All persecuted

A former fighter of the Kalinovsky regiment, whom Vietnam extradited to Belarus.

It was reported that the man ended up in Asia because Lithuania recognized him as a threat to national security and banned him from entering the European Union. "Kalinovets" was delivered to Belarus on the evening of November 14 under a three-person escort. Vasily was delivered to Belarus on a Belavia flight (B2978) from Moscow on the evening of November 14. This plane landed at the Minsk National Airport at 23:48.

It is also known that the video with Veremeychik, which was published by propagandists, is, as expected, staged: it was filmed on a different plane and at a different time.

For "participation in pogroms and an attempt to set fire to a car belonging to employees of the prosecutor's office," a criminal case was opened against him under Part 1 of Article 366 (violence or threat against an official performing official duties) of the Criminal Code.

The man was a member of the Coordination Council. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's office expressed a strong protest in this regard.

"This step is part of the long-standing repressive policy of the Lukashenko regime, which stops at nothing to persecute its opponents, including those who fight for freedom and democracy, as well as those who defend Europe from Russian aggression," the statement said.

Maxim was shown in a propaganda film, filmed in prison.

In the spring of 2022, he joined the Kalinovsky volunteer regiment, which was formed in February of that year with the aim of defending Ukraine from Russian invasion.

According to a pro-government TV channel, Ralko took part in military operations.

According to Zerkalo , Maksim Ralko resigned from Kalinovsky's regiment this summer. In the recent past, he lived in Poland. How and when he ended up in Belarus is unknown.

Earlier, Yevgeny Olegovich Kotlyarov became known for the fact that his denunciations became the basis for the charges against several Gomel residents under administrative and criminal articles, including he was a witness in the case of human rights activist Leonid Sudalenko .

In 2023, Kotlyarov drew attention to the legality of the actions of local authorities, which led to his being sought by the police and placed in a temporary detention facility. In early 2024, under pressure from government agencies, he was forced to clean up his Facebook page.

Kotlyarov was detained in the spring of 2024 after publishing several videos in which he criticized the actions of an official of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Andrei Baranovsky .

According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.

In addition to her previous conviction under Article 328, she received 11 years in prison and a fine.

It is known that Vladislav is 49 years old, his wife Tatyana is 44. The family lives in Baranovichi. They have two children, the youngest son is still a minor.

As reported by the BELPOL organization, according to data for 2005, Tatyana worked at the "558th aircraft repair plant" as a technician. Vladislav is a military man. According to data for 2019, he worked at the "61st fighter airbase in Baranovichi" (military unit 54804).

It is not known exactly what the Koshcheyevs are accused of. They are likely being held in custody, as their last social media activity was in 2023.

Tatyana, 44, was detained together with her husband. The family lives in Baranovichi. They have two children, the youngest son is still a minor.

According to data for 2005, Tatyana worked at the "558th Aircraft Repair Plant" as a technician. Vladislav is a military man. According to data for 2019, he worked at the "61st Fighter Air Base in Baranovichi" (military unit 54804).

It is not known exactly what the Koshcheyevs are accused of. They are likely being held in custody, as their last social media activity was in 2023.

A famous basketball referee, he was arrested for creating a basketball chat.

He was detained in January 2024 when he was returning to Belarus. He is currently in pretrial detention. He is accused of "insulting Lukashenko" and "creating an extremist group" under Articles 361-1 and 368 of the Criminal Code.

Syritsa had previously believed that coming to Belarus was not associated with major risks. His wife was also detained at the border (she spent a day in jail). And the chat participants were summoned for questioning.

Alexander Syritsa has been one of the best basketball referees in Belarus for many years. A FIBA referee since 2005. In 2019, together with his colleagues, Syritsa filed a lawsuit against the basketball federation, lost and was blacklisted. He lived in Australia, did business, and often visited Ukraine.

On January 16, the KGB recognized the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization" - at that time it was reported that Belarusian citizen Alexander Syritsa was related to it.

Citizen of Ukraine.

Details of the persecution of the Ukrainian gamekeeper became known from a propaganda film on September 11, 2023, which was shown on all state channels at once. In it, Vyacheslav was led on a chain during the investigation. The State Security Committee reported that it had detained six people in Belarus on charges of collaborating with the "Security Service of Ukraine" and "preparing terrorist attacks." In the video, some of them look beaten, some are led on chains during the investigation, and one of the detainees was filmed in the KGB pre-trial detention center. As a result, three people were charged under six articles of the Criminal Code at once, including "Treason" and "agent activity."

Ukrainian ranger Vyacheslav Borodiy was detained on September 1, 2023, in the Yelsky district of Belarus, bordering the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. It is known that Vyacheslav was born in the Zhytomyr region, lived in Mozyr for some time, and then returned to Ukraine and worked as a ranger, raising three children. The film said that after the start of a full-scale war, Borodiy allegedly underwent training at the training center of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and that "since March 2023, in addition to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, he began to cooperate with the Security Service of Ukraine."

According to Asker's social networks, he lived in Minsk, played sports, and acted in videos. The last time he visited his VKontakte page was in July. His case will be heard behind closed doors in the Minsk City Court on October 4. Asker is charged under Part 1 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code (Participation in an armed formation or armed conflict, military action, recruitment or preparation of persons for such participation on the territory of a foreign state).

The essence of the charges brought against Yevgeny Stepanov, who is now accused of "creating or participating in the activities of an extremist group," is unknown. According to unreliable information, he was detained in January of this year for "distributing extremist materials on the Internet" and sentenced to arrest under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, from which he has not been released.

Evgeniy Stepanov has serious health problems: in 2020, he suffered a stroke, after which he had difficulty speaking. Because of this, Evgeniy Stepanov lost the opportunity to work in his profession - he graduated from the University of Culture and Arts with a degree in directing, conducted weddings, concerts, and other festive and entertainment events.

Yevgeny Stepanov disappeared from social networks at the end of 2022, but due to the difficulty of communicating with him, this went unnoticed. The attention of the security forces was attracted by his appeals to government agencies, written in late February-early March 2022. He demanded to help stop Russian military aggression on the territory of Ukraine - to announce the formation of an anti-war movement and support any forms of anti-war protests; demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Belarus, to consider as war criminals all those who made the decision on military action in Ukraine and who sanctioned aggressive propaganda justifying the war in the state Belarusian media.

Yevgeny Stepanov sent his demands to end the war in Ukraine to both local authorities and high-ranking government officials – the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, the head of the country's armed forces, and the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus.

On 20.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.