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Rechitsa activist, girlfriend of the deceased head of the "Belarusian House in Ukraine" Vitaly Shishov, who was found hanged in Kyiv in 2021. During the 2020 election campaign, she was a member of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's initiative group.
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The trial of Marinich and Khomenkova was in absentia, and Yevgeny Pugach has been held in custody since July 2023.
According to the investigation , Marinich and Khomenkova are involved in "a number of crimes of an extremist nature." They allegedly "created and led an extremist group, on whose Internet resources they posted extremist materials aimed at supporting the mass riots that took place in 2020."
The Imaguru executives are also accused of tax evasion. Over the years of their activity, they were charged 220 thousand rubles in damages.
In March 2021, the Imaguru hub in Minsk was stormed by masked security forces. They detained several dozen people. After that, the establishment was closed. Later, Imaguru resumed its activities abroad.
The trial of Marinich and Khomenkova was in absentia, and Yevgeny Pugach has been held in custody since July 2023.
According to the investigation , Marinich and Khomenkova are involved in "a number of crimes of an extremist nature." They allegedly "created and led an extremist group, on whose Internet resources they posted extremist materials aimed at supporting the mass riots that took place in 2020."
The Imaguru executives are also accused of tax evasion. Over the years of their activity, they were charged 220 thousand rubles in damages.
In March 2021, the Imaguru hub in Minsk was stormed by masked security forces. They detained several dozen people. After that, the establishment was closed. Later, Imaguru resumed its activities abroad.
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Highly qualified IT specialist.
Father of two children, 8 and 6 years old.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
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Igor is a physical education teacher at Baranovichi Secondary School No. 1. He was detained in the first half of 2024. In a "confession video" published on a pro-government channel, he "admits" to making offensive comments about police officers and Lukashenko.
In November of that year, he was convicted on four criminal charges: "insulting Lukashenko," "insulting a government official," "calling for sanctions," and "inciting hatred." The case was heard behind closed doors.
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.
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A Ukrainian citizen. The Ministry of Internal Affairs claimed that the Ukrainian was affiliated with the "extremist group" "Belarus Beyond the Moscow Ring Road," but according to human rights activists, Alexander had no connection to the project as its founder or leader—he simply left comments there.
He was pardoned on November 22, 2025, along with 31 other Ukrainian citizens. According to Lukashenko's press service, this occurred as part of "agreements reached" with US President Donald Trump and "at the request of the Ukrainian side in order to create conditions for resolving the armed conflict in the neighboring state." The released citizens were immediately handed over to the Ukrainian side.
Alexander was convicted in the summer of 2024 under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "inciting racial, national, religious or other social hostility or discord" 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.
Evgeny was convicted in the summer of 2024 under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "calls for actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
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.
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Yuri was detained on the eve of the "Unified Voting Day" in February 2024. He was identified as the administrator of the Kirov Telegram channel, created in 2020, where he allegedly called on people to take to the streets, left offensive comments about security forces, registered with the "Plan Peramoga" group, and sent photos of homemade weapons to an anonymous chatbot.
On February 23, 2024, Yuri was tried on an administrative charge of "propaganda or dissemination of Nazi symbols" (Part 2, Article 19.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus). In June of that year, he was convicted of "insulting a government official." The details of the case are unknown.
On September 30, 2024, the Mogilev Regional Court heard his case behind closed doors under the articles "mass riots" and "inciting racial, national, religious, or other social hatred or discord." Details of the case and the court's decision are also unknown.
Even before entering prison, Yuri had a third-degree disability. His primary diagnosis was bilateral polysegmental pulmonary embolism. This is a blockage of the blood vessels in the lungs, which affects blood circulation and heart function. He also has diabetes, heart and vascular disease, leg problems, a herniated disc, and other chronic conditions.
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.