Zhanna Leonidovna Brysina

On February 14, 2024, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against representatives and participants of the "Personnel Reserve for a New Belarus" initiative, created by the United Transitional Cabinet. Later, the ONT television channel aired 14 arrests in connection with this case, and propagandist Igor Tur stated that he had been attending lectures on the program alongside security officials for a year.

Pro-government channels also published a video featuring Alexander, in which he confirmed his participation in the initiative.

In December 2024, he was convicted under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

The "Personnel Reserve for a New Belarus" program, launched in November 2022, was aimed at training specialists to work in government agencies and implement reforms.

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.

On June 14, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, he was expected to be released in April 2026.

Vladimir was detained in July 2023 by GUBOPiK officers and placed in pretrial detention on fabricated administrative charges.

In August of that year, he was charged with "insulting a government official," "insulting Lukashenko," and "illegal actions regarding information about private life and personal data," after which Vladimir was transferred to a pretrial detention center.

In January 2024, Vladimir was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.

He was released in April 2026, having fully served his sentence.

Borisov photographer who was detained on June 22, 2023. Security forces searched the house and took away computer equipment. After this, Zenkov was immediately taken to Minsk, where he was kept for some time in the temporary detention center on Akrestsin, and then transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.

As BAJ wrote , the photographer was detained in July 2020. In September, police officers came to Zenkov to “warn him about the inadmissibility of violating the law.”

Alexander Zenkov has worked as a freelance photographer since 1998, collaborating with regional independent publications.

On April 16, 2024, Alexander had a hearing of his appeal.

Natalia was detained upon her return to Belarus and convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” and “calls for sanctions.” Her Telegram account was linked to a personal Belarusian number, so she could be found through her comments.

She was released under a pardon in December 2024.

On October 27, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.

Yuri Dobrokhotov was arrested on April 20, 2023, on suspicion of “petty hooliganism,” but was charged for participating in a protest in 2020. After a search of his residence, a jar containing a small amount of marijuana was allegedly found in the apartment.

During the trial, Dobrokhotov pleaded not guilty to two charges. He explained that in September 2020, after work, he saw a lot of people heading towards Pobediteley Avenue. He didn’t know any of them. People were walking along the sidewalks. He went with them, entered the crowd, because he was interested in what was going on there. He didn’t have any prohibited symbols with him. And regarding the circumstances of the charge of possession of narcotic substances, he reported that a certain A. had been staying in his apartment for 4 months. When he left, he temporarily left some things in his apartment, among which a jar of “weed” was later found.

During his arrest, Yuri was beaten by police officers.

For the totality of the crimes, the final sentence was imprisonment for a term of two years. On 20.10.2023, the appeal was considered.

The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK) arrested brother and sister Mikhail and Alexandra Alexandrovich Razuvanovfor participating in protests . According to GUBOPiK, Mikhail and Alexandra participated in post-election protests in 2020. According to security officials, a criminal case has been opened against the brother and sister.

On June 23, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held, and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, Mikhail was again detained in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in April 2024. This may be related to a new criminal case.

It is known that Mikhail was released.

She was convicted for a single donation of $20 to an initiative later designated an "extremist group." The donation, presumably to aid victims of repression, was made back in 2021, when the initiative had not yet been designated an "extremist group." The case consisted of only eight hearings, and it was heard over two months—from November to January. The verdict came into force on April 28, 2023, after an appeals court hearing.

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).

Dmitry was detained on September 29, 2021, in Minsk and, after more than a year in prison, was convicted in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.

He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.

An appeal hearing was held on March 31, 2023. The verdict entered into force.

According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in the spring of 2026 .

Ilya was found guilty of burning an effigy of Lukashenko and for participating in the March.

According to human rights activists , he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Antonina is a lawyer and a graduate of the Belarusian State University. She worked as a legal adviser, notary, and chief specialist at the Ministry of Justice. Since 2002, she has been a member of the United Civil Party, serving on its executive committee and chairing the National Committee's Legal Affairs Commission for two years. In 2012, she was elected deputy chair of the party, a position she later resigned from.

Antonina was detained on July 27, 2022, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

According to the indictment, on August 23, 2020, she "publicly shouted slogans, loudly applauded, and stood on the roadway, thereby blocking and impeding the movement of public transport in Minsk, including the Minsktrans public transport system."

In November 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.

In April 2023, Antonina was released, having fully served her court-appointed sentence.