Oleg Buyak is a former professional hockey player. At a young age, he was a promising athlete - he played for the Belarusian national team of 18-year-olds and 20-year-olds, participated in the world championship. Buyak played for the Bobruisk club "Dynamo-Shinnik", Grodno "Neman", Zhlobin "Metallurg" and "Lida". In 2017, he ended his career.
Trial outcome 12.02.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
She was detained in June 2024 and convicted under an administrative article (Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). After that, a criminal case was opened against Elena.
Trial outcome 03.01.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry is one of the most public Belarusian auditors. In 2013-2020, he worked at the audit company KPMG, since 2020 he has been heading the audit company IQT. He actively gives comments, conducts seminars and trainings.
On the website of the Faculty of Economics of BSU he is named among famous graduates. Dmitry actively updated his social networks, but disappeared from them three months ago. On 30.01.2025, his trial began for participating in the 2020 protests.
Trial outcome 30.01.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Oleg, an entrepreneur, ran the company "Vladkos", which grew vegetables, seeds and seedlings, and was also the director of "Belbaskitlid", which produced wooden containers in Ivye, Grodno region.
In February 2025, he was convicted of “creating or participating in an extremist group,” “inciting racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord,” and “calls for sanctions,” and 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 13.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Most likely, Alexander Borisov is a searcher for the search squad "Scouts of Military Glory" from Novopolotsk. His full name completely matches the data of the accused and his Facebook page has not been updated since August 2023. Both the local and republican press have repeatedly reported on the search activities of the Novopolotsk activist.
A former professional basketball player, she was the Belarusian champion in 2002 and also won silver and bronze medals in the Belarusian championship ten times.
After finishing her career in 2007, Lopukhina began teaching at the Belarusian State University of Physical Education. She is also involved in coaching.
Elina will be tried for participating in the 2020 protests.
She worked for 13 years at the Center for Children's Oncology, Hematology and Immunology in Borovlyany, and another 3 years at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Children's Surgery. At the same time, she held appointments at Lod and the HappyDerm Laser Dermatology Center.
In 2022, Elena Sharafanovich, who was the director of the private "A1 Clinic", found herself at the center of a scandal. One of the co-founders of the medical center wrote complaints about his own clinic because he " fought" with another co-founder, Ruslan Sharafanovich - this is Elena's husband. As a result, "A1" had its license revoked, and its work was paralyzed. And one of the employees wrote a denunciation against Elena herself for "distributing extremist materials". She was tried and received a fine. The clinic soon closed.
Elena will go on trial at the end of January 2025 for participating in the 2020 protests. Her husband Ruslan was convicted of the same crime a month earlier. The verdict is unknown.
Trial outcome 30.01.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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