Yuri Treshchinsky worked as a sound engineer at the Belarusian Television and Radio Company for over twenty years.
After the 2020 presidential elections, Yuri signed a petition against violence by security forces and later left for Poland.
Treshchinsky was arrested on November 15, 2025, immediately after returning to Minsk from abroad. Initially, the former sound engineer was jailed in Okrestina Prison for 15 days on administrative charges, but he was never released.
A criminal case was opened against the man and he was transferred to Minsk Pretrial Detention Center No. 1, and on the eve of the trial he was transferred to Gomel.
