It is known that the GUBOPiK officers are investigating the case against people who were allegedly involved in the Telegram chat "partisans of Novogrudok". Criminal cases have been opened against them under the article "extremism". All those who were interrogated in the case are being asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
The media reports that at least six people among those detained by security forces 15 days ago have not been released after serving their administrative arrest, including Tatyana.
Trial outcome 21.10.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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She was detained along with her husband Andrei Selyaninov on October31,2024 and placed into custody for "activeparticipationin groupactionsthat grosslyviolatepublicorder."
Trial outcome 08.07.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
Marina previously worked as an entrepreneur, selling flooring. Her business closed in 2015, after which she moved to another company that did the same.
The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.
Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 09.09.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexandra graduated from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. She works as an English teacher in various schools and child development centers in Mogilev. She holds a first-category teaching qualification.
The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.
Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Elena is accused under Part 3 of Article 361-1 (creation of an extremist group or participation in it) of the Criminal Code.
The case is presumably related to "yard chats." As a reminder, in the fall of 2024, a wave of arrests swept across Belarus's regions in connection with yard chats that were allegedly "attempting to organize." Around the same time, the KGB designated a number of yard chats as "extremist groups": "Zlye Kogtiki," "Sukharevo," "Senica2.0," "Solidarity," "Volnyya Vauki," "Navagrudskiya Partisany," "VILIYA," "Skromnye Matryoshka," and "Sosedi."
It is known that Elenais free, but the sentencefor the politicalarticle, the placewhere she will serveher sentence, and the date of her release are unknowndue to the closed judicial system in Belarus.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Natalia was arrested in October 2024 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Participation in an Extremist Group." In November 2025, she was found guilty in the "Backyard Chat Case" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
She was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
2 years 10 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 03.11.2025
2 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
It is known that she graduated from BGEU in 1994 and is married.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 20.08.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
Alesya was found guilty in August 2025 in a criminal case opened under the article "creation of an extremist group or participation in one" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, she was released in the spring of 2026, having fully served her sentence.
Trial outcome 20.08.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
It is known that the woman worked as a librarian, and in the last year before her arrest, she worked in the system of municipal utilities of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
People who met Irina in prison reported that she was taking her arrest very hard. She said her family and friends had turned their backs on her. Furthermore, Irina suffered from serious health problems: court hearings even had to be interrupted because she was becoming ill.
According to calculations, she was supposed to be released in the spring of 2026.
Trial outcome 20.08.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 21.10.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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