Valentina has a disability and groups, lives on a pension. After the elections, she was repeatedly fined under political administrative articles. Thus, in 2021, the woman was fined 1,160 rubles for a photo with a quote from the Bible " when the wicked reigns, the people groan." This was considered "unauthorized picketing."
During the peaceful marches in Vitebsk, Valentina used a wheelchair because she has difficulty walking.
In September 2024, it became known that Valentina would be tried for “assisting extremist activity.”
Trial outcome 09.10.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Kirill worked at various factories and companies selling industrial equipment. In 2015, he founded a small company, Grifkom-Vector, which sold assembly line components (it closed in 2021). Kirill writes music and film scripts and is also listed in the national register of copyright holders.
He was detained in January 2024: initially for several days for “petty hooliganism,” but then he was not released and a criminal case was opened.
In September 2024, Kirill was convicted of "calls to actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment. In February 2025, he was convicted again, this time under the articles "creating or participating in an extremist group" and "inciting hostility or discord," and also sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 26.09.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 22.11.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 20.02.2025
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
LevIvchin is 21years old . The guyhid in Russiafor a long time. In the summer of 2024,he returned to Belarus,where he was detained .
Lev Valerievich Ivchin is the son of political prisoner Valery Ivchin. The latter was also tried in Mogilev in June 2024 under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for participating in Minsk protests. The court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months of restricted freedom with referral to a correctional institution.
Trial outcome 20.09.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 30 basic values fine.
Arrested on September 9, 2024, for protests in 2020.
Anton Bulakh, 32, is a former firefighter with the Oktyabrsky District Emergency Situations Department. He publicly resigned in 2020. After leaving, he worked in the IT sector.
He previously ran an Instagram account where he shared stories from his work. "What's the main thing in reports? Showing the end result: the fire is extinguished, there are no casualties. I try to write in a way that's engaging for people and gives them at least a basic understanding of what happens at every stage of the firefighters' work," Anton explained.
Possibly sentenced to domestic violence.
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).
Previously, Yury Makhnach was a PPS company commander in Lida. In August 2020, TUT.BY published his appeal. Yury Makhnach spoke about the beating of people in the Lida District Department of Internal Affairs, paddy wagons, and at a car wash in the department's service garage. Then,on August 18 , heresignedfrom service in the police .
On August 18, 2020, he resigned and later left Belarus for Poland due to the threat of persecution.
Trial outcome 02.10.2024
15 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
It is known that Viktor's brother is a political prisoner. Most likely, this is Mikhail Tarasevich, who received six years in prison for his comments and is serving his sentence in Colony No. 1 in Novopolotsk.
Viktor is accused of participating in protests and commenting in Telegram chats. The guy did not defend his Telegram account at all, from which he left many comments. He even published current stories there, and the page was linked to his own Belarusian number.
In a pro-government video, one of the Khilchuk brothers says that they were in the city center during the 2020 rallies. Another brother says that they also went to Minsk. At this point, a selfie of one of them with politician Pavel Latushko is shown.
Trial outcome 17.12.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In a pro-government video, one of the Khilchuk brothers says that they were in the city center during the 2020 rallies. Another brother says that they also went to Minsk. At this point, a selfie of one of them with politician Pavel Latushko is shown.
Vadim has a minor daughter.
Trial outcome 17.12.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Sergei was arrested in January 2024 and convicted in October of that year of "financing extremist activity." He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 01.10.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.12.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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