Journalists learned that in 2019, Ilyukhin went to Canada to take up the position of first secretary at the Belarusian embassy.
"In Ottawa, he served as a member of the electoral commission for the 2020 presidential election. According to the official protocol, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won a landslide victory in his precinct, garnering 321 votes (91%) to Alexander Lukashenko's 21 votes (6%)," the publication writes .
In August 2021, Ilyukhin served as consul in New York. He then served as first secretary at the Belarusian Embassy in Washington, D.C. He left the diplomatic service in April 2022. After leaving government service, Dmitry worked at the representative office of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC).
Dmitry's arrest likely occurred about a year ago. The nature of the charges and the exact sentence are unknown, but the sentence involves imprisonment .
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).
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
In 2005, Ekaterina completed her postgraduate studies at the Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the Academy of Sciences and remained to work at the institute, first as a junior research fellow, then as a senior research fellow.
In 2009, she defended her PhD dissertation, and in 2011, she received the Alexander Lukashenko scholarship for talented young scientists.
From 2015 to 2021, Kolesneva worked at the Scientific and Practical Center of Hygiene.
Has more than 70 scientific publications.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Lyubov Rogozhkina graduated from the Brest State Technical University's Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering with a degree in Industrial and Civil Engineering. She bakes gingerbread cookies. Lyubov has two young children, ages five and eight.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was found guilty in 2025 of "assisting extremist activity" in the high-profile case of the monitoring channel "Belarusian Gayun," which monitored the actions of Russian troops in Belarus before and during their armed aggression against Ukraine.
Dmitry Korneichik's last job was at the Autospace retail chain, which sells auto parts and consumables, with stores in various cities across Belarus. Previously, he worked as a sole proprietor in the professional photography industry.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
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