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.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
He wasexpected to be releasedin September 2025.
Trial outcome 09.10.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to calculations, he was supposedto bereleased in the spring of 2025.
Trial outcome 09.10.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to calculations, he was supposedto bereleased in the spring of 2026.
Trial outcome 09.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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).
Trial outcome 14.11.2024
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Andrei Loboda is 54 years old. He is a resident of Minsk and graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (then the Minsk Radiotechnical Institute) in 1993. Since then, he has worked in the banking sector.
Andrey was detained in April 2024. On April 12, he was sentenced to administrative arrest for "dissemination of extremist materials." After that, a criminal case was opened against him. In the GUBOPiK video, he says that he made a donation to the "Country for Life" foundation and wrote comments.
Trial outcome 05.11.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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).
Trial outcome 31.10.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Vladimir Sitkovich is 57 years old. He comes from the small village of Pushcha in the Sharkovshchinsky district of the Vitebsk region. In 1991, he graduated from Polotsk State University. For a long time, Vladimir worked and lived in Vitebsk, and in recent years he managed the boiler room at the Vitebsk oil extraction plant.
Vladimir is a biker, participated in local biker races.
In 2016, 2018 and 2019, he was an observer at local and parliamentary elections. Vladimir's other political activity is unknown, and his social networks are also neutral.
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).
Trial outcome 14.10.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
At the end of May 2024, state media reported the detention of two Belarusian citizens at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border: one of them was on the international wanted list and was attempting to illegally cross the border into Lithuania, the other was a driver.
In a "confession video," Alexander admitted that in 2021 he left comments "approving" of the actions of Andrei Zeltser, who died in a shootout with KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk. Alexander is known to have lived in the United States for a long time.
In February 2025, he was convicted on four criminal charges, but the outcome of the sentence is still unknown. He is also reported to have serious health problems.
He was released in January 2026, having served his full sentence.
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).
Trial outcome 10.10.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
A former truck driver returned from Europe. He was charged with over 1,000 extremist comments, including some dating back to 1997.
Artyom 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’scaseunderPart3 of Article361-1of the Criminal Codeand Article369of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus is scheduledforJanuary 31, 2025 .
He was released in February 2026.
Trial outcome 24.10.2024
unknown.
Appeal 24.12.2024
unknown.
Trial outcome 04.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the spring of 2025.
Earlier, Yevgeny Olegovich Kotlyarov became known for the fact that his denunciations became the basis for the charges against several Gomel residents under administrative and criminal articles, including he was a witness in the case of human rights activist Leonid Sudalenko .
In 2023, Kotlyarov drew attention to the legality of the actions of local authorities, which led to his being sought by the police and placed in a temporary detention facility. In early 2024, under pressure from government agencies, he was forced to clean up his Facebook page.
Kotlyarov was detained in the spring of 2024 after publishing several videos in which he criticized the actions of an official of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Andrei Baranovsky.
Released in May 2025.
Trial outcome 08.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.12.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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