Persecuted for political reasonsProbation

Anatoli Uladzimiravich Vaitsekhouski

Anatoly is 59 years old. He studied at the Minsk Radiotechnical College and then went to work at the district communications center in Baranovichi. In 1996, he co-founded the local newspaper "Shag" (Step). It was one of the city's first private newspapers and once one of the most popular, with a circulation of 11,000. The newspaper has now been restructured as a purely advertising publication. Anatoly has become an entrepreneur, selling medical supplies and other health products. He is accused of posting comments on Telegram against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the violence committed by security forces.

Anatoly managed to leave the country.

However, in early 2026, Anatoly returned to Belarus from political exile. Prior to this, he and his neighbor, Vladimir Usser, had appeared in a propaganda film by Belarusian Television. After Usser's death, Voitekhovsky wrote to the repatriation commission. Right at the border, he gave another interview to Belarusian Television.

He was sentenced to four years of house arrest and placed on the list of extremists and terrorists. In the fall of 2026, he was removed from the terrorist list.

Sentences

Trial outcome 08.07.2026
4 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Anatoli Uladzimiravich Vaitsekhouski
Hometown:
Baranovichi
Birthday:
23.04.1967
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Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. ~10.05.2023

    Status change

    Forced emigration

  3. 2026
  4. 08.07.2026

    Trial outcome 08.07.2026

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

  5. 08.07.2026

    Status change

    Probation