Dmitry Zhuk worked at Velis Union, a drilling tool manufacturer. He was convicted of "assisting extremist activity." He hasn't appeared online since his sentencing.
Most likely, the persecution is connected with the Gayun case.
On social media, Sergei stated that he had previously served 10 days of arrest in a temporary detention facility under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for the historical "Pahonia" coat of arms, after which he was fired from his job. In 2026, he was found guilty under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (assisting extremist activity) in the "Gayun" case, as well as under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). He was most likely sentenced to prison.
In the spring of 2023, Yuri Roy, an Orthodox priest from Grodno , left Belarus for Lithuania and came under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Since then, Father Yuri has served in Vilnius, in the Belarusian Orthodox Community of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
In the spring of 2026, it became known that a criminal case had been opened against Yuri Roy and he was put on the wanted list in the Republic of Belarus.
Father Vitaly serves Greek Catholics from the parish of the Mother of God of Zhirovichi in Ivatsevichi.
Vitaly was arrested numerous times on administrative charges for participating in mass events between 2002 and 2022. In early November 2025, he was arrested on criminal charges.
Trial outcome 16.04.2026
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Belarusian and Ukrainian singer, poet, and songwriter, and the leader of the punk rock band Brutto. He was one of the founders and the leader of the Belarusian punk rock band Lyapis Trubetskoy (1989–2014, 2022–present). He is an Honored Artist of Ukraine.
He has repeatedly publicly expressed his criticism of President Lukashenko. In 2020, he supported the protests and indefinite strike in Belarus.
He resumed his activities with the Lyapis Trubetskoy group amid Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and launched a tour of Europe and North America in support of the Ukrainian side.
Belarusian authorities have opened a criminal case against the musician. Since he lives outside of Belarus, the criminal prosecution will be conducted in absentia, and he may subsequently be convicted in absentia. Meanwhile, the authorities have asked the musician to appear before investigators in Minsk.
Lyudmila is an experienced nurse who worked for a long time at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics in Minsk.
Just a few years ago, state media mentioned her in stories about the successes of Belarusian medicine, where she, along with doctors, helped patients get back on their feet after complex hip fractures.
Lyudmilaserved her sentencein a pretrial detention facilityandwas releasedafter the trial.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
A postgraduate student at the Belarusian National Technical University. Following the verdict , he was disqualified from receiving the Presidential Scholarship for postgraduate students for 2026, following the verdict of the Minsk City Court on April 24, 2026.
Trial outcome 24.04.2026
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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