Political prisoners

Student. Konstantin is a master of sports.

On December 9, a video appeared in the telegram channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus with him, where Konstantin was forced to say that he participated in the development of the «Black Map of Belarus».

28 year old Alexey Mandik was detained in November 2021. He is an employee of the fifth city polyclinic, head of the prevention department, a general practitioner.

The reason for the detention by the staff of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption is participation in Telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus, where he wrote destructive and offensive comments to the employees of the Department of Internal Affairs.

His letter of remorse was published on the website supporting the current state authorities.

Alexey, the director of a construction company, was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case related to the "Busly Lyatsyats" initiative. Some of the charges involved damaging the car of a Borisovsky District judge. As a result, he was sentenced to a lengthy prison term and a fine.

In June 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime.

During his imprisonment, Alexei's father died.

Alexey, a Russian citizen and former Beltelecom employee, was arrested in November 2020 in a criminal case opened under eight articles, including "illegal actions against private information and personal data" and "interference with the activities of a law enforcement officer." It is also known that Alexey was severely beaten during his arrest.

In February 2022, he was convicted of "transferring personal and other personal data of more than 150 individuals to Telegram channels deemed extremist" and sentenced to a lengthy prison term, as well as to pay substantial compensation to the "victims," equivalent to approximately $30,000 at the time of sentencing.

Igor is a journalist for Belsat TV. He previously worked for the newspaper "Belorusy i Rynok" (Belarusians and the Market) and the Belarusian service of Radio Svaboda. He has also published in Russian and Ukrainian publications. Together with his wife, journalist Ekaterina Andreyeva, he wrote the book "Belarusian Donbass," a study of the role of Belarusians in the war in eastern Ukraine.

He was first detained on July 16, 2021, during mass searches of independent journalists on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order or actively participating in them." His apartment was searched, his equipment and books were seized, and he was then placed in a temporary detention facility. He was released on July 26.

In October 2024, news of his second arrest broke . Pro-government Telegram channels published a photo of Igor in handcuffs and a video in which he claimed he was being persecuted for an interview with media outlets deemed "extremist" in Belarus. Shortly before his arrest, in a commentary to the Dozhd TV channel, he noted that "Putin has embarked on a course of sharp escalation and is leading the country toward all-out war," while Lukashenko, in his opinion, "most likely does not want to participate directly in it, but is forced to face increasing pressure from the Kremlin."

In February 2025, Igor was charged with "discrediting Belarus" and "assisting extremist activity." The trial began on February 21 in Minsk. The court rejected the request for an independent expert examination, and on September 5 of that year, the journalist was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

Igor was first convicted for unfurling a banner reading, "While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty," blocking traffic. He was given a large fine.

Later, he was convicted again for insulting the authorities through a comment in the chat "Molodechno for Life" and was assigned a preventive measure in the form of "house arrest". Igor has a disability, as he is missing one leg.

At the end of 2024, it became known that Igor had been detained again and placed in custody. In July 2025, he was convicted under the article "Assistance to extremist activity", sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

Vladimir was arrested on December 30, 2020, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case" on charges of "preparing a terrorist attack," but this charge was later dropped. In May 2021, he was convicted of "violence against an official." Investigators claimed that during his arrest, he threatened investigators and smashed his mobile phone.

The "Autukhovich case" began in May 2022. During the trial, Vladimir was removed from the sessions several times and sent to solitary confinement. At one of the June sessions, he was placed in a cage in his underwear, with his hands handcuffed to the bars. In response, Vladimir went on a hunger strike, which he held for 11 days. In this case, he was convicted of "creating a criminal organization" and "attempting to seize power."

In December 2022, Vladimir was charged with insulting prosecutor Lyudmila Gerasimenko, who represented the prosecution in the "Autukhovich case," and was given an additional term. He was ultimately sentenced to 20 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

Transferred to prison regime in October 2023.