Nikolay Ivanovich Dolia
In 2011, Dolya fined the head of the Gomel regional organization of the movement “For Freedom,” Pyotr Kuznetsov, 20 basic units for “violations of the legislation on the press and other media.” Conducted criminal cases against Tikhanovsky, Statkevich, Losik, Tsyganovich, Popov, Sakov. Convicted Zhlobin resident Vitaly Guzov, who was accused under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code, and sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of two years and six months to be served in a correctional colony under general regime conditions.
In 2011, Dolya fined the head of the Gomel regional organization of the movement “For Freedom,” Pyotr Kuznetsov, 20 basic units for “violations of the legislation on the press and other media.” Conducted criminal cases against Tikhanovsky, Statkevich, Losik, Tsyganovich, Popov, Sakov. Convicted Zhlobin resident Vitaly Guzov, who was accused under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code, and sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of two years and six months to be served in a correctional colony under general regime conditions.
List of repressed
- Associations
- IT staff
Gleb Dudko is known in the musical environment not only of Gomel, but also far beyond its borders. Combining his talents as a musician and programmer, he launched at least two music IT startups.
Gleb’s father Oleg Dudko is a famous opera singer in Gomel and a former soloist of the Philharmonic.
In 2018, Gleb, together with programmer Maxim Grinevich, launched the ConcertMaster project. The idea of the project is to create a program that could automatically accompany vocalists .
Gleb was detained in March 2024 in Dobrush and sentenced to arrest for “distributing extremist materials .” After this, the man was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
From Gleb Dudko’s publications on social networks, it can be understood that in 2022 he condemned military aggression against Ukraine. What exactly served as the basis for the political persecution of the Gomel resident is unknown.
Alexander was convicted in December 2023 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and was sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
- Associations
- Activists
- Military
- Politicians
Nikolai is the leader of the unregistered Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Hramada), a former presidential candidate, a retired lieutenant colonel, and a PhD in engineering. He was one of the founders of the Belarusian Military Association. He has been imprisoned multiple times for political reasons.
In the 1990s, he organized protests, including the Minsk Spring and the 1999 march.
In 2004, he led street protests against referendum fraud, after which he was sentenced in 2005 to three years of restricted freedom. Due to an amnesty announced in honor of the 60th anniversary of Victory Day, his sentence was reduced by one year. In 2010, he participated in the presidential campaign and protests in Minsk, after which he was arrested and sentenced in 2011 to six years in a maximum-security penal colony. In January 2012 and May 2015, his sentence was increased, resulting in his imprisonment. He was released in August 2015 as part of a pardon.
After his release, he continued his political activity and participation in street protests. In 2016, the Belarusian National Congress was founded on his initiative. In 2020, he spoke out in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , the wife of another unregistered candidate, social blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky . Nikolai was detained again on May 31, 2020, on his way to her election picket. He initially received 15 days of administrative arrest but was never released. Subsequently, in December 2021, he was convicted of criminal charges of "organizing mass riots."
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the case are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
On September 11, 2025, it was reported that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania. Among those released was Mikalai Statkevich. However, Mikalai refused to leave Belarus, and had to kick down the bus doors to do so. After waiting for several hours in the neutral zone, he returned to Belarus. It was only two months later that he was re-arrested. His exact whereabouts are unknown.
- Associations
- Bloggers
Vladimir is a blogger and author of the YouTube channel MozgON. He started by discussing economic and social news, later moving on to political topics, covering various actions, including pickets of Sergei Tikhanovsky.
In June 2020, he was detained to serve an administrative arrest, but was later accused of preparing "mass riots" and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case." According to human rights activists, the defendants in the case are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
In 2022, Vladimir was transferred to prison regime. In 2023, he was tried twice for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." In the fall of 2023, a third court hearing was held on a new case for "malicious disobedience."
- Associations
- Activists
- Bloggers
Artem is a former border guard, a member of the initiative group to nominate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for president, and one of the videographers of the YouTube channel "Country for Life". He took part in a picket to collect signatures in Grodno on May 29, 2020. He was later detained and convicted of "organizing mass riots".
In November 2022, he was transferred to prison regime.
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the "case" are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
- Associations
- Activists
- Bloggers
- Foreign citizens
The moderator of the social media site "Country for Life" disappeared on the evening of June 4, 2020. Only a few days later it became known that he had been sentenced to 15 days of arrest and transferred to a temporary detention facility in Minsk. He was charged with "organizing mass riots."
In the fall of 2022, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the "case" are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
He was released in May 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
On 26.04.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Detained under 18 years
On January 30, 2023, 18 year old Maxim was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime. He was found guilty under part 1 of Article 130, Article 369 and Article 391 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
At the time of detention on May 10, 2022, the guy was a juvenile.
On January 9, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court considered the case of two Gomel residents, Vladislav Yatsenko and Kirill Plakushchev. According to the investigation, one of them repeatedly posted on one of the social networks publications calling for participation in the Kastus Kalinovsky battalion, "Azov" and other formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also transferred 21 euros for the Kastus Kalinovsky battalion. Both guys were also accused of making cynical inscriptions and drawings on the walls of buildings. The court assessed the damage at 130 rubles.
According to human rights activists , he was released on May 7, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Journalists
- Parents of minors
In 2021, she publicly announced that she was leaving journalism. She explained her departure by saying that she had already had enough of being persecuted for working without accreditation. According to police reports, the courts punished the journalist with administrative fines more than forty times, including for covering post-election protests. Only one day was not assigned, since Shchiryakova was raising a minor son alone.
This year, in September, after the arrest of her former colleague in the journalistic field, Yevgeny Merkis, Shchiryakova raised the issue of the journalist’s detention in a pre-trial detention facility in her posts on social networks, and posted messages on her social network pages about solidarity actions with Yevgeny that were being held abroad.
After Larisa was detained, her son was taken to a shelter straight from school.
According to the case materials, Larisa Shchyryakova allegedly posted information on the Internet that discredited the Republic of Belarus. She is also accused of "collecting, creating, processing, storing and transmitting information for" Viasna" and "Belsat".
On the 11th of April 2025 it became clear that the 52nd anniversary of the Belarusian Regime Promymusov moved to the territory of Lithuania. There are people and citizens of the European countries. Larysa Shchyrakova was summoned.
According to the materials of the prosecution, Bobkov, in February 2022, posted a publication on social networks with a video recording of the movement of vehicles of paramilitary Russian units moving through the territory of the Republic of Belarus, indicating their location. Then, using a mobile phone, he sent it to telegram channels, including those recognized by the court as extremist formations.
Before the trial, Bobkov was at large, under surety. Artyom was taken into custody in the courtroom.
