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Andrey Stanislavovich Pochobut
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In custody: 1541 day
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work, The Union of Poles case
Hometown: Berestovica
Date of birth 16.04.1973
Number of children: 1 child
Address for letters: IK No. 1, 211440, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Andrei is a Grodno journalist, publicist and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus. In 2011, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment with a 2-year suspended sentence on charges of slandering Lukashenko. He was released in the courtroom on his own recognizance not to leave. In 2012, a new criminal case was opened against him for publications in the media, but in 2013 it was closed due to lack of evidence. In the autumn of the same year, he was released from serving his sentence in the first case.

On March 25, 2021, Andrei was detained again. He was accused of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. The charges included articles about the 2020 Belarusian protests, the protection of the Polish minority, and publications about the USSR's attack on Poland in 1939. He spent more than 1.5 years in pretrial detention and was convicted in February 2023.

It is known that Andrey refused to write a petition for pardon. At present, he continues to be subjected to pressure, is deprived of visits and parcels. There are also no calls from him.

Trial outcome 05.07.2011
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (with a deferment 2 years).
Trial outcome 08.02.2023
8 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.05.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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Maryia Cheslavovna Tsishkouskaya
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In custody: 61 day
folder Categories of cases: The Union of Poles case
Date of birth 29.03
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Maria, the director of the public school of the Union of Poles in Vawkavysk, was detained as part of a criminal case on the "rehabilitation of Nazism." According to the prosecutor's office, since 2018, "illegal events" have been held with the participation of minors, at which "anti-Soviet figures were honored," which, according to the investigation, "pursued the goal of justifying the genocide of the Belarusian people."

At the end of May 2021, Maria was released and deported to Poland.

Anzhelika Cheslavovna Boris
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In custody: 711 days
folder Categories of cases: The Union of Poles case
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth 14.10.1973
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Anzhelika, the chairwoman of the Union of Poles in Belarus, was detained on March 23, 2021 for organizing an “unauthorized mass event” — the unofficial holiday “Kazyuki” — and arrested for 15 days.

It was later revealed that she was accused in a criminal case on the "rehabilitation of Nazism." According to the prosecutor's office, since 2018, "illegal events" have been held with the participation of minors, where "anti-Soviet figures were honored," which, according to the investigation, "was aimed at justifying the genocide of the Belarusian people."

In March 2022, Angelica's preventive measure was changed and she was transferred to house arrest.

In March 2023, it became known that the criminal case against her had been terminated “due to the lack of evidence of a crime.”

 

Irena Bernatskaya
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In custody: 61 day
folder Categories of cases: The Union of Poles case
Date of birth 24.03.1966
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Irena, the head of the Lida branch of the Union of Poles, was detained as part of a criminal case on the "rehabilitation of Nazism." According to the prosecutor's office, since 2018, "illegal events" have been held with the participation of minors, at which "anti-Soviet figures were honored," which, according to the investigation, "pursued the goal of justifying the genocide of the Belarusian people."

At the end of May 2021, Irena was released and deported to Poland.

Hanna Viktorovna Panishava
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In custody: 74 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus, The Union of Poles case
Date of birth 15.11.1964
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Anna, director of the Polish School LLC in Brest, was detained in March 2021 upon her return to Belarus as part of a criminal case on the "glorification of war criminals". The reason for the investigation was an "illegal mass event" in memory of the "damned soldiers" that took place on February 28 in a building rented by the Brest Forum of Polish Local Initiatives and the Polish School.

At the end of May 2021, Anna was released and deported to Poland.

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