Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
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Lyudmila was arrested in October 2024 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "creation of or participation in an extremist group." In August 2025, she was found guilty in the "yard chat case" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
She was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
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Elena was traveling with her son to visit her parents when she was arrested for assisting political prisoners.
In recent years, she and her family lived in Warsaw. There, in February 2021, Elena became a co-founder and lead business analyst at the startup GlobalTips, which helps government agencies transition to digital. Their service allows users to leave cashless tips to waiters using a QR code.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
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Maret was detained in late October 2024 in Smorgon. A total of 12 people were caught in the Smorgon "purge," most of whom were released after 24 hours.
Has the 2nd non-working disability group.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Tatyana was convicted in November 2024 in a criminal case opened under the articles "assistance to extremist activity," "creation of an extremist group or participation therein," and "insulting a government official," 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.
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Former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
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Andrey was arrested along with his wife in October 2024 as part of a criminal case opened under the article for "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and for interaction with the Byprosvet initiative.
In mid-2025, he was convicted and 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.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Participant of national, international and personal exhibitions. Member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Belarus. The artist's works are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Webkunsthaus Gallery of Germany, private collections in the USA, Italy, France, Russia, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Japan, Greece, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Australia, Germany.
Rimashevsky and his wife Lyudmila Shchemeleva were detained around the beginning of October 2024 and two weeks later they were still not released.
She was released together with her husband after serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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In 1987 he graduated from the Academy of Arts in Minsk. Since 1982 he has been a participant of national and international exhibitions. His paintings are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Art Fund of the Republic of Belarus, the Webkunsthaus Gallery in Germany, the Schaer und Wildbolc Gallery in Switzerland, as well as in private collections in England, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Holland, France, Spain, Israel, Russia, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Ukraine, the USA, China, the Czech Republic, Syria, and Lebanon.
Rimashevsky and his wife Lyudmila Shchemeleva were detained around the beginning of October 2024 and two weeks later they were still not released.
He was released together with his wife after serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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A retired military officer, a reserve lieutenant colonel who served in the Strategic Missile Forces, a former teacher at the Military Academy, and a member of the People's Hramada party.
During the 2020 presidential election campaign, Yakushkov was convicted twice of "participating in unauthorized events"—for participating in pickets to collect signatures for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Both times, the court sentenced him to "24 hours in jail."
He was released in the spring of 2026 .
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A renowned basketball referee. He was arrested for creating a basketball chat room.
He was detained in January 2024 while returning to Belarus. He is currently in pretrial detention. He is accused of "insulting Lukashenko" and "creating an extremist group" under Articles 361-1 and 368 of the Criminal Code.
Syritsa had previously believed that coming to Belarus was not associated with major risks. His wife was also detained at the border (she served a day in custody). The chat participants were summoned for questioning.
Alexander Syrytsa was one of the top basketball referees in Belarus for many years. He has been a FIBA referee since 2005. In 2019, Syrytsa and his colleagues filed a lawsuit against the basketball federation, lost, and was blacklisted. He lived in Australia, ran a business, and frequently visited Ukraine.
On January 16, the KGB designated the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization." It was then reported that Belarusian citizen Alexander Syritsa was associated with it.
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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She worked as an inspector at the Sfera plant, which is part of the BelOMO holding.
Margarita was a long-time member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus. She was on Sergei Gaidukevich's initiative group during the 2010 presidential election, and in 2014, she ran for the party's seat on the Minsk City Council—and, naturally, lost. She hasn't appeared in public since.
She was allegedly detained for her comments. Judging by photos on social media, the woman has a child.
She is expected to be released in November 2025.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).