Former political prisonersForced emigration
Yury Aliaksandravich Bernat
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 19.06.2026
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine.Appeal 04.09.2026
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression

Volha Ivanauna Herasimovich
MoreState prosecutors6 january 1972
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 19.06.2026

Anastasia Pavlovna Popko
MoreJudges13 december 1984
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 19.06.2026

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

- In custody:
- from 21.01.2026 to 19.06.2026
- Case categories:
- The Gayun CaseProtests 2020, Minsk
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 28.09.1985
- Number of children:
- 3
- Was held in:
- SIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of personsOrganization of group actions grossly disturbing public order
- Groups:
- Parents of minors
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2026
21.01.2026
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
19.06.2026
Trial outcome 19.06.2026
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 basic values fine, Minsk City Court
19.06.2026
Status change
Probation
~01.08.2026
Status change
Forced emigration
04.09.2026
Appeal 04.09.2026
the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court