On March 19, 2026, she 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).
Trial outcome 31.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Head of the "Honest People" initiative. The special proceedings were initiated by the Investigative Committee in agreement with the Prosecutor General of Belarus on December 27, 2023, and on February 22 the case was transferred to court. Pavel Marinich, Pavel Liber, and Alexander Dobrovolsky were convicted in this case.
In June 2025, the KGB updated the list of those involved in the "extremist formation" "Honest People" - they added Elena Zhilochkina (Zhivoglod), Zarina Sorokina, Timofey Malakhovsky, Oleg Davydchik. The start date of the second special production is 20.08.2025.
The most likely reason for her arrest was in the Telegram comments. Karina had an old account registered to her own number, with her personal photo.
Karina Malinovskaya is 32 years old. She is originally from Borisov. She has two minor children.
Karina has tried her hand at many things—she worked as a hairdresser, studied psychology, and from 2018 to 2022, she ran her own business selling LED lighting.
Trial outcome 24.02.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Victoria is from Minsk and graduated from medical college. She first worked in state clinics, then at the Synevo Medical Center.
A person who knows Svetlana from college said that she wasn't interested in politics as a student and was never a public activist. However, the events of 2020 have changed the lives of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Belarusians beyond recognition. Veras is no exception.
According to calculations, she was supposed to be released in the winter of 2026.
Trial outcome 18.11.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Since 2013, Kristina has worked at Ernst & Young and has risen to the position of Assurance Senior. She enjoys outdoor activities, such as hiking and sports, and has visited several different countries in recent years.
In December 2024, Kristina was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk. According to the "list of extremists," she was sentenced to imprisonment.
In September 2025, Kristina was retried on charges of "financing extremist activity," "calling for actions aimed at causing harm to Belarus," and "inciting hatred," 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.
Anastasia worked as a programmer in the Minsk office of the American IT company Exadel. According to the charges, she may have posted comments on Telegram but was not active on other social media.
In the fall of 2024, Anastasia was convicted of "slander against Lukashenko," "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security," and "inciting hostility or discord," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 05.11.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On the morning of February 26, 2023, a Russian DRLV A-50 long-range reconnaissance aircraft exploded in two places at the Machulishchi airfield. It was used to guide Russian missiles to targets in Ukraine. It was reported that the aircraft was currently undergoing repairs at the 325th Aircraft Repair Plant, part of the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex in Russia.
The main defendant in the case and, as official bodies and propagandists claimed , the perpetrator of the sabotage, Nikolai Shvets, was released in June in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.
Nikolai Shvets, Alexander Azarov, Alla Yatsuta, Vitaly Yakutik, Evgenia Tochitskaya , Mikhail Demin and Sergei Loparov were tried in absentia.
A trial in absentia for the criminal case against Andrei Balmakov, Evgeniya Tochitskaya, Ekaterina Ostrova, and Antonina Naydovich was scheduled for April 22, 2026. All were charged under Part 2 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity), and Antonina was additionally charged under Article 369 (insulting a government official) of the Criminal Code.
Trial outcome 03.10.2024
15 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Appeal 27.12.2024
unknown (trial in absentia).
Trial outcome 08.05.2026
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 600 basic values fine.
Final verdict by partial addition:
17 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1600 basic values fine.
Yanina was convicted in a criminal case opened under articles for “participation in an extremist group,” “inciting hatred and discord,” and “calls for sanctions.” According to the KGB, she was associated with the Telegram channel “Trielit,” which was added to the list of “extremist groups” in January 2024.
Lyudmila Deineko is 40 years old. She graduated from Polotsk State University in 2005 with a degree in law. She initially worked in the Minsk Regional Executive Committee's Department of Internal Affairs, then in the Minsk City Executive Committee's Department of Justice, and as a consultant at the Zavodskoy District Court in Minsk.
The trial begins on July 22. Deineko is accused of "calling for sanctions," "insulting Lukashenko," and "inciting hostility or discord."
Lyudmila has two minor children.
On March 19, 2026, she 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).
Trial outcome 29.07.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
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.
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 7000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
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.
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 7000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
She worked for the state newspaper "Brestsky Vestnik" (founded by the city executive committee) and the television and radio company "Brest".
Previously, Elena Timoshchuk collaborated as a freelancer with the regional publications Vecherniy Brest, Brestskiy Kurier, Brestskaya Gazeta, the online publication Virtualny Brest, and the Brest Green Portal.
As local journalists note , Elena Tymoshchuk did not prepare publications on political topics during her collaboration with independent publications. Sometimes she wrote advertising articles and wrote on psychology topics, as she has a higher education in this specialty.
It is still not exactly known what caused the criminal prosecution of the journalist. According to the verdict, in addition to imprisonment, Elena was sentenced to a fine of 46,000 rubles. On 16.08.2024, an appeal hearing was held, 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 Elena Tymoshchuk.
Trial outcome 03.06.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1150 basic values fine.
Appeal 16.08.2024
unknown.
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