Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
Number of repressed: 281
Date of birth: 12 december 1984
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An accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Stanislav Sergeyevich Kovalev is a law enforcement officer involved in politically motivated repression.
Guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions for political prisoners at Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel. For a long time, he served as the colony's deputy warden for security and operational work. In August 2024, he became the warden of Penal Colony No. 4 and received the rank of colonel.
He exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. He ordered the colony's operational staff to isolate, deny medical care, and cruelly treat political prisoners. He was involved in filing reports of violations on trumped-up grounds, with the aim of sending them to solitary confinement or depriving them of food parcels. He made monthly decisions on sending political prisoners to solitary confinement, including Veronika Kazak, Yulia Yurgelevich, Nastya Kukhta, Natalya Matveyeva, Nasta Loyko, Natalya Dulina, Maria Kolesnikova, Lyudmila Chekina, Olga Radionova, 70-year-old Irina Merkhel, and many others. He also ordered human rights activist Nasta Loyko to be sent to a punishment cell for the maximum sentence (after six months).

An accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Stanislav Sergeyevich Kovalev is a law enforcement officer involved in politically motivated repression.
Guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions for political prisoners at Penal Colony No. 4 in Gomel. For a long time, he served as the colony's deputy warden for security and operational work. In August 2024, he became the warden of Penal Colony No. 4 and received the rank of colonel.
He exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. He ordered the colony's operational staff to isolate, deny medical care, and cruelly treat political prisoners. He was involved in filing reports of violations on trumped-up grounds, with the aim of sending them to solitary confinement or depriving them of food parcels. He made monthly decisions on sending political prisoners to solitary confinement, including Veronika Kazak, Yulia Yurgelevich, Nastya Kukhta, Natalya Matveyeva, Nasta Loyko, Natalya Dulina, Maria Kolesnikova, Lyudmila Chekina, Olga Radionova, 70-year-old Irina Merkhel, and many others. He also ordered human rights activist Nasta Loyko to be sent to a punishment cell for the maximum sentence (after six months).

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Svetlana Viktorovna Bychkovskaya
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In custody: 1560 days
Hometown: Beki
Date of birth: 22.08.1977
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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The woman worked in the service «One-window» of the Oktyabrsky district of Minsk.

He is suspected of transferring personal data of law enforcement officers to telegram channels.

The trial was held behind closed doors.

Trial outcome 25.05.2023:

5. 5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Anastasia Sergeevna Kukhta
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In custody: 1623 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 20.01.1992
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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A social activist from Minsk.

She was detained on February 17, 2022 at her place of residence. Her house was searched.

At first, she was sentenced to administrative arrest, but after the end of the arrest, Anastasia did not go free.

Trial outcome:

5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alena Mikalayeuna Lazarchyk
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In custody: ~1672 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 17.07.1974
Number of children: 1 child
Address for letters: IK-24, ul. Proizvodstvennaya, 44, g.p. Zarechye, Rechitsky r-n, Gomel obl., 247526
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The activist of the "European Belarus" was detained on December 30, 2021 in a criminal case on group actions that grossly violate public order.

On January 7, 2022, the woman was transferred to a pre-trial detention facility.

Elena has a little son.

In January 2023, Elena was transferred to Gomel Women's Colony No. 4. For a long time, a lawyer could not get to the political prisoner; she was placed in a punishment cell.

In October 2023, it became known that Elena's parcel was not accepted in August. This most likely indicates that she was deprived of parcels. The last letter from Elena arrived in early September, and there have been no letters from her since then. Since Lazarchik's transfer to the colony, permission has never been received from the institution's administration to meet with a lawyer. What is happening to Elena now, what condition she is in, is unknown. Elena has problems with her teeth in the colony, and she has lost weight.

In mid-November 2023, human rights activists learned that Elena had been placed in solitary confinement again.

According to the testimony of the former political prisoner, Elena served more than 90 days in a punishment cell and more than 60 days in a PKT .

In the spring of 2025, Elena was convicted under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the legal demands of the colony administration) and sentenced to another year and a half in prison in addition to eight years of imprisonment. It is unknown when the sentence was handed down . It is known that Elena refused the services of a lawyer at the trial.

Trial outcome 19.09.2022
8 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 02.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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In custody: ~1674 days
folder Categories of cases: Black Book of Belarus
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 03.03.1995
Family members: Inna Valeryeuna Hlinskaia
Guardian: Nasta Bazar
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Detained together with her mother.

The apartment was searched under Article 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Then the article of accusation was reclassified to Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

He is previously accused of distributing personal data of Interior Ministry employees.

Trial outcome 20.01.2023
6 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.04.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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In custody: ~1674 days
folder Categories of cases: Black Book of Belarus
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.01.1975
Guardian: Nasta Bazar
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Detained together with her daughter.

The apartment was searched under Article 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Then the article of accusation was reclassified to Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

He is previously accused of distributing personal data of Interior Ministry employees.

Trial outcome 20.01.2023
7 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.04.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Yana Vitalyeuna Pinchuk
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In custody: 1731 day
Hometown: Orsha
Date of birth: 28.06.1997
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Yana was detained in St. Petersburg on November 1, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under several criminal articles, including "inciting other forms of social hatred and discord," "public calls for the seizure of state power," and "creating or participating in an extremist group."

In May 2022, a Russian court denied Yana temporary asylum.

On August 9, 2022, she was extradited from Russia to Belarus, despite a ban on extradition by the UN Human Rights Committee.

In June 2023, Yana was found guilty of administering the Telegram channel "Vitebsk 97%," in which, according to investigators, she posted messages with "negative assessments of law enforcement officers and government agencies," and allegedly published "calls to harm police officers" and "extremist materials."

Trial outcome 06.06.2023
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 20.10.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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In custody: 1811 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gaidukevich Case
Hometown: Borisov
Date of birth: 18.09.1997
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Anastasia was detained in August 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article “act of terrorism”, and in June 2023 she was convicted under several criminal articles.

According to the indictment, from July 2020 to January 2022, an "organized criminal group" allegedly preparing extremist crimes operated in Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other countries. It included radical military personnel, security officials, athletes and businessmen who sought to seize power illegally. This case is related to the attempted arson of the house of MP Oleg Gaidukevich in June 2021 and the "organization of mass riots."

Trial outcome 21.06.2023
11 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 04.10.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Volha Vaitsiakhovich
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In custody: 1811 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gaidukevich Case
Hometown: Borisov
Date of birth: 12.07.1974
Number of children: 1 child
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Olga was detained in August 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article "act of terrorism" and convicted in June 2023 under several criminal articles.

According to the indictment, from July 2020 to January 2022, an "organized criminal group" allegedly preparing extremist crimes operated in Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other countries. It included radical military personnel, security officials, athletes and businessmen who sought to seize power illegally. This case is related to the attempted arson of the house of MP Oleg Gaidukevich in June 2021 and the "organization of mass riots."

Trial outcome 21.06.2023
11 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 04.10.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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In custody: 1877 days
folder Categories of cases: Case of the Β«Civil Self-Defense UnitsΒ»
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 17.12.1983
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Natalia was arrested in June 2021 on suspicion of planning to set fire to logging equipment. The arrest took place in the evening right on the forestry farm grounds, where she allegedly arrived with her accomplice, Gordeyev, who was actually on assignment from state security agencies.

According to the prosecution, on the evening of June 8, 2021, Natalia and this man prepared Molotov cocktails, which they planned to use to set fire to the equipment. However, the crime was not completed—Natalia was detained before the arson could be committed.

In court, Natalia testified that she had found herself in a difficult situation: in August 2020, an acquaintance of hers was arrested, she had lost her father, and was experiencing difficulties at work. She also confirmed that she had indeed been a member of the "OGSB" chat group and had intended to destroy logging equipment at the forestry enterprise.

In December 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony with a large fine.

Trial outcome 05.12.2022
14 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 400 basic values fine.
Appeal 03.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Irina Alexandrovna Melkher
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In custody: 2066 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 20.08.1955
Family members: Anton Ivanovich Melkher
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina was detained in December 2020 along with her son as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police property. Irina was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and for participating in a protest that took place in September 2020 in Brest.

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Trial outcome 17.10.2022
17 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine.
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Lyubov Alexandrovna Rezanovich
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In custody: 2066 days
folder Categories of cases: The Autukhovich Case
Hometown: Rubel
Date of birth: 11.11.1964
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Lyubov, the wife of an Orthodox priest, was detained on December 1, 2020, along with her husband and son, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." According to the investigation, she helped Avtukhovich collect information about law enforcement officers and provided housing where the participants in the "case" stored weapons. Lyubov was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization," "act of terrorism," "attempted seizure of power," and "illegal actions in relation to firearms."

Trial outcome 17.10.2022
15 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 600 basic values fine.
Appeal 31.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Irina Viktorovna Zlobina
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In custody: 2024 days
folder Categories of cases: The BelaPAN case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 25.04.1989
Address for letters: IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU and in recent years was engaged in her own small business related to flowers and souvenir production. She was detained on January 12, 2021, along with Andrey Alexandrov. Irina was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. She was convicted of "treason" and "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."

On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.

Trial outcome 06.10.2022
9 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal 06.01.2023
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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In custody: ~504 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 13.02.1984
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Marina previously worked as an entrepreneur, selling flooring. Her business closed in 2015, after which she moved to another company that did the same.

The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.

Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.

On March 19, 2026, she 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).

Trial outcome 09.09.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~504 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 26.08.1988
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Alexandra graduated from Cardinal Stefan WyszyΕ„ski University in Warsaw. She works as an English teacher in various schools and child development centers in Mogilev. She holds a first-category teaching qualification.

The woman is known as a lover of Belarusian culture and took part in events of the Belarusian Language Society and a folk dance club.

Most likely, the matter is connected with Alexandra’s participation in protest chats.

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).

Trial outcome date unknown
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.
Ina Viktarauna Korbut
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In custody: ~312 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Narovlya
Date of birth: 06.12.1993
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Inna graduated from Kuleshov Mogilev State University with a degree in child psychology. She lived in Mozyr and Mogilev. For the past three years, she has worked as a self-employed photographer.

Inna was arrested and convicted in 2025 on charges of "aiding extremist activity." The prosecution is related to the Gayun case. She was given a restricted freedom sentence, but the exact sentence and details of the charges remain unknown.

She 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.

Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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