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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).
Denis was convicted in 2025 in a criminal case brought under the article "inciting hatred and discord" and sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.
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).
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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She holds Russian citizenship. She was detained on April 23 , 2025, and her home was searched the same day. She was detained in connection with a criminal case involving messages posted to the "Belarusian Gayun " bot .
Yaroslava is originally from Rogachev. At some point, she moved to Mozyr, likely right after graduating from university.
In recent years, she worked as a teacher in a village school. She taught German at the Moiseevskaya Basic School in the small agricultural town of the same name. She also served as a teacher organizer.
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).
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On December 20, 2024, Pavel was convicted under the administrative offense of "Distribution, Production, Storage, and Transportation of Information Products Containing Calls for Extremist Activity or Promoting Such Activity." Subsequently, a criminal case was opened against him for sending data on the movement of equipment in Russia during a business trip to the "Charter-97" chatbot in 2022. In 2025, he was convicted of "Assistance to Extremist Activity."
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).
On February 13, 2025, he was convicted under an administrative offense (Part 2 of Article 10.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Intentional infliction of bodily harm and other violent actions or violation of a protective order), after which a criminal case was opened.
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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Timofey was first convicted in 2020 under the articles "insulting a government official," "insulting Lukashenko," "creating or participating in an extremist group," and "slandering Lukashenko." The exact sentence is unknown.
In the spring of 2025, Timofey disappeared from social media. He was later convicted, likely on defamation charges.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
Alexey was initially sentenced to administrative arrest under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses . A criminal case was then opened under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (assistance to extremist activity).
Alexey Kaidash worked in Mozyr as a professional photographer, taking wedding, children's, portrait, portfolio, and menu and catalog photos.
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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- Parents of minors
She was arrested in early May 2025 in the "Gayun case" for transmitting data to the "Belarusian Gayun" Telegram channel about the movement of military equipment.
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).
Vasily was convicted under the article “organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them” and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
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).
Detained in a criminal case related to "extremist activity."
His common-law wife Vera Kanonenko is also in pre-trial detention .
According to the investigation , the defendants in the case were couriers for the BYSOL initiative, "their tasks included receiving and transferring money to other members of the organization, distributing it to meet the needs of participants in illegal protest and extremist activities."
He is expected to be released in February-March 2026.
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).
Vera was detained at the end of October 2024 during another “raid” against people suspected of solidarity with political prisoners.
She was found guilty of cooperating with "extremist groups." According to investigators, the participants in the case acted as couriers for the BYSOL initiative: their task was to receive and transfer money to other participants, as well as distribute the funds for illegal protest and extremist activities.
She was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
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He is a pensioner and has a young child to support.
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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In December 2024, he was convicted of distributing, producing, storing, and transporting information products containing calls for or promoting extremist activity. In April 2025, he was arrested again, this time on charges related to political persecution.
Historian , ethnographer .
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).
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).