Vladimir was arrested and convicted in 2025 in a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting Lukashenko" and "inciting hostility or discord" for a comment about the situation in Ukraine left in 2022.
He 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.
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 30.01.2026
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.
Valentin graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Belarusian State University, where he studied commercial law, and then received a master's degree from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, specializing in Intellectual Property and New Technologies.
He began his career at the National Intellectual Property Center, where he represented the organization's interests in the Supreme Court. He later worked as a lawyer at the IT company Brightum, providing legal support for fintech projects and cryptocurrency startups.
After some time, Valentin decided to radically change his career . In his profile, he wrote that he had been a gamer for over 20 years and decided to turn his hobby into a career.
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 10.10.2025
3 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).
16.01.2026
Окончил рту в Борисове.
Год до задержания жил и работал в Минске. Работал (вернее отрабатывал распределение) на Мапид. Клал плитку в домах.
Очень хорошо знает белорусский язык.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 550 basic values fine.
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 date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Violetta is raising three daughters. In 2015, she was studying marketing at the Belarusian State University. According to her social media profiles, Violetta is a friend of the "Grace Church" evangelical Christian community.
In recent years, Galina worked in the Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry at Gomel State Medical University. She also trained applicants at the Faculty of Pre-University Preparation.
Galina was detained in the fall of 2024 as part of a criminal case brought under a number of articles, including "discrediting Belarus," and a year later was convicted for comments she left on social media.
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.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the investigation , the defendants in the case were couriers for the BYSOL initiative, "their tasks included receiving and transferring money to other members of the organization, distributing it for the needs of participants in illegal protest and extremist activities."
Kubrakov was detained in the fall of 2024 and held in pretrial detention for a very long time before his trial. Due to his lengthy stay in pretrial detention, his sentence ended in March 2026.
Trial outcome 10.11.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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 date unknown
5 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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).
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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