Political prisoners

Detained as part of a criminal case for messages in the "Belorussky Gayun" bot.

Margarita, Tina Palynskaya's eldest daughter, was detained along with her mother at the end of May 2025. Both are in custody on criminal charges.

The details of the charges have not been officially disclosed. Based on circumstantial evidence, there is an assumption that the case may be connected with the KGB's decision to recognize the "Belarusian Analytical Workshop" of Professor Andrei Vardomatsky as an extremist organization. This organization conducted sociological surveys among Belarusian citizens. At the moment, there is no confirmation that Tina or her daughter actually participated in the BAM research. But even if such participation had taken place, it would not have violated the law: at the time of possible contact with the workshop, it had not yet been recognized as an extremist organization.

Journalist, Catholic believer from Polotsk. Tina has not been involved in journalism for a long time, raised two daughters, worked in archives, including Russian ones, fulfilling private orders to create biographical essays, family books, stories about participants in World War II.

Earlier, in 2022, the journalist was tried under an administrative article and subjected to a large fine for yellow and blue ribbons on her bag, and the Investigative Committee conducted an investigation into her Facebook post and searched the journalist's home.

Since the end of May 2025, she has been out of contact. Tina and her eldest daughter Margarita, 22, are in custody on a criminal case. Tina also has a younger minor daughter, she is 14 years old.

The details of the charges have not been officially disclosed. Based on circumstantial evidence, there is an assumption that the case may be connected with the KGB's decision to recognize the "Belarusian Analytical Workshop" of Professor Andrei Vardomatsky as an extremist organization. This organization conducted sociological surveys among Belarusian citizens. At the moment, there is no confirmation that Tina or her daughter actually participated in the BAM research. But even if such participation had taken place, it would not have violated the law: at the time of possible contact with the workshop, it had not yet been recognized as an extremist organization.

On 13.02.2025, he was convicted under an administrative article (Part 2 of Article 10.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Intentional infliction of bodily harm and other violent actions or violation of a protective order), after which a criminal case was opened.

He worked as a programmer at the Minsk plant "Atlant".

A former soldier of Kalinovsky's regiment. His arrest was announced in a news broadcast on state television "Belarus 1" on May 5, 2025.

According to information from social networks, he graduated from the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (BSAA). His specialty is cadastral and land law.

He served in the 38th separate motorized defense brigade of Belarus - a paratrooper unit in Brest, which was once headed by Valery Sakhashchik. In the photo from social networks, you can see that the pennant of the brigade was hanging in Grechikha's apartment.

According to the press service of the Kalinovsky Regiment, Vasily joined them in May 2022, but left the unit in June of the same year at his own request.

According to the video, he was detained somewhere in a swampy area outside the city by several KGB officers with machine guns. The man was transported by helicopter. During the transportation, he had a black bag over his head and his hands were clasped in front with a plastic zip tie.

As reported in the video, Vasily was born on July 28, 1981. In February 2022, he went to Poland to work, and three months later he joined the Kalinovsky Regiment. He underwent training in Kiev. The circumstances of his detention are unknown.

Convicted for likes in 2020, when he was 18. The trial was likely on defamation charges.

Before his arrest, Anatoly was an individual entrepreneur and an active participant in the entrepreneurial movement. He is also known as an environmental activist during the construction and launch of the Svetlogorsk bleached cellulose plant, when numerous emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere occurred. Recently, he has been working in one of the enterprises in the field of car service.

He was detained in April 2025 under Part 2 of Article 367 (slander against Lukashenko) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. On April 25, 2025, he was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3.

He was previously detained on February 14, 2023. He was also detained in 2020. Then in November, he was detained after a memorial event in memory of Roman Bondarenko, who was killed in Minsk. Anatoly was fined 40 b.v. Even earlier, Zmitrovich was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 23.34 (violation of the procedure for holding mass events). Then he received a fine of 25 b.v.

Alexey was initially sentenced to administrative arrest under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses . A criminal case was then opened under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (assistance to extremist activity).

Alexey Kaidash worked in Mozyr as a professional photographer, taking wedding, children's, portrait, portfolio, and menu and catalog photos.

administrator of road Viber chats about the traffic situation in Rechitsa and Gomel. He was detained at the end of March 2025. He worked for Belorusneft.

"The GUBOPiK took it from the house harshly . They are slapping Article 361 [ note : probably they are talking about Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code ] for photos of Russian equipment taken in 2022 ," a source told the publication "Flagstock".

Detained in early May 2025 in the "Gayun case" - for transmitting data to the "Belarusian Gayun" telegram channel about the movement of military equipment.