All persecuted

Oksana Volvacheva was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, but has lived in Belarus for over 30 years.

Since the beginning of 2019, the woman has been registered as an individual entrepreneur, and her main activity was the retail sale of sausages and ham in specialized stores in Minsk. Her business is currently in the process of being liquidated.

Oksana is an active civic activist and has frequently participated in political Telegram chats, especially after the outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. Publicly available data indicates that security forces persecuted her specifically for her online comments. The Minsk resident was first detained in January 2024 for these comments.

She was convicted in the case of the "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" movement. On May 29, 2026, Galina was added to the "list of extremists." According to a decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on August 15, 2025, the religious sect "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" was designated an "extremist organization."

The "list of extremists" includes Anna Stryukova from the village of Ulazy in the Grodno region, Galina Frolova from the village of Kaiki in the Vitebsk region, Olga Boykovskaya from Svisloch, and Olga Vashchenko from Vileyka. The basis for the list is the Minsk City Court's verdict under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code—"incitement of hatred" and participation in or leadership of an "extremist group."

The movement's participants were accused of leading the movement's structures and disseminating ideas that investigators interpreted as religious and national hatred.

The prosecutor's office announced the sentences: Stryukova, Frolova, and Baikovskaya received five years and three months in prison, and Voshchenko received five years in prison. In May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

She was convicted in the case of the "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" movement. On May 29, 2026, Galina was added to the "list of extremists." According to a decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on August 15, 2025, the religious sect "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" was designated an "extremist organization."

The "list of extremists" includes Anna Stryukova from the village of Ulazy in the Grodno region, Galina Frolova from the village of Kaiki in the Vitebsk region, Olga Boykovskaya from Svisloch, and Olga Vashchenko from Vileyka. The basis for the list is the Minsk City Court's verdict under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code—"incitement of hatred" and participation in or leadership of an "extremist group."

According to the documents of the movement itself, Anna Stryukova appeared as "Abbess of all White Rus' (Belarus) Evdokia", and Galina Frolova as "nun Feodosia".

The movement's participants were accused of leading the movement's structures and disseminating ideas that investigators interpreted as religious and national hatred.

The prosecutor's office announced the sentences: Stryukova, Frolova, and Baikovskaya received five years and three months in prison, and Voshchenko received five years in prison. In May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

She was convicted in the case of the "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" movement. On May 29, 2026, Galina was added to the "list of extremists." According to a decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on August 15, 2025, the religious sect "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" was designated an "extremist organization."

The "list of extremists" includes Anna Stryukova from the village of Ulazy in the Grodno region, Galina Frolova from the village of Kaiki in the Vitebsk region, Olga Boykovskaya from Svisloch, and Olga Vashchenko from Vileyka. The basis for the list is the Minsk City Court's verdict under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code—"incitement of hatred" and participation in or leadership of an "extremist group."

According to the documents of the movement itself, Anna Stryukova appeared as "Abbess of all White Rus' (Belarus) Evdokia", and Galina Frolova as "nun Feodosia".

The movement's participants were accused of leading the movement's structures and disseminating ideas that investigators interpreted as religious and national hatred.

The prosecutor's office announced the sentences: Stryukova, Frolova, and Baikovskaya received five years and three months in prison, and Voshchenko received five years in prison. In May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

She was convicted in the case of the "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" movement. On May 29, 2026, Galina was added to the "list of extremists." According to a decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on August 15, 2025, the religious sect "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" was designated an "extremist organization."

The "list of extremists" includes Anna Stryukova from the village of Ulazy in the Grodno region, Galina Frolova from the village of Kaiki in the Vitebsk region, Olga Boykovskaya from Svisloch, and Olga Vashchenko from Vileyka. The basis for the list is the Minsk City Court's verdict under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code—"incitement of hatred" and participation in or leadership of an "extremist group."

According to the documents of the movement itself, Anna Stryukova appeared as "Abbess of all White Rus' (Belarus) Evdokia", and Galina Frolova as "nun Feodosia".

The movement's participants were accused of leading the movement's structures and disseminating ideas that investigators interpreted as religious and national hatred.

The prosecutor's office announced the sentences: Stryukova, Frolova, and Baikovskaya received five years and three months in prison, and Voshchenko received five years in prison. In May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

Svetlana, an employee of the Minsk Design and Technology Institute, was found guilty of "calls to harm the Republic of Belarus," "insulting Lukashenko," "inciting hatred or discord," and "assisting extremist activity." She was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony; the exact term is unknown.

In February 2025, Tatyana was convicted under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials). A criminal case was subsequently opened.

The woman ran her own business, selling fish delicacies and red and black caviar for over twenty years. She was forced to shut down due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Olga has two daughters. One lives in Asia, the other in Russia.

Olga loves animals and kept cats and dogs at home.

For many years, she worked as a professional makeup artist, make-up artist, and prop maker. She created wedding looks and saw clients at a local beauty salon. She also participated in the opening of the Le Grand art studio.

Natalia Chubovskaya is a well-known figure in the city on the Neman River. She has over 9,000 followers on Instagram, a large clientele, and her own salon.

Dmitry and Olga Kapuzy, 36, were detained on January 16, 2024. The couple hails from the Drogichin district and lived near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Following their detention, state television aired a propaganda video titled "Purge. The Fight Against Saboteurs and Agents of Ukrainian Special Services in Belarus," accusing them of smuggling goods from Ukraine. A total of 12 people were detained at the time. According to the propaganda, the couple allegedly worked for Ukrainian special services. It was claimed that the residents of the Drogichin district assisted the Security Service of Ukraine by seizing explosives and making caches in Belarus.

Violeta graduated from school in Minsk and entered the Warsaw Academy of Arts. The girl is interested in photography and loves traveling.

Three years ago she got married and changed her last name. The couple became famous because the guy, former football player Fedor Verbitsky, proposed to the girl right at the stadium after the end of the game.

The criminal case was prompted by a video the family made in the summer of 2020 calling for an end to violence. Father Gennady testified in court that one day in the summer of 2020, emotionally affected by the data he saw online about the violence used by the officers against protesters, he decided to record a video addressing the officers calling for a justified use of force. He came up with the text of the speech and then asked his daughter to read it. He also asked his wife to speak out about the elections. On the same day, he expressed his wishes for the future of the country on video, and at the end of his speech, he also showed a heart symbol. After that, he found videos on the Internet and edited the video. On the same day, he sent it to several of his friends and relatives.

Irina worked as a sales specialist and then as a manager at Anastan. She was convicted along with her daughter and husband.

The criminal case was prompted by a video the family made in the summer of 2020 calling for an end to violence. Gennady, the husband, testified in court that one day in the summer of 2020, emotionally affected by the data he saw online about the violence used by the officers against protesters, he decided to record a video addressing the officers with a call for a justified use of force. He came up with the text of the speech and then asked his daughter to read it. He also asked his wife to speak out about the elections. On the same day, he expressed his wishes for the future of the country on video, and at the end of his speech, he also showed a heart symbol. After that, he found videos on the Internet and edited the video. On the same day, he sent it to several of his friends and relatives.

The first time she was detained by the KGB at the end of January 2024 (during the mass detentions of relatives and friends of political prisoners) for writing letters and transferring money to the accounts of political prisoners in the pre-trial detention center of prison No. 1. Then a criminal case was opened against her under Art. 361-2 (financing extremist activities), but the woman was not taken into custody.

During the search, equipment and money were confiscated from her. After examining the technique, unwanted comments were allegedly discovered on social networks, and an examination was then carried out on them. After receiving the results of the examination, on April 20, 2024, Victoria was re-detained and placed in a temporary detention facility, and subsequently in a pre-trial detention center.