Photographer. Natalia took a lot of nature photographs, especially of birds, and was well known in the now-disbanded amateur ornithologist organization "Bird Protection of the Fatherland."
Natalia was diagnosed with liver cancer while in pretrial detention.
Trial outcome 12.01.2026
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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.
On October 8, Gleb Panasyuk left Poland, where he had lived and worked for the past few years, for his native Svetlogorsk to visit his parents. On October 9, he called his friends in Poland from Brest to say he had crossed the border and was about to catch a train to Svetlogorsk. But after that, contact with the young man disappeared .
As it turns out, Gleb served his sentence in a temporary detention facility in Gomel on an administrative charge, after which he was transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1 and charged with a criminal offense. Human rights activists have information that his imprisonment is politically motivated.
Alexey is a surgeon by training , but has never worked in his profession. He is an evangelical preacher and a healthy lifestyle advocate. Last year, a regional government newspaper wrote about his promotion of his smoking cessation method.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
Thirty-six-year-old Mozyr blogger Maxim Shukanov had over 6,000 subscribers on the Union Bell YouTube channel. He analyzed political processes and told the truth about the war between Russia and Ukraine. Sometimes these videos garnered tens of thousands of views.
Even after the repression intensified, Maxim didn't leave the country. Together with his fiancée, Polina Zyl—also a blogger—he went underground.
The couple avoided contact with the Belarusian government, but in February 2025, they were finally forced to seek medical attention, as Maxim's health problems worsened following the arrest of his father, Igor Shukanava, an employee of the Mozyr Oil Refinery.
When a wanted person seeks medical attention with their passport, the police receive a tip. This is likely what happened in the blogger's case.
The situation was doubly dramatic because it also led to the arrest of Polina Zyl.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.01.2026
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.
Dmitry Khaltsov is a sole proprietor. In 2020, Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote about him in a report on the protests in Gomel following the funeral of Alexander Vikhor, who was killed by police officers. He bought a megaphone with his own money and wrote in a local chat room suggesting they gather and go to the regional executive committee. The protesters then summoned the regional governor for a meeting.
Due to the closed nature of the judicial system, the nature of the charges brought against Dmitry Khaltsov and his specific sentence are still unknown. All that is known is that he was sentenced to a prison term.
Trial outcome 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.
A lawyer of the Gomel Regional Bar Association. He was detained together with two colleagues, including the head of the legal consultation. Later, the two lawyers were released, but the head of the legal consultation was dismissed from his post. And a criminal case was opened against Sergei Khlystov.
The essence of the charges and the sentence handed down are unknown. It is only known that Sergei Khlystov was deprived of his freedom.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
He worked as a long-haul truck driver. Alexander'slastknownjobwas at Mozyrsol.Before that, he workedin sports: as arowing coach and instructorand deputy director of a children's sports school.
He was detained in the "Gayun case" on March 6, 2025.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
She holds Russian citizenship. She was detained onApril 23 , 2025, and her home was searched the same day.She was detained inconnection witha criminalcaseinvolving messages posted to the "BelarusianGayun " bot .
Yaroslava is originally from Rogachev. At some point, she moved to Mozyr, likely right after graduating from university.
In recent years, she worked as a teacher in a village school. She taught German at the Moiseevskaya Basic School in the small agricultural town of the same name. She also served as a teacher organizer.
Trial outcome 09.09.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 04.11.2025
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.
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.
Alexey was initiallysentenced toadministrativearrestunder Article19.11of the Code of Administrative Offenses . A criminal case was then opened under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (assistance to extremist activity).
Alexey Kaidash worked in Mozyr as a professional photographer, taking wedding, children's, portrait, portfolio, and menu and catalog photos.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security 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.
administratorof roadViberchatsabout the trafficsituationin Rechitsa and Gomel.He was detainedatthe end of March 2025.Heworkedfor Belorusneft.
"The GUBOPiKtook it from the house harshly . They are slappingArticle 361 [ note : probablythey are talking about Article361-4ofthe Criminal Code ] for photos ofRussianequipmenttakenin 2022 ," a source told the publication "Flagstock".
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