Vitaly is a political strategist living in the United States. He came to Gomel to visit his parents and was arrested on July 29, 2020, after which he was placed in pretrial detention. According to the charges brought against him, Vitaly was accused of organizing and preparing group actions that grossly violated public order during a signature collection picket held by the initiative group for the nomination of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a presidential candidate on May 29, 2020, in Grodno. Thus, he became one of the defendants in the so-called "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 19, 2020, he was released from custody, but remained under investigation, and on October 27, he left Belarus.
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
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Maxim is the coordinator of the "Angel " searchteam . Hepreviously worked as a technologistatMinsk-Kristall, but completely changed his life after joining the movement in 2017 following the extensive search for Maxim Markhaliuk in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
He was convicted of nine counts in the "Gayun case." He has health problems.
At the time of his arrest, Maxim’s child was 1 year and 3 months old.
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 07.10.2025
3 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 15.09.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Polina was released from liability under Article 86 of the Criminal Code. This article establishes the procedure for releasing a person from criminal liability while subjecting them to administrative liability under certain conditions: the person committed a minor or moderate crime for the first time and made amends for the damage, and administrative penalties are sufficient to rectify the damage.
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
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Oleg is an entrepreneur in the roofing business. He specializes in making domes for Orthodox churches. He has been working in this field since the 2000s, starting out as a hired hand in a team and then opening his own business.
Oleg participated in the reconstruction of the dome of the Patriarchal Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, created a dome for the church of a military unit in Slonim, and also carried out work in Stankovo, building an oak bridge, a pier and gazebo on an island next to Count Hutten-Chapski's estate, and a chapel at the zoo. His projects have been completed in various towns and villages across Belarus.
He was found guilty of several criminal charges, including "inciting hatred or discord," and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to a correctional facility.
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 20.08.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Join our community
👉 Be on the front line of help, get exclusive news and share your support.
To ensure that none of political prisoners are left without attention and support the site has a function of verified sendings.
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Support actions
You can upload an image from the support event, and after passing moderation we will publish it.
Respond to help those released
Do you want to help a released political prisoner? Send your contact to Telegram and we will contact you.
A Keeper means you want to regularly help a specific person in prison through their family. Choose a political prisoner and click «Become a Keeper», our team will contact you shortly.
You can request the letters that we have in storage, for this, leave your telegram account for feedback, we will contact you and, after verifying your identity, we will transfer the archive with your letters.
Are you a relative or someone close to a political prisoner? Send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After data verification we will publish your relative on the website.
Do you have information about administrative prosecution? Please send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After checking the data, we will publish your information on the site.
Please leave your contact on Telegram and describe your skills in as much detail as possible. After moderation, your CV will be published on the website.
Multi upload allows you to send confirmations with one photo to several political prisoners at once, check the selected people before sending!
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Write to representatives
Correct translation
Application for assistance in employment or retraining
Please complete the questionnaire to enter the first stage of an interview to determine your individual needs.
