Founder of the BY_help initiative. Left Belarus in 2013.
In April 2021, a case was opened under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (group actions grossly violating order) and Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing of extremism) with an interstate wanted list.
In December 2024, the Investigative Committee of Belarus launched a special (in absentia) criminal case against Alexey Leonchik. In August 2025, the Gomel Regional Court issued a verdict in absentia - Leonchik was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
