Ilya joined the Belarusian Wikipedia 17 years ago, in May 2008, and during that time, he created over 6,700 articles and refined tens of thousands more. But his most significant contribution was to visual content: thanks to him, tens of thousands of historical images and documents, including very rare ones, appeared in the free encyclopedia. In 2019, he became an administrator and bureaucrat of Wikipedia on Tarashkevytsia. Only he has ever held such a high status.
It was Kazimir Lyakhnovich who, virtually single-handedly, wrote articles about the national symbols of Belarus, the symbols of the Lukashenko regime, the referendums, and the separate presidential elections during this period. These texts are notable for their harsh language regarding the current government. This, incidentally, violated Wikipedia's rules.
For many years, Kazimier Lachnovič remained anonymous, and even his fellow Wikipedians weren't sure who was behind the nickname. But that didn't save him from criminal prosecution.
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).
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Journalists learned that in 2019, Ilyukhin went to Canada to take up the position of first secretary at the Belarusian embassy.
"In Ottawa, he served as a member of the electoral commission for the 2020 presidential election. According to the official protocol, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won a landslide victory in his precinct, garnering 321 votes (91%) to Alexander Lukashenko's 21 votes (6%)," the publication writes .
In August 2021, Ilyukhin served as consul in New York. He then served as first secretary at the Belarusian Embassy in Washington, D.C. He left the diplomatic service in April 2022. After leaving government service, Dmitry worked at the representative office of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC).
Dmitry's arrest likely occurred about a year ago. The nature of the charges and the exact sentence are unknown, but the sentence involves imprisonment .
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).
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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