It is known that the KGB considers Yana to be involved in the “Urban Garden Maris Mar” project, which was recognized as an “extremist formation.”
Political prisoners
Yana Sergeevna Tsaruk
- 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
Letter bank15Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine.Appeal 16.12.2025
the sentence was upheld.Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression

Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
MoreOverseers21 march 1991
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Correctional officer

Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
MoreOverseers12 december 1984
- Place:
- IK-4
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility

Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Who else is held in IK-4
- In custody:
- from 09.10.2024 to present time
- Hometown:
- Brest
- Birthday:
- 11.08.1994
- Mailing address:
- IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
- Articles:
- Creation of an extremist formation or participation in it
- 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
- 2024
09.10.2024
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2025
~09.10.2025
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine
~20.10.2025
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
16.12.2025
Appeal 16.12.2025
the sentence was upheld
- 2026
~10.01.2026
Transfer
IK-4 — In custody



















































































