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Angela and her husband were found guilty in August 2024 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." The verdict in the case is unknown.
On November 27, 2024, another court hearing was held on the charge of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," following which Angela was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, she was released in the winter of 2026, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
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Sergei served in military unit 7404 in Baranovichi, where he rose through the ranks from company commander to unit commander. In 2013, he became deputy head of the Department of Corrections, responsible for ideology and personnel. He also conducted prison tours for state media and interacted with the Belarusian Orthodox Church. At the turn of 2018, he resigned from his post and, in January 2019, registered in Minsk as a sole proprietor in the daily rental sector.
Sergei and his wife were found guilty in August 2024 in a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On November 28, 2024, another court hearing was held on the criminal case brought under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." Following this hearing, Sergei was also sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2026, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Gennady was placed in a pretrial detention center long before the trial and has been in custody since late April 2024. The media wrote about the man in 2021, since he had an image of a white-red-white flag on his balcony at home, and then the Pogon coat of arms (and because of this, the security forces paid attention to the man).
The man has two minor children waiting for him at home.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in February 2025.
Anton is 25 years old. His social media accounts indicate that he graduated from high school in 2016 and served in the army in 2019.
He is expected to be released in 2025.
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Alesya was detained for providing financial assistance to political prisoners.
In 1992, she graduated from the Belarusian State Medical University with a degree in General Medicine. She initially worked as a physician in various hospitals, and in 2003, she completed additional training as a pediatrician. In 2006, she completed additional training as a dermatologist and cosmetologist. She holds the first qualification category. In recent cities, she has worked at the private medical centers "Sedmoe Nebo," "Mark Aesthetic," and "Medovenu."
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).
Dmitry was detained upon returning to Belarus from Poland in early May.
Also under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code with Dmitry Andrei Karpovich will be tried.
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Accused of participating in protests in Brest on August 10, 2020.
It is known that Oleg is a father of many children; he has six children.
He was released in August 2025.
The Overchuk brothers were detained in early June. Pro-government telegram channels reported this. In the confessional video, the men say that on August 10, 2020, they were in Brest at a protest rally.
Also involved in this case are Oleg Litvinchuk and Alevtina Gudkova. His brother Matvey was also detained.
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The Overchuk brothers were detained in early June, according to pro-government Telegram channels. In a confessional video, the men say they were at a protest in Brest on August 10, 2020.
Matvey is engaged in car repair.
Oleg Litvinchuk and Alevtina Gudkova are also involved in this case.
He was expected to be released in February 2026 .
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Elena, a mother of many children, was detained in the spring of 2024. She was initially convicted in an administrative case for “disobeying a lawful order or demand of an official,” but later a criminal case was opened, in which she was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
She was released in November 2024 as part of a pardon.
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The reason for the detention of Gomel resident Vilen Turgunov was comments on the Internet, including negative ones towards the police.
Vilen Turgunov is 55 years old. His father is from Uzbekistan, his mother is Belarusian. Vilen graduated from the university in Russian Novozybkov (Bryansk region) with a degree in jurisprudence. Vilen Turgunov worked at the Zheleznodorozhny District Department of Internal Affairs of the regional center. There were serious problems there. Back in 2001, he received a reprimand for “irresponsible attitude to service,” in 2002 he had “incomplete official inconsistency,” and in 2004 he received a reprimand for “gross violation of official discipline, violation of an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.”
Later, the former policeman worked at a construction and installation trust in Gomel.
The detainee actively maintained pages on various social networks, where he spoke about political and social events. For his support of Ukraine, other netizens called him a “Banderite.”
Vilen Turgunov’s relative, Igor Kazubov, is also serving a 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).
Detained for participating in a protest on August 10, 2020 in Brest.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the winter of 2025.
Detained for participating in a protest on August 10, 2020 in Brest.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2025.
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Detained for participating in a protest on August 10, 2020 in Brest.
He is expected to be released on April 29, 2025.