Liliya and Alexander Pozharitsky are a family of outstanding accordion teachers, recognized with many state awards.
For over 30 years, Liliya has taught at the Republican Gymnasium-College of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Pozharitskaya has twice received a presidential grant (2016, 2018) and has been awarded several state certificates.
The couple was convicted for participating in protests in 2020.
Trial outcome 01.09.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Liliya and Alexander Pozharitsky are a family of outstanding accordion teachers, recognized with many state awards.
Alexander works at Children's Music and Arts School No. 17 in Minsk and holds a teaching degree from the highest category. He heads the Folk Instruments (Button Accordion) department. He is the author of over 40 works, several of which have been published as books.
The couple was convicted for participating in protests in 2020.
Trial outcome 01.09.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Andrey was supposed to be tried in the fall of 2025 for participating in the protests. But there was no full trial. He was "released due to the expiration of the term of his conviction." But his name was still added to the "list of extremists" maintained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
XX.02.2026 In the summer of 2025, she was sentenced to "house arrest" for participating in the 2020 protests. Elena passed away in February 2026. The cause of death is unknown.
In the summer of 2025, she was sentenced to house arrest for participating in the 2020 protests. Elena, a geographer by education, loved animals, traveling and hiking, and enjoyed knitting.
Elena passed away in February 2026. The cause of death is unknown.
According toBelPol , the woman is survived by an 18-year-old son.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Veronika graduated with honors from the Belarusian State Academy of Music in 2009. She sings jazz. From 2011 to 2017, she taught at the Glinka Minsk State College of Music. And in 2014, she opened her own art school called "Artvocal" and became a co-founder of the ensemble "Pa-Dzeya".
Among her students are laureates and diploma winners of international and Belarusian festivals, students of music schools not only in Belarus, but also in the EU and the USA. Veronika Yanovskaya is regularly invited to be a jury member of various international competitions.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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