Before her arrest, Natalia led an active and inquisitive lifestyle: she traveled, took long walks, visited art galleries, and admired beautiful places. It is also known that she recently worked as a security guard.
She was detained in 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the article “assistance to extremist activity.”
In 2026, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony; the exact term of imprisonment is unknown.
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She has dedicated many years to teaching and helping children. She holds the highest qualification category and previously worked as a special education teacher in a special integrated learning group at Nursery-Kindergarten No. 1 in Ashmyany. Since 2017, she has taught classes in a correct speech club in Minsk schools.
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 600 basic values fine.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
Yevgeny was arrested in July 2025 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the monitoring project "Belaruski Gayun," where people were sending information about Russian troop movements.
In March 2026, Evgeniy was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 23.03.2026
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 26.05.2026
unknown.
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.
After graduating, Alexander worked as an inspector for the Molodechno District Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He later left government service and most recently worked for the Molodechno-based company "Fenster-LAKSS," which manufactures PVC windows and custom furniture.
Alexander has a wife and a minor daughter.
Karnatsky was arrested at the end of July 2025, when he disappeared from social media.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
Alexander was convicted in a special proceeding in the Molodechno District Court under Article 364 of the Criminal Code (violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer) and sentenced to three years in a maximum-security penal colony. Judge Vadim Petrusevich heard the case from October 15 to November 16, 2024.
Alexander, an activist from Molodechno, was a political émigré. Human rights activists learned that he later, for unknown reasons, ended up in Belarus, where he was convicted again for collaborating with the organization "Dapamoga" under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity) of the Criminal Code and sentenced to five years and six months in a maximum-security prison colony, as well as a fine of 42,000 rubles.
As reported in a state newspaper in December 2025, "the man assisted the extremist group Dapamoga in organizing the illegal departure from the Republic of Belarus of individuals charged with criminal and administrative liability for committing crimes and offenses of an extremist nature."
Trial outcome 06.08.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
Trial outcome date unknown
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 930 basic values fine.
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.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
Viktor was arrested and found guilty of "assisting extremist activity." He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony; the exact length of his sentence is unknown.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
In the 1990s, he was the Belarusian vice-champion in motorsport and worked as a coach for a long time. He later became fascinated with the sea and switched to windsurfing and yachting.
In 2013, Ochkas bought an old yacht in Poland, restored it himself, and named it "Fortuna." Since then, he began offering vacation services on the Minsk Sea, striving to create a high-quality and beautiful water-based service in Belarus, although he acknowledged that it would be impossible to develop a full-fledged business out of it in our latitudes. His brand was called yachts.by.
Yuriy holds pro-Ukrainian views. "I believe everything will be Ukraine!" he wrote in one Facebook post.
Yuri's last social media post was dated August 30, 2025 , when he published a recording from the Masurian Lake District in Poland. He was likely detained shortly thereafter while returning to Belarus.
He was tried in the Minsk City Court under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code. This is most likely related to pro-Ukrainian posts on social media.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
Timofey is a drummer who played in various bands and recorded covers. His work was also directly related to his hobby: he worked at the Gomel-based company SoundLand, which creates and sells professional audio equipment.
Trial outcome 29.01.2026
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security 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.
A lawyer by profession, he was arrested in March 2025 for "assisting extremist activity." The case is related to BYPOL. He was held in a KGB pretrial detention facility until February 2026 and has now been transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1. In April 2026, it was announced that his trial was scheduled for soon.
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.
A member of the For Freedom Movement, he was detained for his comments and charged with a number of "political" offenses. Details of his prosecution are unknown. As of April 2026, he had been in pretrial detention for several months.
Viktor is known to have a large family. In 2020, he was arrested under Article 342 (organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation therein) of the Criminal Code.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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.
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