At the end of May 2024, state media reported the detention of two Belarusian citizens at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border: one of them was on the international wanted list and was attempting to illegally cross the border into Lithuania, the other was a driver.
In a "confession video," Alexander admitted that in 2021 he left comments "approving" of the actions of Andrei Zeltser, who died in a shootout with KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk. Alexander is known to have lived in the United States for a long time.
In February 2025, he was convicted on four criminal charges, but the outcome of the sentence is still unknown. He is also reported to have serious health problems.
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.
Evgeniy is a former IT manager from Mogilev. After the 2006 elections and several years of political activism, he was expelled from the history department of Mogilev University. He graduated from the history department in Poznan and worked as a manager at an IT company, supplying dairy products. In 2013, Evgeniy returned to Belarus, immediately got married, and then went to work. While he had previously focused primarily on public and academic activities (in the student ethnographic society and the oral history archive), he has now gone into business.
And since the beginning of 2017, he has taken on a new occupation: at the request of clients, he has recorded interviews with their village grandparents and edited documentaries.
Evgeniya has a wife and two small children waiting for her at home.
Trial outcome 12.06.2025
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 11.09.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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.
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.
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.
Dmitry was arrested on November 27, and then on December 11, 2023, and convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). Judges - Podolyanets Artem and Nikolai Kmita.
He was held in the temporary detention facility of the Baranovichi City Department of Internal Affairs. Afterwards, a criminal case was opened and he was transferred to the pretrial detention facility No. 7 in Brest. Oksana Viktorovna Molochko was convicted along with him.
Before his arrest, he was engaged in handicrafts and was self-employed.
Trial outcome 24.06.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.09.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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 November 27, 2023, Oksana was brought to administrative responsibility under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. She was later placed in pretrial detention center No. 7.
In the summer of 2024, the spouses were convicted of "treason" (Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code). Dmitry was sentenced to twelve years in prison, and Oksana to eight years. The essence of the charges is unknown.
Trial outcome date unknown
8 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.09.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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.
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 24.12.2024
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 former truck driver, returned from Europe. He was charged with over 1,000 extremist comments, including some from 1997.
Artem was convicted in the Minsk City Court under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The hearing ofArtem’scaseunderPart3 of Article361-1of the Criminal Codeand Article369of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus is scheduledforJanuary 31, 2025 .
Trial outcome 24.10.2024
unknown.
Appeal 24.12.2024
unknown.
Trial outcome 04.02.2025
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.
Mikhail is originally from Borisov, but lived in Minsk. He studied at BSU to become a manager. It is known that Mikhail played poker under the nickname Rattly. He was noted for participating in numerous championships. Among them is the championship of Belarus.
Mikhail's trial began on October 17 in the Minsk City Court. The charges against him probably arose because of his support for Ukraine. He is charged under Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (Assistance or other material support for war). The penalty for this article is five to ten years in prison.
Trial outcome 28.10.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2025
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.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
Trial outcome 07.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.12.2024
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.
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.12.2024
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.
And, as follows from the court's press release , Article 342 was charged to Navtsena for participating in the protests that took place in Pinsk from August 9 to 10, 2020. In addition, he was accused of writing offensive online comments in 2022 about A. Lukashenko, about a certain "official holding a responsible position", and also of writing "inciting hatred" comments about security forces in 2022. "Discrediting Belarus" also happened on the Internet: in November 2022, the man "posted a negative comment that formed a negative image of martial law" in Belarus.
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.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.12.2024
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.
On February 15, 2024, a "counter-terrorist operation" regime was introduced in the Lelchitsy district of the Gomel region on the border with Ukraine. The population was asked to "remain calm and obey the demands of law enforcement officers." The KGB claims that they detained members of a "sabotage and reconnaissance group" that included citizens of Ukraine and Belarus. The exact number of people detained is not reported.
Trial outcome 23.10.2024
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 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.
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