Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
He was sentenced to imprisonment in the fall of 2022 for "insulting Lukashenko." The outcome of his appeal is unknown.
In June 2025, it became known that Vladimir had been detained. The details of the case are being investigated. In the fall, he was sentenced to imprisonment.
Trial outcome 31.10.2022
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.01.2023
all charges dropped.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
Detained in the case of A. Hralovich. The details of the case are unknown, since the trial took place in closed mode, and the criminal case itself is classified as secret.
Details of the convict's detention are known from the propaganda film «Operation KGB «Mankurty»», which Television News Agency showed in 2021.
It is known that Olga was held for a year in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee, where she was on a hunger strike. Then she was transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1.
«She was completely gray-haired. She was on hunger strike for a long time — she was even fed through the veins on her hands, so they were swollen like forest driftwood».
She began serving her sentence.
Trial outcome 26.10.2022:
7,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
On August 13, 2024, Judge Olga Lavrinovich will make a decision in the Oktyabrsky District Court of Minsk "On replacing the restriction of freedom without sending to an open-type correctional facility."
As of October 2025, it became known that Viktor was again detained and was being held in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
14.03.2023
01.11.22 Zazherzhan
On 11/16/22 he was placed in the punishment cell at the Akrestsino
11/25/22 transferred to Volodarka
10.02.23 closing of the case under 342.1
03/14/23 court (1 year 6 months restriction without referral)
Trial outcome 14.03.2023
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 13.08.2023
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.
Head of pre-billing and tariffication department of MTS.
According to the investigation materials , Kuzmin had access to personal information of MTS clients and from August 9, 2020 to April 8, 2021, “leaked” it to the telegram channels “Black Book of Belarus”, “Punisher of Belarus” and “All Violations!”
There were 57 victims - security forces, propagandists, officials, judges, prosecutors and members of their families. In addition, the investigation believes that “joint actions of Kuzmin with other persons” resulted in disruptions to the work of transport and enterprises “causing damage to Minsktrans in the amount of just over 22,500 rubles.”
Among the victims are, in particular, an employee of SB. Belarus today” Lyudmila Gladkaya , as well as member of the Belarusian Communist Party and deputy Sergei Klishevich .
Trial outcome 18.09.2023
7 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.
Andrey Fomin is 29 years old, he hails from Mogilev, but lived in Minsk. The guy graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. In the video of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was forced to say that he was the editor and author of articles for the «Vestniki» newspaper network. According to information from activists of the ByProsvet initiative, Andrey did not have access to newspaper accounts and did not know those who distribute them in Belarus.
As a result, the guy was charged for participating in the March on August 30, 2020 and transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1. Andrey fundamentally did not want to leave his country, he is writing a book, six cats are waiting for him at home.
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 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.
The Belarusian state TV channel reported that Alexander transferred about 800 US dollars to BYPOL in May 2021. It is worth noting that BYPOL was recognized as an extremist organization in November 2021, meaning that at the time of the transfer, the initiative was not extremist.
According to witnesses, Alexander was indeed offered compensation for the damage through a fund associated with the president. He agreed to such compensation in exchange for his release, but things did not go according to plan. Alexander was refused, and his money (about 30 bitcoins) was confiscated. The BYPOL organization was recognized as a "terrorist formation", and a new criminal case was opened against Alexander under the article "Financing terrorist activity".
On March 15, 2024, in the Minsk City Court, Judge Elena ShilkΠΎ issued a new sentence – 9 years of imprisonment. The waves of pardons that swept across the country did not affect the political prisoner.
Trial outcome 31.10.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.01.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 15.03.2024
9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.05.2024
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.
Detained for hanging a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine on the facade of a high-rise building in Minsk.
After his detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application, through which he communicated during the rally, was recognized as an extremist formation.
21.03.2023
The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk
Trial outcome 06.04.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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.
On October 20, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 22.08.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.10.2023
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.
Leonid's first trial took place in the fall of 2022; he was charged under Article 369 and sentenced to restriction of freedom without referral.
The second trial was announced in August 2024. Leonid is accused of "financing the activities of an extremist group" (Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code) and "recruiting, training or preparing for participation in a war, as well as providing material support for such activities" (Part 2 of Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code). The man was probably found to have donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The sentence is most likely related to imprisonment.
Leonid hasa highereducation , his lastplaceof work was the privateenterprise"Gomelstalstandart ".
Trial outcome 12.10.2022
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 22.08.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.10.2024
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.
Ivan first held the position of investigator in Malorita, then transferred as an investigator to the Kobrin District Department of Internal Affairs. He had the rank of lieutenant.
According to information from the GUBOPiK video, he resigned from the law enforcement agencies and began mining cryptocurrencies. According to security officials, Ivan transmitted information about his colleagues to various telegram channels.
On November 28, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 03.10.2023:
7 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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.
Sergey is a resident of Soligorsk and is on the same criminal case with Oleg Gavrilov, Alexander and Tatiana Birulyami. They were detained for distributing protest newspapers on December 13, 2021, but during the investigation the list of articles of the Criminal Code under which they are accused has grown to five. Already at the trial, the case was sent for additional investigation, during which political prisoners were included in the «The list of terrorists».
Trial outcome 12.12.2022:
6,6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
She was detained together with her husband for hanging a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine in a 19-storey building on Lesya Ukrainka Street.
After their detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application, through which they communicated during the rally, was recognized as an extremist formation.
21.03.2023
The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk
Trial outcome 06.04.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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.
He was detained for hanging a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine in a 19-storey building on Lesya Ukrainka Street.
After his arrest, the channel in the Zello mobile application, through which he communicated during the rally, was recognized as an extremist formation.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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.
Observer, director, organizer of honey fairs and director of the Tsar-Med company.
Convicted for participating in protests on August 23, 2020 as a commentator
In the fall of 2024, Yuri's regime was changed and he was sent to serve his sentence in a penal colony.
In the fall of 2025, it became known that Yuri had been convicted of another criminal case and sentenced to imprisonment. The details of the case are unknown.
Trial outcome 15.09.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 29.11.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 30.09.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime 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.
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