Aleh Anatolyevich Bely
Aleh Anatolyevich Bely
Number of repressed: 435
Date of birth: 9 august 1976
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Gomel Region Office of the Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel. Senior detective. Major.
Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Oleg Anatolyevich Bely is a law enforcement officer involved in politically motivated repressions that included the detention and violence against thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. Bely is guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions for political prisoners at Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel.

Gomel Region Office of the Department of Corrections of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel. Senior detective. Major.
Accomplice in crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Oleg Anatolyevich Bely is a law enforcement officer involved in politically motivated repressions that included the detention and violence against thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. Bely is guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions for political prisoners at Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel.

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Irina Alexandrovna Melkher
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In custody: 2126 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 20.08.1955
Family members: Anton Ivanovich Melkher
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina was detained in December 2020 along with her son as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police property. Irina was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and for participating in a protest that took place in September 2020 in Brest.

02.07.2023 В колонии за июнь 2023 получила 2 рапорта и была лишена посылок/передач на 3 месяца, свиданий - также на 3 месяца. Письма приходят только от сына

Trial outcome 17.10.2022
17 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine.
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Lyubov Alexandrovna Rezanovich
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In custody: 2126 days
folder Categories of cases: The Autukhovich Case
Hometown: Rubel
Date of birth: 11.11.1964
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Lyubov, the wife of an Orthodox priest, was detained on December 1, 2020, along with her husband and son, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." According to the investigation, she helped Avtukhovich collect information about law enforcement officers and provided housing where the participants in the "case" stored weapons. Lyubov was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and "illegal actions in relation to firearms."

Trial outcome 17.10.2022
15 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 600 basic values fine.
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Volha Ryhorauna Stroyeva
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In custody: 378 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 31.12.1959
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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The woman ran her own business, selling fish delicacies and red and black caviar for over twenty years. She was forced to shut down due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olga has two daughters. One lives in Asia, the other in Russia.

Olga loves animals and kept cats and dogs at home.

On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.

Trial outcome 30.04.2026
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~504 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 13.02.1984
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Marina previously worked as an entrepreneur, selling flooring. Her business closed in 2015, after which she moved to another company that did the same.

The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.

Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.

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 09.09.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~504 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 26.08.1988
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Alexandra graduated from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. She works as an English teacher in various schools and child development centers in Mogilev. She holds a first-category teaching qualification.

The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.

Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.

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 general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.
Ina Viktarauna Korbut
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In custody: ~312 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Narovlya
Date of birth: 06.12.1993
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Inna graduated from Kuleshov Mogilev State University with a degree in child psychology. She lived in Mozyr and Mogilev. For the past three years, she has worked as a self-employed photographer.

Inna was arrested and convicted in 2025 on charges of "aiding extremist activity." The prosecution is related to the Gayun case. She was given a restricted freedom sentence, but the exact sentence and details of the charges remain unknown.

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
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Halina Viktarauna Latuhauskaia
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In custody: ~512 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 17.09.1978
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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.
Natallia Aliaksandrauna Vasilyeva
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In custody: ~315 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 29.02.1960
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Irina Vasilievna Krolikova
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In custody: 294 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 27.11.1962
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina is retired and enjoys handicrafts: she crochets and knits, and also decorates her yard with her own hands.

On January 13, 2025, Irina was charged with administrative offences under Article 19.11 in the Novobelitsky District Court of Gomel. After serving 24 hours, Irina was released and went to visit her sister in Russia. However, during this time, a criminal case had been opened against her and she was placed on the wanted list, unknown to her. Upon returning to Belarus, Irina was detained on the train and placed in a temporary detention facility in St. Petersburg, after which she was transferred to a pretrial detention facility in Minsk.

Irina had an 80-year-old mother in her care.

On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Prosecutor's protest 23.09.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~403 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 01.07.1996
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Diana graduated from the Psychology Department of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at BSU in 2020. She wrote her thesis on working with elementary school children with severe speech impairments. After graduation, she worked as a psychologist at a speech therapy center. She has not appeared on social media since November 2024; the exact date of her arrest is unknown.

In 2025, Diana was convicted in the Minsk City Court under the article "joining an extremist group" and sentenced to imprisonment.

On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Volha Valerievna Chukareva
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In custody: ~525 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 31.07.1975
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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She was convicted on several political charges. While in pretrial detention, she suffered a stress-related stroke, which left her almost completely blind. Despite this, Olga was sentenced to four years in prison.

Olga has a teenage daughter who was sent to a boarding school, her eldest son is in the army, and Olga also has a mother who is a Group 1 disabled person and is bedridden.

As of spring 2026, Olga is free. In March of that year, she was transferred from Correctional Colony No. 4 to Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1, after which news of her release emerged. As it later became known, Olga had a trial to commute her sentence to a more lenient one, according to which she was sentenced to serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest .

Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Regime change trial 24.03.2026
restriction of freedom until the end of the term.
Iryna Dabrynovich
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 04.03.1966
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
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unknown.
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 08.12.1976
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
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unknown.
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 29.05.1969
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Natalia was arrested in October 2024 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Participation in an Extremist Group." In November 2025, she was found guilty in the "Backyard Chat Case" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.

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 03.11.2025
2 years 8 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 04.04.1977
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
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