Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Head of the special department of Penal Colony No. 15. Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens.
Head of the special department of Penal Colony No. 15. Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens.
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Popular Belarusian blogger and creator of the YouTube channel "Country for Life" Sergei expressed a desire to run for president. However, before the start of the election campaign, he was arrested for organizing an unauthorized event. His wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, submitted documents to the Central Election Commission by proxy, but Sergei was not registered as a candidate due to the lack of his signature. Subsequently, Svetlana herself was registered as a candidate. After his release, Sergei became her trusted person and participated in collecting signatures.
On May 29, 2020, he was detained again during a picket in Grodno and later convicted under several criminal articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." According to human rights activists, the defendants in the "case" are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
In August 2022, the court transferred Sergei to prison regime. In February 2023, he was convicted again for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution" - an article applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, including for fictitious violations. As a result, another year and a half of imprisonment was added to his 18-year sentence.
On June 21, 2025, Sergey was released following a visit to Minsk by U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and was immediately taken to Lithuania.
Yevgeny was convicted of participating in “mass riots” in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsification in the presidential elections.
He was released in June 2025, having served his entire sentence.
| 15.02.2023 | Yes matsi. Klapozizza for yago. Live in the Pruzhany region |
| 12.08.2021 | The trial began on 09.08.2021 |
| 07.07.2021 | 07/09/2021 no court. Due to illness, the case of Yevgeny was taken to a separate proceeding. It is not yet known when the trial will take place. |
- Associations
- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
Sergei, the director of a freight transport company, was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Athletes
- Associations
- Athletes
Roman was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, Roman was released from the colony on approximately April 19, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Viktor was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
On March 9, 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Students
- Associations
- Students
Ilya was detained as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Retirees
- Politicians
- Associations
- Activists
- Retirees
- Politicians
Vladimir, a public activist, was arrested on December 23, 2020 and convicted of insulting Gomel prosecutor's assistant Alesya Zhuravskaya in the courtroom. He uttered the phrase: "Organized criminal group." Vladimir did not admit his guilt, explaining that this expression referred to the sentence handed down to Georgy Vasilenko for raising a white-red-white flag on the flagpole of a Gomel square.
On March 31, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Activists
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Activists
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
Ukrainian citizen Mikhail was detained on September 16, 2020 and spent seven months in the temporary detention facility on Okrestina. He was charged with participating in three marches and organizing protest activities through the Telegram channel "Brave People", including writing protest inscriptions and hanging white-red-white ribbons.
He was released on December 16, 2023, after serving his full sentence, but was immediately arrested again in Mogilev.
Released on February 1, 2024, Mikhail was forced to leave Belarus.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Students
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Students
Vladislav, a student at the Belarusian State Medical University, was detained on November 19, 2020 and convicted of administering the Telegram channel "White Coats".
He was released in April 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
Evgeniy was detained on October 15, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on October 11, 2020 near the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.
He was released in June 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Yevgeny was arrested on October 30, 2020 and convicted of participating in a protest. According to the charges, he expressed his political views by disturbing public order, shouting slogans and clapping his hands.
He was released in June 2022 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Students
- Associations
- Activists
- Students
Ilya is a former student of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of BSU. He participated in the strike and other student actions, was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On November 30, 2022, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
| 23.12.2021 | Immediately upon arrival in IK-15 - for 10 days alone. In the same place, he was deprived of 2 short dates, and one of 4 large transfers (up to 50 kg). After quarantine, for hanging a towel to dry on the corner of a bunk bed, he is also deprived of a long meeting. Assigned to squad 16 - now 21. |
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- Activists
- Politicians
- Associations
- Activists
- Politicians
Sergei, an activist of the Narodnaya Hramada party, was detained by police on June 25, 2020, using force. The basis for the detention was a previously issued administrative arrest for 15 days for laying flowers at the Military Cemetery in Minsk on May 8, as well as the events that took place on May 29, 2020 in Grodno. He was accused of preparing to participate in "mass riots" and obstructing the work of the Central Election Commission.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Sergei Sparysh
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- Teachers
- Associations
- Teachers
Nikolai, a volunteer at Viktor Babariko's headquarters, was detained on the night of August 12-13, 2020, along with Vladislav Koretsky, on charges of involvement in mass riots. He was convicted of participating in protests.
He was released on 01.02.2025, having fully served his sentence.
| 09.10.2021 | 10/03/2021 transferred to IK 15 |
| 15.06.2021 | In a letter dated June 3, chamber 23 |
| 10.06.2021 | Camera number 23 |
- Associations
- Associations
Andrey was first detained and wounded on August 9, 2020. After spending three days in the Zhodino temporary detention facility, he was released. However, on September 1, 2020, he was detained again in a criminal case and later convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.