Vitaly is a political strategist living in the United States. He came to Gomel to visit his parents and was arrested on July 29, 2020, after which he was placed in pretrial detention. According to the charges brought against him, Vitaly was accused of organizing and preparing group actions that grossly violated public order during a signature collection picket held by the initiative group for the nomination of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a presidential candidate on May 29, 2020, in Grodno. Thus, he became one of the defendants in the so-called "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 19, 2020, he was released from custody, but remained under investigation, and on October 27, he left Belarus.
Pavel is a professional appraiser with nearly 20 years of experience. Since 2015, he has been registered as a sole proprietor in Smolevichi. Previously, he worked for the Moscow-based company "Center for Economic Projects," which specializes in property appraisals.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexander, the director of a Minsk company, was detained in late January 2025 and later convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place in September 2020.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 25.04.2025
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Irina is retired and enjoys handicrafts: she crochets and knits, and also decorates her yard with her own hands.
On January 13, 2025, Irina was charged with administrative offences under Article 19.11 in the Novobelitsky District Court of Gomel. After serving 24 hours, Irina was released and went to visit her sister in Russia. However, during this time, a criminal case had been opened against her and she was placed on the wanted list, unknown to her. Upon returning to Belarus, Irina was detained on the train and placed in a temporary detention facility in St. Petersburg, after which she was transferred to a pretrial detention facility in Minsk.
Irina had an 80-year-old mother in her care.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Diana graduated from the Psychology Department of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences at BSU in 2020. She wrote her thesis on working with elementary school children with severe speech impairments. After graduation, she worked as a psychologist at a speech therapy center. She has not appeared on social media since November 2024; the exact date of her arrest is unknown.
In 2025, Diana was convicted in the Minsk City Court under the article "joining an extremist group" and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Polina was released from liability under Article 86 of the Criminal Code. This article establishes the procedure for releasing a person from criminal liability while subjecting them to administrative liability under certain conditions: the person committed a minor or moderate crime for the first time and made amends for the damage, and administrative penalties are sufficient to rectify the damage.
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