Former political prisonersPardoned

Aliaksandr Yuryevich Labuzau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Alexander worked as deputy director at the Elite Trade store in Svetlogorsk from 2008 to 2016. He then moved to Minsk and joined Atlant-M, where he rose from sales manager to junior project manager. He later moved to companies involved in IT sales and project management, and in April 2023, he became a senior account manager at Noventiq Belarus.

He was arrested in September 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "assistance to extremist activity" and "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

In February 2026, Alexander was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom.

He 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.

Sentences

Trial outcome 04.02.2026
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.

Involved in repression

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Aliaksandr Yuryevich Labuzau
In custody:
Case categories:
The Gayun Case
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
19.08.1990
Was held in:
SIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~10.10.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  3. 2026
  4. 04.02.2026

    Trial outcome 04.02.2026

    unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, Minsk City Court

  5. 04.02.2026

    Status change

    Probation

  6. 20.03.2026

    Status change

    Pardoned