BJD employee. According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”).
Trial outcome 17.02.2023:
12 years in a colony under enhanced regime conditions
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Vyacheslav was detained for transferring the data of representatives of law enforcement agencies to the telegram channel.
Trial outcome:
7 years of imprisonment in a colony under the conditions of an enhanced regime with deprivation in accordance with Art. 60 of the Criminal Code of the special rank of "lieutenant colonel of justice" of the reserve.
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Former director of the BelaPAN news agency. He was detained on July 18 after a search and interrogation at the Investigative Committee. On August 28, 2021, he was transferred to SIZO-1.
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A resident of the Minsk region. The reason for the arrest was a visit to the entrance where a police officer lives. He served in the 103rd unit in Vitebsk, collaborated with Baypol.
10/17/2023 transferred to prison regime.
On September 27, his trial will begin in the Leninsky District Court of Mogilev under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
28.12.2021
On December 10, 2021, he was sent to colony IK-3, Vitebsk region. Info from the administration of Sizo-1
Trial outcome date unknown
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Regime change trial 17.10.2023
2 years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 27.09.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 28.11.2024
unknown.
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Yevgeny, a former investigator for the Investigative Committee and the initiator of the bychange.me project, was first detained on the evening of November 24, 2020, in Minsk as part of a criminal case initiated under the article “organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them.” He was released 10 days later, but in April 2021, he was arrested again and later convicted under six criminal articles, including for “organizing mass riots” in 2020, “inciting other social hatred” in interviews and texts on social networks, as well as for “threatening violence” against the head of the temporary detention facility on Okrestina via tweet.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Evgeny was "an active participant in the Telegram chat "KHATA", whose activities are aimed at organizing crimes of an extremist nature." The trial was held behind closed doors, and Evgeny signed a non-disclosure agreement regarding the case materials.
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Anton was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
His wife and children managed to leave Belarus.
Trial outcome 03.02.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1845 rubles of compensation.
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He was detained and severely beaten by GUBOPiK officers to obtain the “necessary testimony.” Nikita was convicted of intending to participate in a protest using a Molotov cocktail.
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Sergei was detained on November 17, 2020 and convicted for participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 9-10, 2020. According to investigators, he "threw at least one stone towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs transport", was at the site of barricade construction, blocked traffic and shouted slogans.
Trial outcome 21.07.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 6000 rubles of compensation.
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Vitaly was arrested on September 25, 2020, in a criminal case opened after a protest in Minsk. State television showed him with his hands tied in a forest, where he confessed to participating in the riots.
Trial outcome 02.07.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
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.
Director of the Sakavitsa enterprise - the former Molodechno factory of art products. Sergei Sobolevsky was charged with Parts 1 and 3 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code (“Takeover of property using official powers”), which, according to him, the investigators invented on their knees, is already in court. There was no evidence. Sergei Sobolevsky said in an interview that already when he was behind bars, KGB officers came to him three times with an offer to testify against Sergei Tikhanovsky (they also came to the Vitebsk colony) - and immediately go home. The convict categorically refused.
He was found guilty of “slander against Alexander Lukashenko.” The reason was a comment on the news in one of the telegram channels, which contained sharp criticism of the politician.
A Polish citizen. Roman arrived in Belarus on July 19, 2022, and disappeared. His whereabouts were unknown, and the Southwest search and rescue team launched a search for him. It was later reported that Galuza was alive and his whereabouts had been established, but no further details were provided. However, an acquaintance of Roman's wrote on social media that he was being held in a KGB pretrial detention facility.
In Poland, Galuza graduated from university, received citizenship, and volunteered, including helping Belarusian refugees. Roman's arrest may have been premeditated by Belarusian security forces.
Now he faces up to 15 years in prison.
On December 13, 2025,he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Lithuania.
Trial outcome 15.07.2024
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
The man’s “repentance video” was shown in one of Azarenka’s programs, where Alexander “admits” to participating in protests and reposting on Facebook on the topic of elections and COVID. Note that in the propagandist’s program Tereshchenko is also called an officer and “the head of the KGB of the Borisov region” .
It is known that Alexander was sentenced to prison.
On April 5, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 01.02.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Convicted of insulting the commander of the riot police of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee, D. Balaba, to restriction of freedom without direction. 13.10. 2023 the regime was replaced by imprisonment.
12/02/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
Trial outcome 13.10.2023:
unknown months of imprisonment.
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