Senior investigator of the Gomel City Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus, lieutenant colonel of justice. Implicated in violations of the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens.
Senior investigator of the Gomel City Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus, lieutenant colonel of justice. Implicated in violations of the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens.
The teacher was detained in late October or early November 2024. The case stems from comments on Telegram—her account was registered to her own number, and at some point, she used her own photo as the profile picture, even though she had previously left numerous comments on the account.
In recent years, Galina worked in the Department of General and Bioorganic Chemistry at Gomel State Medical University. She also coached students for admission to the pre-university training program.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Irina is retired and enjoys crafts: she crochets and knits, and she also decorates her yard with her own hands. She last logged into Odnoklassniki in early 2025.
On January 13, 2025, Irina was charged under Article 19.11 of the Criminal Code in the Novobelitsky District Court of Gomel. She was likely sentenced to 24 hours of detention, but she was not released, as a criminal case had been opened against her under the articles "creation of or participation in an extremist group," "insulting Lukashenko," and "discrediting the Republic of Belarus."
Irina had an 80-year-old mother in her care.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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