentenced former GUBOPiK officer Stanislav Luponosov to 18 years in prison in absentia. Judge Elena Ananich also imposed a fine on him in the amount of 1,300 basic units (48,100 rubles). Stanislav was accused under three articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 356 (Treason), Art. 352 (Illegal acquisition of computer information), Part 3 of Art. 426 (Excess of power or official authority). On February 2, 2023, she sentenced lawyer Vitaly Braginets to eight years in a colony under high security conditions. He was accused under four articles of the Criminal Code: Part 3 of Art. 130 (inciting other social hostility or discord), part 3 of Art. 361 (calls for sanctions), part 1 of Art. 361-1 (creation of an extremist formation or participation in it) and Part 1 of Art. 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order). Rejects complaints about the cancellation of indictments under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, despite the presence of witnesses that the administrative decisions of the trial court contain false facts. Previously, as a judge of the Pervomaisky District Court, she also made decisions against civilians: she tried Andrei Klimov, accused of slander and insulting the former president; against Leonid Mazhalsky for protesting against the construction of a house for special forces in Uruchya; rejected Vladimir Morozov's complaint against the refusal to initiate a criminal case for the fact that disproportionate physical force was used against the man by police officers. She was on the list of judges proposed for restrictions on entry into the European Union for ruling on the arrests of democratic activists during the 2006 election campaign.
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A former truck driver, returned from Europe. He was charged with over 1,000 extremist comments, including some from 1997.
Artem was convicted in the Minsk City Court under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The hearing of Artem’s case under Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code and Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus is scheduled for January 31, 2025 .
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Anatoly Volodko is 56 years old. He is a resident of Minsk. The man has a wife, an adult daughter and a son who will soon turn eighteen. Volodko worked as a programmer at Top Soft for over 20 years. It is engaged in the creation of the Galaxy product ecosystem, which is necessary for the digitalization of business. The company's central office is located in Russia, where Anatoly worked part of the time.
The exact date of the man's arrest is unknown, but it was probably January 15 or 16, 2024. After all, on January 17, he and his wife were convicted of "petty hooliganism" - he was sentenced to 15 days, while the sentence for his wife is unknown. According to the testimony of security officials, Anatoly Volodko "was in a public place and, out of hooligan motives, was shouting loudly, using obscene language, waving his arms and behaving aggressively." The man did not admit his guilt and said that he was detained in his own home in the middle of the day. He did not do any of the things that the witnesses said.
According to cellmate Anatoly Volodko, he refused to pay "donations" that KGB officers threatened to offer to those who made donations. In general, the man did not admit his guilt. Anatoly's cellmate claims that this served as the reason for further prosecution - administrative and criminal.
On August 27, 2024, Anatoly had his appeal heard and the verdict came into force.
Accused of financing extremist and terrorist activities through donations to a protest initiative (Bysol).
Alexander is originally from Glusk, a small regional center in the Mogilev region. After finishing school, he entered the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, majoring in "Information Systems and Technologies in Logistics". After graduating, he went on to a master's degree.
Alexander worked in the IT field.
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Former head physician of the Belarus sanatoriums in Lithuania and Russia. According to pro-government media, he was detained in the summer of 2021. He is accused of treason against the state for “collecting data about Belarusians who were vacationing in sanatoriums.” In addition, Belarus 1 claims, Kobel collected “information about Lukashenko’s residence in Sochi.”
On November 24, 2023, an appeal took place in his case, and in December he was sent to a colony to serve his sentence.
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A catechism teacher at the Minsk Archcathedral, Bilodid participated in communal prayers for an end to violence and lawlessness in 2020. He was arrested on May 31, 2023, and subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment. His family noted signs of beatings at his trial.
The believer was forced to record a so-called "repentance" video, in which he appeared dejected and, under obvious duress, declared his homosexual orientation, which put him at further risk. The propaganda video contained derogatory language about him, forced him to incriminate himself, and displayed photos and videos aimed at discrediting him in the eyes of believers. The Curia of the Minsk-Mogilev Archdiocese published a statement stating that a canonical investigation had been launched into the facts presented in the propaganda video.
Vladislav was arrested several times for a total of 45 days under the article on dissemination of “extremist materials” (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), after which a criminal case was opened under Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 11, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He was scheduled to be released on November 22 , 2025 .
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Sergey is originally from Kherson, Ukraine, but has lived in Belarus almost all his life. He has worked in various blue-collar jobs all his life. He has two minor children.
The man was detained in February 2023. In a pro-government video, he says that he left comments on Telegram and registered with the Plan Peramoga chatbot. He was first convicted in October 2023 for "inciting other social hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code).
On 08.12.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei's next trial will begin on September 27, 2024, in the Minsk City Court. He is charged under four articles - "participation in an extremist group" (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code), "incitement of other social hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code), "insulting a government official" (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), and "insulting Lukashenko" (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). Sergei faces up to five years in prison in addition to his previous term.
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Journalist, he was detained on May 26, 2022 after a search.
At the moment, the journalist has been charged, but the exact criminal article with which Lyubenchuk is accused is unknown (the lawyer is under a non-disclosure agreement).
In early November 2023, it became known that Ales had begun to have problems with his spine behind bars (a year ago). "It is difficult for him to even do sports, which is what everyone does to save themselves. This noticeably upsets him," a source told Radio Svaboda. Ales worked stripping wires of insulation.
He was released in early January 2025.
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Yevgeny, a former investigator for the Investigative Committee and the initiator of the bychange.me project, was first detained on the evening of November 24, 2020, in Minsk as part of a criminal case initiated under the article “organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them.” He was released 10 days later, but in April 2021, he was arrested again and later convicted under six criminal articles, including for “organizing mass riots” in 2020, “inciting other social hatred” in interviews and texts on social networks, as well as for “threatening violence” against the head of the temporary detention facility on Okrestina via tweet.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Evgeny was "an active participant in the Telegram chat "KHATA", whose activities are aimed at organizing crimes of an extremist nature." The trial was held behind closed doors, and Evgeny signed a non-disclosure agreement regarding the case materials.
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On July 4, 2024, the KGB designated the Telegram channel "ShapitoDich" an extremist group. According to the agency, Elena is involved.
Elena, a dentist, was detained in mid-May of that year and sentenced to imprisonment in February 2025, having been found guilty of “creating an extremist group” and “calling for sanctions.”
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.
Dmitry was arrested in August 2024 in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko," and in the fall of that year he was 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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Sergei was arrested in August 2024 and convicted in October of that year of "financing extremist activity." He was 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.
Previously, the guy was into ship modeling and was even in the reserve of the Belarusian national team. He also listened to punk rock and was interested in the aesthetics of this subculture.
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Gennady Kapitanov is a certified instructor in Krav Maga (an Israeli-developed military hand-to-hand combat system) with over ten years of experience. He was one of two Belarusian athletes who participated in the first official world championship in the sport of "martial arts" in 2017 in Israel, and also judged the first Krav Maga competition in Minsk in 2019.