Persecuted for political reasonsForced emigration

Aliaksei Ivanavich Zuyevich

Aleksei Zuevich is a Belarusian social activist, member of the Narodnaya Hramada party.

In August 2020, a man was arrested in Yelsk. The following day, the Yelsk District Court found Alexey Zuyevich guilty of "violating the procedure for organizing and holding a mass event" and sentenced him to 10 days in jail.

According to the activist's friends, the incident was triggered by his handing out leaflets in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in downtown Yelsk. Police deemed it an unauthorized public event.

In May 2021, the man was detained again and his home was searched.

In November 2026, he was convicted in absentia on criminal charges. According to the court's ruling, he was charged with "otherwise assisting a foreign state and its representatives in carrying out activities aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus." The case was heard in a special proceeding.

Sentences

Trial outcome 06.11.2026
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 1000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Aliaksei Ivanavich Zuyevich
Hometown:
Elsk
Birthday:
07.08.1970
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Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~09.03.2022

    Status change

    Forced emigration

  3. 2026
  4. 06.11.2026

    Trial outcome 06.11.2026

    13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 1000 basic values fine (trial in absentia), Mogilev Regional Court