Alexander Grigorievich Savchuk

Igor Korney was detained on July 17 in Minsk and arrested for 10 days, he was in the detention center on Okrestina. His home was searched. After 10 days of arrest, he was not released and transferred to a pretrial detention center.

Igor worked for a long time as a journalist for Radio Svaboda, is known as an essayist, author of texts about the cultural and historical heritage of Belarus, and a travel blogger. Soon after his arrest, Igor's family left the country.

According to the indictment, Igor actively wrote "negative materials insulting the head of state, government officials, journalists and citizens who do not support the unconstitutional change of power. In addition, in his articles he gave a false picture of the economic, social, military and international situation of the Republic of Belarus."

Allegedly, from June 1 to July 14, 2023, he posted at least 54 information materials on BAJ resources. He was detained shortly thereafter.

On June 7, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

On December 11, 2024, the Shklov District Court heard Igor's case under Part 1 of Article 411 (malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility). Judge Alexander Tarakanov found Igor guilty and sentenced him to another eight months of imprisonment.

As Radio Svaboda reports , the political prisoner was brought from the Mogilev pretrial detention center for several days to the KGB pretrial detention center in Minsk, from where he was returned to Mogilev: "... in the KGB pretrial detention center he went to see a doctor and they listened to his heart, confirmed that the rhythm was not very even, prescribed valerian. He also wrote that after the Shklov colony he lost 15 kg, now he is gaining some weight in Mogilev."

On June 21, 2025, Igor was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and was immediately taken to Lithuania.

It is known that the boy had successfully competed in district intellectual games competitions among schoolchildren. Oleg was 16 years old at the time of his arrest. He was beaten for six hours while being transported to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GUBOP) building. There, after he asked, "Why are they interrogating me without a lawyer present?", he was beaten again.

He finished school in a pre-trial detention facility.

One of   Five detained members of the closed chat "Sayuz Belarusiana Natsianalnaga Shchyta" (The Belarusian National Movement), whose detention the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported in early November 2022. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had designated the chat an extremist group a week earlier. The ministry reported that a criminal case had been opened against the detainees under the article on the creation of an extremist group. The group had united in a Telegram group, which was designated an extremist group in early November. They allegedly "were supposed to find perpetrators to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement."

During his imprisonment, Oleg spent 129 days in solitary confinement. He was first placed there on the second day after arriving at the adult prison colony. He was constantly denied visits and parcels.

He was released in June 2025, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

According to pro-government telegram channels, Vladislav and three other guys "beginning in 2020 administered four tik-tok accounts and two telegram channels. These resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass riots, resisting law enforcement officers in order to encroach on independence, territorial integrity, the foundations of the constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus... The guys united in a telegram group, which was recognized as an extremist formation in early November." They allegedly "should have found executors to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement officers."

According to pro-government telegram channels, Alexander and three other guys "beginning in 2020 administered four tik-tok accounts and two telegram channels. These resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass riots, resisting law enforcement officers in order to encroach on independence, territorial integrity, the foundations of the constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus... The guys united in a telegram group, which was recognized as an extremist formation in early November." They allegedly "should have found executors to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement officers."

Of the relatives, Alexander has only a sister.

On April 04, 2023, the trial began in closed mode.

It is known that prior to his arrest, Nikolay Davydov worked as a leading design engineer of JSC «Gomselmash».

Mikhail was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In November 2022, he was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having served his full sentence.

A resident of Zhlobin, born in Bobruisk. He was tried for a video of planes in Zhlobin. At the trial, he said that "he was scared and thought that a war had started here too." The case was heard by judge Oleg Khoroshko.

According to human rights activists , he was released on October 22, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

He held the position of system administrator. On September 29, 2021, he was detained at his workplace. He was convicted on August 25, 2022 under Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or discord) and Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official) to a sentence of 2 years and 6 months in prison .

Released September 11, 2023.

was detained on September 29, 2021 in Grodno in a criminal case initiated 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 at the end of February 2025.

Marina, a confidant of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was detained on July 9, 2021, as part of a "KGB operation to purge radicals" and placed in pretrial detention on charges of financing the activities of an extremist group.

On November 10, 2021, the charge was reclassified to a more lenient charge—"training and preparing individuals to participate in actions that grossly violate public order, as well as their financing or other material support." After this, she was placed under house arrest.

On November 11, 2022, the court sentenced Marina to one and a half years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, taking her into custody in the courtroom.

She was released in June 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.

Sergei, a journalist for the online publication Pershi Region, was arrested on December 22, 2020, in connection with a case of insulting Lukashenko. Three days later, he was placed under house arrest and in May 2021, he was released on bail pending trial.

In August 2021, Sergei was convicted of “insulting and slandering Lukashenko” and “insulting a government official.”

He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

In September 2023, he was detained again after returning from Poland and sentenced to 15 days for “distributing extremist materials.”

In January 2024, he was arrested again - for reposting from the Gantsavitsky Chas website on VKontakte, although the account had been deleted in November 2023. The court did not take into account either this or Sergei's deteriorating health: he lost consciousness and sought medical attention.