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Former political prisoners
In custody: ~593 days
Hometown: Malye Chuchevichi
Date of birth: 08.12.1979
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
23.04.2025 She was sentenced to 2 years in prison for "slandering" Lukashenko. On August 20, 2025, she was pardoned (after serving 1 year and 9 months). She died in the spring of 2025. The official reason was that her heart gave out.
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According to the case materials , in December 2022, Tamara Karavai posted slanderous information about Alexander Lukashenko on the Internet via a messenger on the Odnoklassniki social network.

At the court hearing, Karavai fully admitted her guilt, but refused to testify.

It is known that Tamara Karavai has a minor child in her care. She was released on July 20, 2024, by pardon.

Tamara died in the spring of 2025. The woman's acquaintances reported her death to Nasha Niva . The official reason was that her heart gave out. The exact date of death is unknown, but Tamara was last online on VKontakte on April 23, 2025.

Trial outcome 29.03.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 08.08.1973
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Trial outcome 02.06.2023:

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Former political prisoners
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In custody: 483 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of round dances, Brest, 2020
Hometown: Zbunin
Date of birth: 08.06.1990
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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He was detained on January 9, 2023 as part of a criminal case opened in Brest based on the events of September 13, 2020, when during a protest, people danced in a circle on the roadway (the so-called “round dance case”).

According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 447 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 15.04.1986
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Pardoned
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Trial outcome 27.03.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 31.05.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 122 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.07.1998
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Forced emigration
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Trial outcome 27.03.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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Hometown: Pinsk
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Unknown
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Dmitriy Viktorovich Kachanovsky
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In custody: 470 days
folder Categories of cases: Donate
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.04.1973
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Dmitry was detained by employees of the State Security Committee on March 21, 2023.

He was accused of donating to organizations supporting Belarusians. Dmitry is accused of about 10 episodes.

Trial outcome 21.09.2023:

3 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.

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Hometown: Hrodna
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Pavel was detained on March 10, 2023, according to the security forces, for registering with the Peramoga plan and for participating in protest chats on Facebook and Telegram. His niece is Karina Malinovskaya, who lost her baby after she was beaten in 2020. The girl left the country and "participated in the preparation of ByPOL".

Alexander Borisovich Mantsevich
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In custody: 911 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work
Hometown: Vilyeyka
Date of birth: 05.08.1958
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Editor-in-Chief of the Regional Newspaper.

"Regionalnaya Gazeta" is an independent publication covering events in four districts of the Minsk region (Molodechno, Vileika, Myadel and Volozhin) and three districts of the Grodno region (Smorgon, Oshmyany, Ostrovets).

In 2022, the site's materials were deemed "extremist materials." Law enforcement officials say the man will be tried for the texts he published.

On 23.01.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Alexander Mantsevich.

Trial outcome 03.11.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 400 basic values fine.
Appeal 23.01.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Elizabeth Andreevna Prineslik
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 21.09
Number of children: 1 child
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The Prinesliks are parishioners of the New Life Church. The man was charged with participating in the protests. Elizaveta was left free because of her young daughter. However, the woman was restricted from leaving the country. Elizaveta is a well-known Instagram blogger , she has more than 50 thousand subscribers .

Trial outcome 29.05.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 21.08.2024
unknown (trial in absentia).
Vitaly Prineslik
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: 97 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 20.01.1992
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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The man was charged for participating in the protests 2020.

He was detained together with his wife Elizabeth, but his wife was left at home on her own recognizance.

Prineslikes are parishioners of the Church «Novay zhizn».

Trial outcome 29.05.2023:

2 years restriction freedom without referral

Nikita Nikolaevich Kovalenko
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In custody: ~171 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Navapolatsk
Date of birth: 09.06.1987
Was in: Turma №8Turma №8, Zhodino, Sovetskaya ul. 22A, 222163
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Nikita Kovalenko is an evangelical believer and a connoisseur of religious architecture.

He was detained during numerous detentions in Fanipol. Employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption broke into Kovalenko's apartment and conducted a search, during which the man's personal computer and phone were seized. A criminal case was opened against Nikita, but it is not known what he is charged with.

Nikita Kovalenko is a believer of one of the Minsk Baptist churches and one of the best experts on the religious architecture of Belarus of the XVI century. Recently, he worked as a developer in the IT field. The man had previously been detained during protests in 2020.

Trial outcome 14.07.2023
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~654 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 16.07.1976
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Orthodox Christian, Bachelor of Theology.

Security forces came to his workplace and a search was conducted at his place of residence.

In early November 2024, he was released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 18.04.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 16.06.2023
unknown.
Alexander Tarasenko
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In custody: 668 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 03.02.1978
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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The famous Orthodox Gomel resident Alexander Tarasenko, former hieromonk of the Gomel St. Nicholas Monastery.

In a pro-government video, Tarasenko “admits” that he allegedly posted “an offensive post addressed to the president” on his Facebook page.

Tarasenko works as a long-distance truck driver.

According to human rights activists , he was released in the winter of 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 12.07.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.09.2023
unknown.
Political persecutions
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Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 07.10.1963
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Probation
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Convicted for liking a comment on Odnoklassniki social networks.

Trial outcome:

3.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

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