On October 8, Gleb Panasyuk left Poland, where he had lived and worked for the past few years, for his native Svetlogorsk to visit his parents. On October 9, he called his friends in Poland from Brest to say he had crossed the border and was about to catch a train to Svetlogorsk. But after that, contact with the young man disappeared .
As it turns out, Gleb served his sentence in a temporary detention facility in Gomel on an administrative charge, after which he was transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1 and charged with a criminal offense. Human rights activists have information that his imprisonment is politically motivated.
In 2020-2021, Ales was brought to administrative responsibility twice for participating in protests and a flag in the courtyard of a private house. After 2021, Ales traveled to Lithuania and Poland several times.
He was detained at the end of March on the border with Lithuania, where he was returning from work. First, they found "extremism" in his phone and sentenced him to administrative arrest. Then Ales ended up in a pretrial detention center on charges of a politically motivated criminal article.
A few days later, Ales' brother, Vadim Zdorovennov, was detained in Minsk. He was initially charged with "insulting Lukashenko," but other charges may also be brought against him.
He returned home from abroad and was taken into custody in late September-early October 2024. He came home to renew his passport. He was charged with "deliberate actions aimed at inciting national, religious, and other social hatred and discord," "dissemination of materials containing public calls for the seizure of state power, ..., and other actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko."
Arkady was ultimately sentenced to five years in a maximum-security penal colony and a fine of 500 basic units. He was also ordered to pay 5,000 rubles in "moral damages" to Andrey Ivanovich Shvets.
Trial outcome 13.10.2025
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Andrey Berestovoy has over 20 years of experience in design, and the last 15 years he has been working in IT. In the second half of 2024, he was detained. It is only known that the reason for the detention could have been Berestovoy's comments on Telegram. He used an old account linked to his own Belarusian number, and an old nickname that he used everywhere.
It is known that he periodically traveled to Belarus.
Trial outcome 20.05.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After finishing school, he entered the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at BSU. Since 2005, he has been working in IT.
At the end of 2021, Solozhentsev moved to Warsaw. There he opened an individual entrepreneurship and got a job at RunMyLease, where he holds the position of Tech lead.
Sergey's main hobby is ballroom dancing. In 2024, he and his partner won two gold and one silver at dance competitions in Poland in the 40+ category.
Then Sergei returned to Belarus. It is not known when exactly this happened, but the last time he contacted was at the end of October 2024. The trial of the IT specialist took place in the Grodno Regional Court. Judging by the fact that after the trial Solozhentsev never appeared online, he was sentenced to a term in a penal colony.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
In 2021, Demenchenko graduated from the Faculty of Information Technology at Polotsk State University, after which he worked as an electronics engineer at the Novopolotsk Central District Hospital, from where he resigned in the fall of 2022.
Over the following years, there were notes on social networks that the guy lived in Grodno and Warsaw. The last time Demenchenko was online was at the end of 2023. After that, he was most likely arrested.
Demenchenko was accused of "causing harm to the national security of Belarus." He could have been sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison, but the sentence would have been in a penal colony in any case. The nature of the charge and the exact term are unknown.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
It is known that in Poland Oreshko worked as a human resources specialist — he looked for people to employ. He came to Belarus periodically. It is not known when he returned last, but he was detained several months ago.
Аreshko is currently in a pre-trial detention facility.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After his arrest, he was convicted under an administrative offense and has not been released since. He is currently in pretrial detention, charged for comments he made on social media.
Before his arrest, he lived and worked in Europe.
Trial outcome 15.08.2025
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 600 basic values fine.
Appeal 14.10.2025
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
It is known that Sonchik worked as a driver for a long time, and recently as a truck driver. Dmitry is interested in motorsports and amateur radio.
The video with Sonchik was released on May 7, 2024 on the GUBOPiK channel, he was detained upon returning from abroad. He was bombarded with comments in Telegram - they said that he left more than a thousand of them.
Trial outcome 13.01.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A famous basketball referee, he was arrested for creating a basketball chat.
He was detained in January 2024 when he was returning to Belarus. He is currently in pretrial detention. He is accused of "insulting Lukashenko" and "creating an extremist group" under Articles 361-1 and 368 of the Criminal Code.
Syritsa had previously believed that coming to Belarus was not associated with major risks. His wife was also detained at the border (she spent a day in jail). And the chat participants were summoned for questioning.
Alexander Syritsa has been one of the best basketball referees in Belarus for many years. A FIBA referee since 2005. In 2019, together with his colleagues, Syritsa filed a lawsuit against the basketball federation, lost and was blacklisted. He lived in Australia, did business, and often visited Ukraine.
On January 16, the KGB recognized the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization" - at that time it was reported that Belarusian citizen Alexander Syritsa was related to it.
Trial outcome 01.04.2025
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
At the end of May 2024, state media reported the detention of two Belarusian citizens at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border: one of them was on the international wanted list and was attempting to illegally cross the border into Lithuania, the other was a driver.
In a "confession video," Alexander admitted that in 2021 he left comments "approving" of the actions of Andrei Zeltser, who died in a shootout with KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk. Alexander is known to have lived in the United States for a long time.
In February 2025, he was convicted on four criminal charges, but the outcome of the sentence is still unknown. He is also reported to have serious health problems.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A former truck driver, returned from Europe. He was charged with over 1,000 extremist comments, including some from 1997.
Artem was convicted in the Minsk City Court under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The hearing ofArtem’scaseunderPart3 of Article361-1of the Criminal Codeand Article369of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus is scheduledforJanuary 31, 2025 .
Trial outcome 24.10.2024
unknown.
Appeal 24.12.2024
unknown.
Trial outcome 04.02.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
EPAM Senior Software Engineer Artur Memekh relocated to New Jersey in the spring of 2020. It appears he was detained while visiting relatives in Belarus.
He was last online on social media at the end of last autumn. It appears that Memekh decided to visit Belarus in late 2023 or early 2024 and was detained. Artur's trial begins on September 23, 2024, for "assisting extremist activity."
Trial outcome 25.09.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.12.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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