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Oleg headed the historical club "Mindovg" and was also involved in business.
In December 2024, Oleg Zelenko was convicted twice of "disseminating extremist materials" (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). After serving his sentence, he was likely charged with a criminal offense and placed in pretrial detention.
Apparently, after the verdict, Zelenko was sentenced to a penal colony—his social media isn't updating, and his Telegram status is "wasn't online for a long time."
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).
Andrey is originally from Dokshitsy. After graduating from high school in 2006, he entered the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, studying in the Faculty of Computer Systems and Networks. He is registered in Kopishche. While studying, Andrey began working at EPAM. According to his LinkedIn, he most recently held the position of Lead Software Engineer, managing part of the development team on a project. It is unknown whether he recently lived in Belarus, but he traveled extensively.
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).
He was arrested in November 2024 and convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (Distribution, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity), after which a criminal case was opened.
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).
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).
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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Denis was convicted in 2025 in a criminal case brought under the article "inciting hatred and discord" and sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.
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).
The younger brother of Belarusian volunteer Denis Urbanovich.
Following a search in April 2025, Maximwas detained . According to preliminary reports, the apartment where he lived with his girlfriend was sealed. He was initially held in a KGB pretrial detention facility; he is currently in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1.
He was released in the summer of 2026.
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He was arrested in September 2024 and convicted twice under administrative law (Part 2, Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus). A criminal case was subsequently opened. He was most likely held in Pretrial Detention Center No. 6 before his trial.
After graduating from university in 2010, he joined the police. He served as a district police officer and in the juvenile affairs inspectorate. He rose to the rank of senior lieutenant and was dismissed at the very end of 2014. The reason given was "due to misconduct." He then set up a business as a sole proprietor and engaged in logging.
When exactly the trial took place and how it ended is unknown. Strizhich likely received a prison sentence (on political charges).
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2026.
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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She holds Russian citizenship. She was detained on April 23 , 2025, and her home was searched the same day. She was detained in connection with a criminal case involving messages posted to the "Belarusian Gayun " bot .
Yaroslava is originally from Rogachev. At some point, she moved to Mozyr, likely right after graduating from university.
In recent years, she worked as a teacher in a village school. She taught German at the Moiseevskaya Basic School in the small agricultural town of the same name. She also served as a teacher organizer.
On March 19, 2026, she 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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She was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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On December 20, 2024, Pavel was convicted under the administrative offense of "Distribution, Production, Storage, and Transportation of Information Products Containing Calls for Extremist Activity or Promoting Such Activity." Subsequently, a criminal case was opened against him for sending data on the movement of equipment in Russia during a business trip to the "Charter-97" chatbot in 2022. In 2025, he was convicted of "Assistance to Extremist Activity."
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).
On February 13, 2025, he was convicted under an administrative offense (Part 2 of Article 10.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Intentional infliction of bodily harm and other violent actions or violation of a protective order), after which a criminal case was opened.
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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It's unclear exactly when Marina was detained, but she last appeared on social media in mid-October 2024. Her extremist listing indicates she is currently serving a sentence, meaning she either received a probationary sentence or a prison colony. However, judging by the fact that she hasn't appeared online since her trial, it's likely Marina Luts was sentenced to a prison colony.
From 2014 until the end of 2022, she ran her own business organizing weddings and other events. In 2023, she retrained as a UX/UI designer, working primarily as a freelancer. Marina has a young son.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in the summer of 2025.