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Olga Alexandrovna Kovalkova
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 26.01.1984
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Political activist, co-chair of the unregistered party Belarusian Christian Democracy and member of the Coordinating Council for organizing the process of overcoming the political crisis.

Trial outcome 06.03.2023
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Maria Petrovna Moroz
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Hometown: Polatsk
Date of birth: 07.12.1985
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Member of the initiative group and head of the headquarters of the election campaign of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Currently, he heads the charitable foundation «Country for Life».

Trial outcome 06.03.2023
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Oksana Anatolievna Zaretskaya
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In custody: 470 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk, Anti-war actions
Hometown: Bolshevik
Date of birth: 17.05.1982
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to human rights activists, Oksana was detained at the end of December 2022.
She was a member of the core team of the Coordination Council. In June 2021, she was detained during the premiere of the production “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” and was released after drawing up a report. In May 2021, her apartment was searched.

Oksana was tried together with political prisoner Bohdan Korovets , founder of the Astronim company and the White Square advertising and marketing festival.

Oksana Zaretskaya’s father has health problems, Bogdan is raising a child with a disability.

According to human rights activists, Oksana felt unwell after the verdict was announced and was hospitalized. The woman spent at least three days in a coma, and after some time she was returned to Volodarka. The pre-trial detention center doctors did not provide proper medical care to Zaretskaya, and did not even take valerian for her in the packages from her relatives.

On April 10, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 457 days
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 27.01.1976
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to the case materials , “while at her place of residence, the 46-year-old accused, using her mobile phone and an account on the social network Facebook, posted material with an image of Lukashenko on the Internet for free access. In it, using obscene language, she gave a clearly negative assessment of the president’s personality, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity.”

Yuryeva admitted her guilt.

On April 13, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, she will be released in the winter of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 16.01.2023:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 30.11.1969
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Ludmila Anatolievna Bozhok
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In custody: 110 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 10.10.1959
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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She's a Pensioner. She was detained on November 26, 2022 for participating in protest actions. At first, she was convicted on an administrative case for 11 days, but after her arrest, the woman was never released.

Trial outcome 16.03.2023:

2 years of probation.

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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.02.1989
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A leading specialist of one of the departments of MTBank was detained together with her husband, but released on bail pending trial, since the family has a minor child.

According to the prosecution, on August 30, 2020, Sergei and Margarita took an active part in an unauthorized mass event in Minsk.

Trial outcome 30.12.2022:

3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

Natalya Albertovna Malets
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In custody: ~810 days
folder Categories of cases: Solidarity
Hometown: Turov
Date of birth: 17.10.1960
Guardian: Ksenia Maksimovich
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Natalia was first convicted in January 2023 for an online comment under the article "insulting a government official" and sentenced to one and a half years of restricted freedom, known as "house arrest."

In September of that year, Natalia was arrested again and convicted on a new criminal charge, accused of "financing extremist activity" for supporting political prisoners through money transfers.

On December 13, 2025, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Trial outcome 03.01.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 08.08.2024
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.10.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 18.09.1989
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Ekaterina Evgenievna Chereshko
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.08.1991
Number of children: 2 children
Family members: Sergei Sergeevich Chereshko
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Blogger detained with her husband for participating in 2020 protests. Catherine has 2 minor sons. It became known that Ekaterina was released on bail not to leave home.

Trial outcome 10.03.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 55 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 28.11.1963
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Detained for participating in protests.

Trial outcome 31.01.2023:

2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

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In custody: 103 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 30.08.1982
Family members: Pavel Miadzvedzeu
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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She was detained together with her husband after she returned from Poland to Belarus for participating in protest actions in 2020.

The spouses were convicted under an administrative article. But Varvara was never released after her administrative arrest — a criminal case was opened against her under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and transferred to the pre-trial detention center («SIZO-1»).

Varvara and Pavel are a family of photographers from Minsk, they have been together for more than ten years, and their creative duo has existed for as long. They specialize in wedding photos.

During their career, they have received more than two dozen awards in various categories for their wedding photographs.

Trial outcome 28.03.2023:

2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

Tatyana Sergeevna Kurilina
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In custody: 1209 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 05.06.1973
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to the investigation, from August 20, 2020, to February 20, 2022, Tatyana used Telegram channels to call on chat participants to commit violent acts against government officials and law enforcement agencies. She also collected, systematized, and disseminated information about the victims' private lives without their consent, including prosecutors and judges, allegedly harming their rights and legitimate interests. Some of the messages concerned Lukashenko.

According to Baipol, Tatyana was lured by Belarusian intelligence services: a young man convinced her to return to Belarus, promising to resolve all issues, after which she was detained by the KGB in August 2022.

In March 2023, Tatyana was convicted on a number of charges, including "inciting other social hatred and discord" and "insult," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large compensation payment to the "victims."

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 30.03.2023
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine, 23500 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 20.06.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 116 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 02.03.1988
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Anastasia was detained in October 2022, first she was given 14 days of administrative arrest, and then for another 10 and 14 days, then a criminal case was opened for participating in protest actions in 2020.

Trial outcome 14.02.2023:

3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

Alexandra Maratovna Rybchik
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In custody: 642 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.06.1993
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Alexandra works as a manager at the logistics company Trans Solutions. The reason for the arrest was her photographs on Tinder, where she stands on the road with a white-red-white flag during one of the protest marches in 2020. The publication about the arrest appeared in one of the unofficial telegram channels of security forces. A “repentance” video was shot with the girl, where she confirms her participation in the protests. At first she was placed in a temporary detention facility, then a criminal case was opened against her.

On April 21, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.

Trial outcome 04.02.2023:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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