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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 08.12.1976
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 29.05.1969
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Natalia was arrested in October 2024 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Participation in an Extremist Group." In November 2025, she was found guilty in the "Backyard Chat Case" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.

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 03.11.2025
2 years 8 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 04.04.1977
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 15.11.1974
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 10 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 521 day
folder Categories of cases: The case of yard chats
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 19.03.1980
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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 03.11.2025
2 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~430 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 30.03.1971
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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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
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 203 days
folder Categories of cases: Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 23.12.1997
Was in: IUOT-46IUOT-46, 213188, Mogiliov region, g.p. Krugloye, ul. Sovetskaya 96
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Igor was arrested in the spring of 2025 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and in the summer of that year he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 11 in Brest.

He 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 26.06.2025
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Michael Alexandrovich Syrisko
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In custody: ~319 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Detained for comments.

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).

Pavel Shumski
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In custody: ~126 days
Hometown: Pruzhany
Date of birth: 11.03.1983
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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An activist, detained in June 2025 in Pruzhany. The detention was demonstrative, security forces arrived for him in four cars, a search was conducted at his place of residence. Pavel is a former officer, a lawyer.

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
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Leonid Leonidovich Shpets
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In custody: ~399 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Glubokoe
Date of birth: 09.08.1978
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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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
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Oleg Petrovich Slabuho
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Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~410 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 13.10.1986
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Oleg is an engineer by training. He enjoys traveling and active recreation.

Oleg has been a videographer for over 10 years. In 2015, he set up his own business. Oleg specializes in wedding and family photography, but also takes on personal photos and narrative videos.

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 01.07.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
Julia Mikhailovna Fenner
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In custody: 529 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus, Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 15.02.1973
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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Julia Fenner has dual citizenship - Belarusian and British.

In the early 2000s, Julia worked at the British Embassy in Minsk. She married Martin Fenner, the Deputy Head of Mission. After Belarus, the family lived in Turkmenistan and Yekaterinburg, Russia, where Martin was posted.

The woman was detained at the border on March 31, 2024, while trying to enter Belarus. She was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: Article 342 (active participation in actions that grossly violate public order) and Parts 1 and 2 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity). However, the essence of the charges is unknown to human rights activists. The detainee was placed in a pretrial detention center pending trial.

As a result, on August 21 of this year, Yulia was sentenced to seven years in prison.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Julia Fenner.

Trial outcome 21.08.2025
7 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.10.2025
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 471 day
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 12.01.1988
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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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 18.08.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~174 days
folder Categories of cases: The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 23.06.1988
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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He was held in pretrial detention center No. 1 before his trial. He was sentenced to house arrest by the Minsk Regional Court.

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 02.02.2026
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Oleg Petrovich Suprunyuk
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In custody: 786 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 15.09.1967
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Oleg Suprunyuk is known to residents of Brest region as a reporter who covered socially and publicly significant problems of the region. During his time in the profession, he worked for the newspaper "Brest Courier", the online publication "First Region", and collaborated with other independent publications.

The journalist disappeared on January 22, he stopped answering calls and did not appear on social networks. It later became clear that he was detained as part of a criminal case. For almost five months, nothing was known about Oleg's fate.

Previously, the journalist was prosecuted under an administrative article. On December 12, 2024, security forces came to Oleg Suprunyuk with a search. Then they took away his computer equipment and phone, and took him away for questioning. After the interrogation, an administrative protocol was drawn up for allegedly distributing "extremist information products" (under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The journalist was sentenced to 15 days of arrest, and was released on December 27.

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 08.08.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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