All persecuted

Nikolai, an Afghan war veteran, entrepreneur, and public figure, had previously been persecuted multiple times for his civic activism. He was arrested on December 1, 2020, and convicted on several charges, including "creating a criminal organization" and "attempted seizure of power." He received a lengthy prison sentence and a fine, with the first five years of his sentence to be served in prison.

In the spring of 2024, Nikolai and two other defendants in the "case" were ordered to pay compensation for damage to police officers' property totaling more than 40,000 rubles.

In November 2025, Nikolai completed his five-year prison sentence and was transferred to Correctional Colony No. 14, where he was immediately sent to a PKT. Nikolai will likely be sent back to prison.

An anarchist activist was detained while crossing the Belarusian border on the night of October 28-29, 2020, and charged with "arson" and "terrorism." He had previously served a five-year sentence under Article 295-3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and was released in 2019.

On October 29, 2021, in Gomel, Sergei was sentenced to one year in prison for "violating the terms of supervision" under a previous political article. In March 2023 and September 2024, he was convicted twice of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the penal colony administration." This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison term was 22 years and 11 months.

In the fall of 2025, it became known that Sergei Romanov had recently been hospitalized for surgery. The operation was planned and went without complications. He was soon to be transferred back to the penal colony.

An anarchist activist was detained on the night of October 28-29, 2020, while crossing the Belarusian border together with the partisan group "Black Banner". He was accused of setting fire to cars of officials, as well as the traffic police department and the state forensic committee.

In April 2024, Dmitry was convicted again for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations. As a result, another 9 months of imprisonment were added to his 19-year sentence.

An anarchist activist was detained while crossing the Belarusian border on the night of October 28-29, 2020 and accused of “arson” and “terrorism.”

In September 2022, a new criminal case was opened against Dmitry and he was sentenced to five years in prison. Taking into account the previous sentence, he was finally sentenced to 20 years in a maximum security penal colony.

In August 2023, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime for “violating the rules of the order.”

Igor is an anarchist activist and former political prisoner in the 2010 "anarchist case." He was detained while crossing the Belarusian border on the night of October 28-29, 2020, and charged with "arson" and "terrorism."

In August 2022, by a court decision, Igor was transferred to prison regime.

In early July 2024, Igor was transferred to a hospital in Kolyadichi. He was admitted there with a suspected stomach ulcer, which worsened after his hunger strike from June 13 to 26 in the punishment cell of Zhodino Prison No. 8, where he is serving his sentence.

In the summer of 2026, it became known that Igor was again kept in solitary confinement for a month.

One of the leaders of the Honest People initiative, Ilya, actively participated in Viktor Babariko's election campaign, heading the signature verification department. He was detained on August 4, 2020, on charges of economic crimes, but was later convicted of "posting media aimed at discrediting the government and dividing society by political views."

Eduard, who graduated from BGEU with a degree in Economics and Business Management and ran the crowdfunding platforms Ulej and MolaMola, as well as his father Viktor Babariko's initiative group, was detained on June 18, 2020, on his way to the Central Election Commission to submit signatures. He spent more than three years in prison without trial and was convicted of "organizing mass riots" and "tax evasion."

In July 2024, he was re-sentenced to two years in prison for “disobeying the prison administration.”

Ivan, who holds two university degrees, previously worked as an artist and designer, then became an animator, director, and video editor. He is also an artist and short story writer. On October 21, 2020, he was arrested and convicted of posting calls for destabilizing public order on a Telegram channel, including arson attacks on the KGB and Oshmyany District Prosecutor's Office buildings.

In December 2022, he was retried for "disobeying the administration's demands." In May 2024, Ivan was again convicted of "malicious disobedience" and sentenced to an additional two years in prison.

As of May 2026, according to the testimony of his fellow detachments, Ivan had served in the PKT and SHIZO for a total of 1065 days , which is approximately 35.5 months or 2 years and 9 months, respectively.

Vladimir, a former security officer and volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on June 4, 2020 and convicted in June 2021 in the "Tikhanovsky case." The criminal case was opened after a picket that took place on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.

In 2022, Vladimir was transferred to prison regime.

In July 2023, he was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration.”

Since September 2023, Vladimir has been held incommunicado, placed in a cell-type facility (PKT), and regularly issued new disciplinary violations. He has also been deprived of packages, visits, and phone calls.

In February 2025, the third trial took place under the article "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried on the basis of alleged violations. As a result, his total prison term was 6 years.

Sergey, a system administrator in the field of local networks and video surveillance, was arrested on October 2, 2020, in connection with a case of mass riots and accused of participating in Telegram channels of a “radical direction”, as well as of intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka kiosks.

Alexander was detained on September 29, 2020, in connection with a case of mass riots and accused of participating in Telegram channels of a “radical orientation,” as well as of intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka kiosks.

On August 12, 2020, Alexander was detained when his car was stopped by armed men. He refused to get out, and after being threatened with gunfire, he tried to drive away. During his detention, he was beaten and taken to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury, then transferred to a pretrial detention center. According to investigators, he ran over a police officer's foot. The court found him guilty of attempted murder.

Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU and in recent years was engaged in her own small business related to flowers and souvenir production. She was detained on January 12, 2021, along with Andrey Alexandrov. Irina was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. She was convicted of "treason" and "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."

On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.

Belarusian journalist Andrei, detained on January 12, 2021, along with his girlfriend Irina Zlobina, was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. He was convicted on a number of criminal charges, including "treason" and "participation in an extremist group."

On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.

A member of the initiative group of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was detained on September 27, 2020, in Gomel during a peaceful protest and accused of participating in "mass riots" and planning to "seize buildings."

In the winter of 2023, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.