Director of the Materik chain of construction stores. Alexander was detained in August 2024 for participating in the 2020 protests. A video of him was published on a pro-government Telegram channel. It is not reported under what article Opolko was detained or what his status is.
In the police video, the man states his position and says he was arrested for “participating in unauthorized marches” in 2020.
Trial outcome 26.12.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Deputy Director General of the Scientific and Technical Center "Experimental Technologies", associated with Integral. The company is engaged in robotics and also makes drones for various purposes, including aircraft-type ones.
Pro-government channels claimed that Stanislav was detained for participating in protests.
Trial outcome 15.07.2024:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Milana Melnik and her mother Natalia Ganiberzina were convicted of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
46-year-old Natalia is from Lida and is a hairdresser by profession. Her 25-year-old daughter Milana graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University and worked as an English teacher in the capital, and now teaches online. Probably both women live in Grodno.
It is unknown what sentence the family received. Judging by social networks, at least for Milana it is not associated with imprisonment: she continues to maintain her page. But there hasn’t been a single post on her mother’s account since September 2023.
Trial outcome 22.05.2024:
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
Yervand was accused of "repeatedly uttering offensive language" toward Lukashenko while intoxicated in a company car and in the presence of Department of Security officers. According to the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, Yervand fully admitted his guilt during the trial. In August 2024, the court sentenced him to imprisonment.
In February 2025, a court hearing was held against the political prisoner for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility" — a charge often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with prison administration.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
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