Former political prisonersForced displacement

Andrey Konstantinovich Yaremchik

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Bass guitarist of the group TOR BAND.

On January 20, 2023, it became known that the Tor Band group was recognized as an extremist formation.

The KGB included Dmitry Golovach and his wife Yulia, Evgeny Burlo and Andriy Yaremchik in its composition.

This is the first musical group to be included on the list of extremist groups.

On September 16, 2026, he was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.

Sentences

Trial outcome 31.10.2023
7 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 05.01.2024
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Sergey Aleksandrovich Solovsky
Sergey Aleksandrovich Solovsky
Judges1 august 1985
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
31.10.2023
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Tatiana Valentinovna Vasilevich
Tatiana Valentinovna Vasilevich
Judges18 october 2026
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
05.01.2024
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Co-defendants

Andrey Konstantinovich Yaremchik
In custody:
Hometown:
Osinovka
Birthday:
23.02.1993
Was held in:
IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
Articles:
Groups:
TeachersCreative people
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~28.10.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  3. 2023
  4. 31.10.2023

    Trial outcome 31.10.2023

    7 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Gomel Regional Court

  5. 2024
  6. 05.01.2024

    Appeal 05.01.2024

    the sentence was upheld, Gomel Regional Court

  7. 23.01.2024

    Transfer

    IK-22 — In custody

  8. 2026
  9. 16.09.2026

    Status change

    Forced displacement