Vadim Bogdanov worked as a taxi driver in Russia for a time. However, according to job postings , he later switched to IT and began working as a software tester. In 2024, he moved to Poland. The last reports of him in Poland date back to the second half of 2025.
He was detained at the end of last year upon returning from abroad and placed in pre-trial detention.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown.
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unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 13.07.2026
unknown.
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At the end of April, local public activists were detained: BCD member Ales Masyuk and BPF Party members Pavel Sevastyan and Viktor Marchik. The Slonim residents were detained as part of a group criminal case involving the activities of the Belarusian Council of Culture. Arrests related to this case also took place in other Belarusian cities. It is known that the Slonim activists participated in several cultural gatherings, which, in the notoriously disrupted legal environment in Belarus, are now considered participation in the activities of an extremist group.
Ales Masyuk, Pavel Sevastyan, and Viktor Marchik have been repeatedly persecuted by the authorities in previous years. They have faced numerous administrative and criminal charges, as well as various provocations.
At the end of April, local public activists were detained : BCD member Ales Masyuk and BPF Party members Pavel Sevastyan and Viktor Marchik. The Slonim residents were detained as part of a group criminal case concerning the activities of the Belarusian Council of Culture. Arrests related to this case also took place in other Belarusian cities. It is known that the Slonim activists participated in several cultural gatherings, which, in the notoriously disrupted legal environment in Belarus, are now considered participation in the activities of an extremist group.
Ales Masyuk, Pavel Sevastyan, and Viktor Marchik have been repeatedly persecuted by the authorities in previous years. They have faced numerous administrative and criminal charges, as well as various provocations.
At the end of April, local public activists were detained : BKHDA member Masyuk, and BPF Party members Pavel Sevastyan and Viktor Marchik. The Slonim residents were detained as part of a group criminal case concerning the activities of the Belarusian Council of Culture. Arrests related to this case also took place in other Belarusian cities. It is known that the Slonim activists participated in several cultural gatherings, which, in the notoriously disrupted legal environment in Belarus, are now considered participation in the activities of an extremist group.
Ales Masyuk, Pavel Sevastyan, and Viktor Marchik have been repeatedly persecuted by the authorities in previous years. They have faced numerous administrative and criminal charges, as well as various provocations.
Since 2011, he worked as a teacher at the branch of the Gomel State School of Olympic Reserve.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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Yuri Treshchinsky worked as a sound engineer at the Belarusian Television and Radio Company for over twenty years.
After the 2020 presidential elections, Yuri signed a petition against violence by security forces and later left for Poland.
Treshchinsky was arrested on November 15, 2025, immediately after returning to Minsk from abroad. Initially, the former sound engineer was jailed in Okrestina Prison for 15 days on administrative charges, but he was never released.
A criminal case was opened against the man and he was transferred to Minsk Pretrial Detention Center No. 1, and on the eve of the trial he was transferred to Gomel.
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.
Avdevich studied at the Belarusian State Technological University. After graduating, he enlisted in the special forces. After his military service, in 2016, Avdevich worked at Damonte, a company that manufactures various PVC and aluminum products.
The court's verdict is unknown, but Avdevich is most likely currently serving his sentence in a penal colony.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
Maria entered the French language department of the Minsk State Linguistic University and received her diploma in 2014.
The young woman has always had a strong civic stance . Even during the protests against integration with Russia in 2019, she said, "It's very easy to lose independence, but it will be impossible to win it back. It's bad that only a few people came out, but it's the few who save the world, not the masses."
In July 2020, Maria attended Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's election rally in Zhlobin with a poster to protest "elections without choice."
She said she did not support any of the candidates, but demanded that opposition politicians clearly condemn the conflict in Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea.
Outside of her studies and work, Maria has always been passionate about nature: she loves birds and, whenever possible, is involved in rescuing animals.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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.
Member of the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FPB).
He worked for the Special Communications State Unitary Enterprise. He was accused of internet data theft. According to his fellow inmates, the case is politically motivated.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 12.06.2026
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.
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