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Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~406 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Smarhon'
Date of birth: 06.07.1992
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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On 13.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in April 2025.

Trial outcome 25.06.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.09.1964
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024
unknown.
Appeal 20.08.2024
unknown.
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 17.08.1966
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024
unknown.
Appeal 20.08.2024
unknown.
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 28.10.1965
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024
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Appeal 20.08.2024
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Anatol Anatolevich Kotau
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 18.06.1980
Number of children: 1 child
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Anatoly Kotov has been out of contact since August 21, 2025. According to colleagues , he flew from Poland to Turkey and disappeared there.

Trial outcome 08.07.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 15000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Appeal 25.10.2024
unknown (trial in absentia).
Eugene Sergeevich Vilsky
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Date of birth: 09.02.1962
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Trial outcome 08.07.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Appeal 25.10.2024
unknown (trial in absentia).
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Hometown: Rechica
Date of birth: 28.02.1979
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Yuri Shchuchko is outside Belarus and the criminal case against him was investigated and then tried without any of his participation. The current authorities call this method of in absentia repression "in the order of special proceedings".

Trial outcome 18.07.2024:

5 years of imprisonment in absentia

Veronica Alexandrovna Musvydas
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
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Ruslana Musvidas’s ex-wife worked as a TV presenter, she is also a musician, and used to write songs for her husband. The couple has three children.
The woman, like her husband, was tried under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for participating in protests. It is unknown what sentence she was given.

Trial outcome 26.06.2024:

unknown

Political persecutions
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 07.09.1995
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024:

unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction

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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 30.12.1991
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024:

unknown

Political persecutions
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Kolodishchi
Date of birth: 29.05.1974
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Trial outcome 25.06.2024:

unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~531 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 21.11.2002
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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He was released at the end of August 2025.

Trial outcome 28.06.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Political persecutions
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folder Categories of cases: Special proceedings (trials in absentia)
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 09.04.1980
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Trial outcome 26.06.2024:

unknown

Victor Aleksandrovich Chaika
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Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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Was detained   at the end of May 2024. Victor is the administrator of the chat "Belarusians in Sri Lanka ", a traveler , and he is also the author of a small YouTube channel "Dialogues about the World".

As a result, Viktor is accused of participating in the 2020 protests.

Victor's sentence did not involve imprisonment; he was released after it was announced.

Trial outcome 29.07.2024:

unknown

Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 1
In custody: ~188 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.11.1990
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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Works as a storekeeper at Euroopt. He was detained in May 2024 along with his friend Elizaveta Shulskaya for participating in the 2020 protest.

Trial outcome 26.06.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 20.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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