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Elena Anatolievna Karpenko
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In custody: 288 days
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 14.08.1983
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to propaganda legend, she “knocked on closed doors after the voting ended, and then forwarded the video to an extremist resource.”

Elena in a video on a pro-government channel says that she sent the video to a friend who lives abroad, and the further fate of the file is unknown.

Elena is originally from Mogilev, but studied in Minsk at the Faculty of Architecture of BNTU. She worked as an architect for some time, and then became an artist. She makes various jewelry and ceramic dishes, and also does calligraphy and painting.

Trial outcome 29.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.08.2024
unknown.
Vladislav Valentinovich Abushenko
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 22.06.1996
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Vladislav was detained for participating in protests in Minsk in 2020; a video of him was published by a pro-government channel on February 19, 2024.

Vlad worked as a doctor and graduated from the sixth year of the Belarusian State Medical University in 2020.

In a pro-government video, a Minsk resident says he took part in the 2020 protests and will now "be held accountable for it." The pro-government channel also shows a photo of the resident standing on Independence Avenue in Minsk.

Vladislav was released from the unserved portion of his sentence (house arrest) by Lukashenko A.'s Decree on pardon dated December 30, 2025.

Trial outcome 23.04.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Andrey Alexandrovich Salapura
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In custody: 468 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of «mass riots», Brest, 2020
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 21.04.1998
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Detained for participating in the protest on August 10, 2020. A pro-government channel showed a video filmed on September 10, 2020, where a young man simply stands on the roadway of Masherov Avenue among protesters, and then leaves the road. The same channel showed the arrest: special forces with shields and machine guns burst into the young man's apartment.

Andrey is a foreign language teacher who worked in an IT company before his arrest.

Trial outcome 24.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 23.07.2024
unknown.
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In custody: 386 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 15.01.1990
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Diana is a 34-year-old Brest resident. Works at EPAM and leads the testing team there. After the start of the war, she and her son, who is now 7 years old, went to Tbilisi. But at some point I decided to return to Belarus, although I traveled abroad from time to time.

On her Instagram there is a photo from Warsaw, which dates back to June 29, 2023, three days later a photo from Mir Castle was published. And then the girl disappeared from everywhere.

On May 3, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

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In custody: ~252 days
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Was in: IUOT-49IUOT-49, Shklov, Volodiozhnaya 2b, 213002
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Released in autumn 2024, possibly by pardon.

Trial outcome 16.02.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Ilya Ashakhanovich Shamilov
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In custody: ~719 days
Hometown: Vistychi
Date of birth: 02.08.1987
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Ilya was arrested in late October 2023 and convicted twice 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). A criminal case was then opened for slander against A. Lukashenko.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the fall of 2025.

Trial outcome 14.02.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Sergey Olegovich Chizh
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In custody: ~320 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 19.10.1980
Number of children: 2 children
Family members: Tatiana Vikentievna Chizh
Was in: IUOT-49IUOT-49, Shklov, Volodiozhnaya 2b, 213002
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Sergei and his wife were detained in November 2023. Before the trial, Sergei was in custody, and Tatyana was under recognizance, since the family had two minor children.

According to the prosecution , in August 2020, Sergei and Tatyana took part in an unauthorized mass event, together with the protesters they marched through public places in the city, the central square, and Zhilibert Park. At the same time, they showed a pre-made poster measuring approximately 2.5 x 3 meters, on which a text containing slanderous information against the president was written in black and red colors, thereby deliberately spreading slanderous information against him in connection with his execution powers of the head of state.

The accused Sergei Chizh fully admitted his guilt at the court hearing. He explained that the poster was heavy, and it was soon rolled up, and after the procession, Sergei burned it.

Tatyana Chizh did not admit guilt to the charges, explaining that she was depressed due to the serious illness of her mother, who is disabled.

They were identified from photographs from the Internet.

Trial outcome 26.02.2024
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Victoria Alekseevna Alekseeva
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In custody: 91 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 26.11.1992
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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She was sentenced to arrest for a period of 3 months for taking a photo of herself standing on the roadway. Victoria is a citizen of the Russian Federation. After serving her sentence, she was forcibly deported to the Russian Federation and deprived of a residence permit in the Republic of Belarus.

Trial outcome 12.02.2024
3 months of arrest.
Victoria Nikolaevna Kazakova
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In custody: ~326 days
Hometown: Minsk
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Victoria has three children, two of whom are minors (the youngest is 3 years old). Before the trial, she was on bail for her house.

After the verdict, she was taken into custody in the courtroom.

On 26.04.2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, she will be released in the winter of 2024.

Trial outcome 08.02.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 26.04.2024
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~373 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 22.05.1998
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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On April 2, 2024, Olga had a hearing of her appeal. The verdict came into force.

Trial outcome 01.02.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 02.04.2024
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~350 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 23.10.1985
Was in: IUOT-36IUOT-36, 220039, Minsk, ul. Korotkevicha, 14
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On April 4, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.

Trial outcome 29.01.2024
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 04.04.2024
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In custody: ~407 days
folder Categories of cases: Donate
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 23.09.1983
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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The man’s “repentance video” was shown in one of Azarenka’s programs, where Alexander “admits” to participating in protests and reposting on Facebook on the topic of elections and COVID. Note that in the propagandist’s program Tereshchenko is also called an officer and “the head of the KGB of the Borisov region” .

It is known that Alexander was sentenced to prison.

On April 5, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

Trial outcome 01.02.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 05.04.2024
unknown.
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In custody: ~543 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 07.05.1979
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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On April 23, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

Trial outcome 01.02.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 23.04.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~514 days
Hometown: Vitebsk
Date of birth: 18.05.1985
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According to the prosecution , while in Germany, the man posted several comments in a Telegram chat on August 28, September 7, and September 27, 2021, "containing obscene language" addressed to the heads of police departments.

Dmitry Polyakov later returned to his homeland and was arrested. He pleaded guilty. On January 29, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to eighteen months in a general regime penal colony. He was also fined 100 basic units (4,000 rubles) and ordered to pay a total of 5,500 rubles to three "victims."

An appeal court hearing will take place on April 16, 2024.

His health has deteriorated significantly behind bars. His vision has become particularly acute : he can see practically nothing in one eye , and only 50% of the vision in the other.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2025.

Trial outcome 29.01.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 16.04.2024
unknown.
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In custody: ~454 days
Hometown: Byhov
Date of birth: 16.09.1992
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Artem was detained at the end of December 2023. According to preliminary data, the man was initially detained on an administrative charge. Then his home was searched, equipment was seized, and Artem Antonov himself was charged with "insulting Alexander Lukashenko" (Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). The details of the case are unknown.

Artem is the son of Sergei Antonov, a Belarusian journalist. Sergei is a staff correspondent for the Belarusian newspaper "Chastny Detective". He is the author of several works within the "Universe Metro 2033". In early December, Sergei was summoned by the head of the KGB in Bykhov, who presented two documents from the Mogilev KGB, which stated that the writer was allegedly involved in a crime - working for the mogilev.media portal. After that, Sergei was forced to emigrate.

On 20.06.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, he was released on March 13, 2025.

Trial outcome 19.04.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.06.2024
unknown.
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