Pursuit is over

Artem Zubryakov, a Belagro employee, was detained in late September 2022 along with his colleagues. Criminal cases were reportedly opened against four of them, and approximately 20 were detained. Pro-government sources reported that the company's employees had been actively protesting since 2020.

During a search in the fall of 2022, paraphernalia and furniture in white-red-white colors were seized from them.

Artem Zubryakov noted that he was detained for subscribing to "prohibited" Telegram channels and forwarding "extremist" materials.

The trial was held behind closed doors.

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).

A taxi driver who was harshly detained by riot police at the end of January 2023 while he was waiting for an order near the bus station. Friends had been waiting for Roman since “days”, as they knew that he was detained for old likes on the Odnoklassniki social network. But then it turned out that the man was detained under Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

On June 21, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.

According to estimates, the human rights defender will be released at the end of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.

20 year old Vladislav was accused of taking photos and videos of military equipment, military personnel, as well as a military airfield in Bobruisk from February 24 to February 25, 2022.

Then Vladislav forwarded at least 9 video files and photos to a telegram channel recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.

According to the prosecution, Dzyuba left publications that humiliated the honor and dignity of Lukashenko and contained an obscene form of linguistic expression in relation to him.

He also posted publications with photos of policemen on social networks, accompanied them with a text with a negative assessment. Among them were images of employees of temporary detention facilities with a swastika, Lukashenko with an improvised gallows.

The man pleaded guilty in full. He said that he had reposted the information on Facebook.com.

All the victims stated that the publication caused them moral harm.

In the spring of 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Convicted for donations in bysol.

According to pro-government Telegram channels, four individuals—called a "sleeper cell of extremists" —were detained . They had "external ties" to Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Dmitry was among them.

They all hail from Gomel and, judging by their social media posts, had been friends for a long time, having played together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel. After their brutal arrest , the friends were forced to record a "confession video" and testify that they had created a chat room where they corresponded with each other and, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, had allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in their messages and also made "inappropriate" comments. Another accusation was that the boys "had external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for the criminal case under the article "assistance to extremist activity."

On May 10, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

He was released in December 2025, having served his full sentence.

According to pro-government telegram channels, four people were detained - they are called a "sleeper cell of extremists" who had "external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Among them is Igor.

All of them are from Gomel and, judging by their posts on social networks, have been friends for a long time, participating together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel.

After the brutal detention, the friends were forced to record a “repentance video” and say that they created a chat where they corresponded with each other, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in correspondence, and also wrote “wrong” comments. Another accusation is that the guys “had external connections” with Belarusian volunteers who are fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for initiating a criminal case under the article “promoting extremist activities.”

On May 10, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

According to pro-government telegram channels, four people were detained - they are called a "sleeper cell of extremists" who had "external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Among them was Vladimir.

All of them are from Gomel and, judging by their posts on social networks, have been friends for a long time, participating together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel.

After the brutal detention, the friends were forced to record a “repentance video” and say that they created a chat where they corresponded with each other, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in correspondence, and also wrote “wrong” comments. Another accusation is that the guys “had external connections” with Belarusian volunteers who are fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for initiating a criminal case under the article “promoting extremist activities.”

On May 10, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

EPAM employee. It is known that Andrei was searched, the reason for the detention was supposedly donations to aid funds.

Andrei was kept for 2 months in a pre-trial detention center, after which the case was closed , since there was no evidence of his guilt, and he was released.

On 25.08.2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.

In October 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

IT specialist.

Ruslan is charged with financing extremist activities.

According to his Linkedin profile, Ruslan has been working for Netcracker for the last 6 years.

Previously, for some time he was a volunteer for the Protection of Birds of the Fatherland.

On June 23, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

On April 04, 2023, the trial began in closed mode.

It is known that prior to his arrest, Nikolay Davydov worked as a leading design engineer of JSC «Gomselmash».

Orthodontist. Detained for comments.

There is a hearing disability. There is a need for replacement hearing aids.

On June 20, 2023, an appeal hearing was held.

He was detained in early March, near the village of Voronovo, Grodno region, trying to leave Belarus for Lithuania. When police officers inspected his mobile phone, they found subscriptions to Telegram channels recognized by the authorities as "extremist". Initially, the court arrested Viktor Zolotarevsky under the article on dissemination of extremist materials (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), but later he was charged under criminal articles for registering in the chatbot "Plan Peramoga" and a video sent to the Telegram channel Nexta. The video showed a conversation between Ukrainian soldiers and relatives in Gomel.

Zolotarevsky lived in Minsk and worked in the carriage depot of the Minsk branch of the Belarusian Railways, living in a hostel.

After his arrest he was fired.

There is a possibility that he was released on pardon.

An activist from Baranovichi, Igor has a third-degree disability due to a traffic accident 10 years ago that resulted in his leg being amputated. He was arrested on February 23, 2023, sentenced to 15 days in prison, and then transferred to a pretrial detention facility on criminal charges.

According to the investigation, between May 1, 2020, and May 23, 2022, Shumilov published four posts on Odnoklassniki containing satirical images, which the investigation considered insulting Lukashenko and government officials, as well as slandering Lukashenko. One of the images depicts Lukashenko and the aforementioned individuals as prisoners being held in a prison cell. At his trial, Igor fully admitted his guilt. He explained that the posts appeared on his page only after he "liked" them. He himself did not understand at the time that these images could be considered insulting.

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).