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In custody: 184 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 03.05.1999
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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After graduating from the Department of Foreign Languages of the Gomel State University, Gleb began working as a bartender. Human rights activists learned about the detention of 24-year-old Vetoshkin by GUBOPiK officers from pro-government telegram channels on November 28 last year.

It was reported that he allegedly distributed extremist materials, and in August 2020 he participated in protests, insulted government officials and incited social hatred. After the arrest, a protocol was drawn up against Gleb under Part 2 of Art. 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials).

On June 8, 2023, the prosecutor's office filed an appeal to increase the punishment from 5 years of “home chemistry” to three years in prison. The representative of the prosecutor's office in court requested a year and a half of imprisonment with serving in a general regime colony. The Judicial Collegium of the Supreme Court upheld the prosecutor's request.

Trial outcome 08.08.2023:

5 years of restriction of freedom without referral (did not come into force due to the protest of the prosecutor)

1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

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In custody: 289 days
folder Categories of cases: Chatrulette case, Anti-war campaigns
Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth 01.12
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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He was detained for a chat-roulette conversation with Yuri Komar.

During the conversation, he asked Ukrainians for weapons, and to Komar's question: «Are you going to kill supporters of the current government?»; he answered: «Yes».

Dmitry was detained together with a friend — white-red-white flags were put on their heads, and then they were forced to wash the floor with these flags.

An appeal hearing was held on September 19, 2023. The verdict came into force.

Trial outcome 19.06.2023: unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 19.09.2023: the sentence was upheld.

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In custody: 115 days
folder Categories of cases: Anti-war campaigns
Hometown: Kalinkovichi
Date of birth 30.06.1990
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Dmitry Solovyanchik worked as a courier for Kuprienko's company. A story on a pro-government channel claims that he also filmed a video of the movement of military equipment and passed it on to Kupriyenko, "not knowing what they were for him."

Trial outcome 09.03.2023:

a fine of 400 base units.

Nikita Olegovich Bogush
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In custody: 112 days
Hometown: Zhlobin
Date of birth 01.03.2002
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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The guy was accused of taking part in a protest action against the results of the presidential election on August 9, 2020 in the center of Zhlobin.

Trial outcome 13.12.2022:

2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

Natalia Vladimirovna Zakharenko
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In custody: 360 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth 15.02.1980
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Citizen of Ukraine. Larisa Krupa is involved in the case along with Zakharenko. The women are accused under articles of failure to report a crime (Part 2 of Article 406 of the Criminal Code) and espionage (Article 358 of the Criminal Code). The trial will be held behind closed doors.

Natalya has been traveling to Belarus since the second half of 2022. She helped Ukrainians who were stuck in Belarus and could not get out on their own, leave the country. She traveled to Belarus in her own car. Zakharanka helped smuggle about 30 people out of Belarus.

During another trip to Belarus, the woman disappeared. She stopped communicating on July 17, 2023.

It is known that, in addition to the prison term, the court decided to confiscate Natalya’s minibus.

Her friend, Belarusian from Mozyr Larisa Krupa, was awarded a fine of 100 basic units (4 thousand Belarusian rubles) for “failure to report a crime.”

The circumstances of the accusation are unknown, as are the details of the trial; the trial was closed.

On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

On the evening of June 28, 2024, sudden information appeared about the release of five political prisoners from Belarusian colonies. The Ukrainian authorities achieved the release of their exchange citizens as prisoners. This is how Natalya Zakharenko, Pavel Kuprienko, Lyudmila Goncharenko, Ekaterina Bryukhanova, as well as Nikolai Shvets, a defendant in the “Machulishchi case,” were released. The terms of the exchange were not disclosed. It is noted that the Vatican took part in the liberation. The released political prisoners were brought to Ukraine on June 28 - their photo from the Zhulyany airport appeared in the media.

Trial outcome date unknown: 9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 24.05.2024: unknown.

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In custody: 704 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 30.12.1983
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Loader of the Gomel winery. Dmitry did not participate in any political protests against the current government of the Republic of Belarus, but on the contrary, he participated in a bike ride in support of Lukashenko and took part as a vigilante on his day off at the elections in 2020.

Dmitry Malashenko was put on trial for comments: «It's scarier in the country than in Somalia»; and: «If I had a gun and such people would break down to me, I would also defend my house, if only I made barricades»; under a post with a video of the detention and murder of IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a public in the social network vk.com. During the trial, Dmitry first pleaded guilty in full, but during the trial it turned out that in fact the man watched only a piece of the video, because he was going to work and in a hurry, he did not read the news and took the people who opened Zeltser's apartment for criminals, therefore he wrote such a comment. Dmitry Malashenko also did not admit that he could discredit law enforcement officers in general and specifically those who entered the apartment in this way, but just expressed his personal opinion, to which he has the right.

According to human rights activists, he was released.

Trial outcome 31.10.2022:

2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Nikolay Nikolaevich Katsuro
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Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 22.11.1976
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Prior to his detention, Nikolai worked as a chemical engineer. Has a child.

He was found guilty of having created and posted in the group «Strong News»‎ on the social network vk.ru information discrediting Belarus. It is known that it contained the words «hop» and «break».

Nikolai was released in the courtroom because he had fully served his term.

Trial outcome 01.11.2022:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 481 day
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Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 04.01.1977
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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According to pro-government telegram channels, 45-year-old Alexander, the chief engineer of the Milkavita plant, “tried to disrupt the republican referendum,” and also sent money to the BySol fund.

Trial outcome 13.02.2024:

3 years of restriction of freedom without referral to an open institution.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 402 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 09.08.1991
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Convicted of insulting comments on the Internet.

Trial outcome 23.08.2022:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 673 days
Hometown: Zhlobin
Date of birth 03.06.1986
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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It is known that Vitaly is 36 years old. In February 2021, after the decision to deport him, he was taken from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus. The connection with him has disappeared. He is accused of insulting Lukashenko and making comments in chats.

According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2022 after the expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome 11.08.2022:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 386 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 21.09.1994
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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A large family, they live in a village near Gomel.

Oleg was detained for a comment on social networks after the death of Andrei Zeltser.

He was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

Trial outcome 21.10.2022:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Kiril Petrenko
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In custody: 364 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 13.09.1987
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A citizen of Ukraine.

According to the prosecution, Petrenko was the administrator of the telegram chat «Chat. Gomselmash for free Belarus!», which was created on August 13, 2020. In it, according to the prosecution, he called for a strike at the enterprise, and also made reposts from telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.

According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 226 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 27.08.1997
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.

Denis pleaded guilty in full.

According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released in early 2023.

Trial outcome 08.06.2022:

1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth 02.07.1992
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According to the materials of the prosecution, Igor Alkhov allegedly wanted to blow up an administrative building in Gomel on Biletsky Street in order to hinder political activity, intimidate the population and destabilize public order. He was also accused of insulting A.L. Lukashenko in social networks.

During the trial and after the results of the psychiatric examination, Igor was found to have mental disorders, at the time of the crime he could not realize the significance of his actions and direct them, was not capable of an adequate perception of reality.

Trial outcome:

Forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital with strict supervision.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 364 days
Hometown: Zyabrovka
Date of birth 01.05.1986
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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He was convicted for a call left in 2020 in one of the telegram channels: «We set fire to Tabakerki (kiosks for the sale of cigarettes)».

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome:

1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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