Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh

Artur, a student, was detained on October 19, 2020, during a college class in connection with a criminal case opened for blocking a road in the Serebryanka microdistrict of Minsk on October 13, 2020. He was charged with "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restriction of liberty without being sent to a correctional facility. Artur was released from custody in the courtroom. He was a minor at the time of his arrest and detention.

Alexander was detained at his parents' place in Luninets on June 7, 2021, after which he was transported to Minsk, then to Zhodino, where he was taken into custody as part of a criminal case initiated after the march to Kurapaty, which took place on November 1, 2020 in Minsk. Two months later, he was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

In November 2024, as part of a special proceeding against Alexander, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Maksim, a student at the Minsk State Automotive College, was detained on October 19, 2020, at about 7:30 a.m., as he was leaving his apartment building and heading to school. He was detained in connection with a criminal case opened for blocking a road in the Serebryanka microdistrict of Minsk on October 13, 2020. Maksim was accused of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restriction of liberty without being sent to a correctional facility. He was released from custody in the courtroom. At the time of his detention and sentencing, Maksim was a minor, and he also has serious health problems - a heart defect.

Rostislav, a former Gorodeya football player, was detained three times — from August 2020 to spring 2021 — and sent to serve administrative arrests. The last time, on May 17, 2021, he was sentenced to 15 days for disobeying the police. However, after serving the sentence, he was not released and was transferred to a pre-trial detention center on charges of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." A criminal case was opened against Rostislav after a march in Kurapaty, which took place on November 1, 2020. In September 2021, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction and released from custody in the courtroom.

Maria was arrested on September 9, 2020 and convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.

Ekaterina is a legal consultant at TUT.BY. She graduated from the Law Faculty of BSU. Before TUT.BY, she worked in a large advertising company.

She was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY for tax evasion on an especially large scale. A few days later, she was placed under house arrest.

In April 2022, it became known that Ekaterina's preventive measure had been changed from house arrest to a written undertaking not to leave the country.

Kateryna did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors; by that time, she had already left the country.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Elena is a journalist. She started working at TUT.BY in 2014. At first, she worked in the Construction and Real Estate section, and after a few years, she moved to the Money and Power section.

She was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY for tax evasion on an especially large scale. In July 2022, Elena was released from pretrial detention on a non-disclosure agreement and surety, but the charges were not dropped. In the fall of the same year, the KGB added her to the list of "those involved in terrorism."

Elena did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors — by that time she had already left the country. In April of the same year, the Minsk City Court summoned deputy Valery Voronetsky and political scientist Yevgeny Preygerman, who vouched for Elena — they were fined 18.5 thousand Belarusian rubles each.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Olga is the former editor-in-chief of the political and economic block TUT.BY, graduated from BSU, BGEU and Oxford, and hosted the program “Economics on the Fingers” with Sergei Chaly.

On May 18, 2021, she was detained in a criminal case on tax evasion by TUT.BY. She was later charged with "inciting social hatred" and "calls for sanctions." In March 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on bail and recognizance, but the charges were not dropped. In the fall of that year, the KGB added her to the list of "those involved in terrorism."

Olga did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors — by that time, she had already left the country. In April of the same year, the Minsk City Court summoned the head of the Republican Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shvets in connection with his surety for Olga — he was fined 18.5 thousand Belarusian rubles.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Marina has been the editor-in-chief of TUT.BY since 2004 and is known for her interest in Balkan culture and her knowledge of the Bulgarian language.

In 2019, she was fined in a criminal case under the article "inaction of an official" for accessing BelTA materials; human rights activists deemed the case politically motivated.

In May 2021, she was arrested on charges of tax evasion, but the charge was later dropped.

In October 2022, the KGB added Marina to its list of persons "involved in terrorist activity." She was later also charged with "inciting hatred" and "calls for actions against national security."

The trial was held behind closed doors and lasted more than two months, with 37 hearings in total. In March 2023, she was sentenced to a lengthy prison term.

On December 13, 2025, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.