Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko

According to Belpol , Alexander had been in business for over 20 years. From the 1990s to 2008, he was deputy director of Litsvin LLC, which was involved in retail trade. From there, he moved to Expotechprom LLC and PromPoisk LLC, which specialized in wholesale trade of non-food products.

In October 2018, Alexander registered as a sole proprietor. He chose computer programming as his primary activity. This was a rare and inspiring achievement—Kotlyanik was 65 years old at the time.

In life, Alexander used the Belarusian language—at least when communicating online and when ordering from online stores.

Alexander cared for his mother, a Group 1 visually impaired person who has problems with her musculoskeletal system.

Alexey, a Russian citizen, worked at the Gomel Chemical Plant before his arrest. He was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people submitted information about Russian troop movements.

In the winter of 2025, Alexei was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, as well as to pay a large fine.

Alexey has type 1 diabetes and is insulin-dependent. Furthermore, he was assigned a lifelong disability status as a child.

He was arrested in early April 2024. In a "confessional" video from April 4, 2024, he "confessed" to "waving his hand" to the crowd during the rally, saying "surround the riot police," and throwing stones.

Detained for comments.

Worked as an energy engineer at Belgro.

Former journalist for Naviny.by.

Previously, Pavel worked for various independent publications. During the 2020 protests, he was detained and charged with administrative offences in connection with his professional activities. In the fall of 2021, Pavel Dobrovolsky left Belarus. He traveled extensively across various countries, reporting.

However, as has now becomeknown , he has been held in a pretrial detention facility in Belarus since January 2025. The circumstances of his criminal prosecution suggest that Pavel's previous activities related to the exercise of his right to free expression and dissemination of information are the reason for his detention.

In October 2025, it became known that Pavel was accused of treason.

It is known that before his arrest, Dmitry lived in Minsk and worked as a programmer. He also periodically taught programming at the Belarusian State University in the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. Before his arrest, Dmitry did not work anywhere, since he became "unreliable" for the university, and many IT companies left Belarus, so there was no work for him with his high qualifications. He did not want to leave, because at that time he was caring for his elderly mother. During the investigation of Dmitry, she died.

Sergey worked as an ultrasound diagnostics doctor at Grodno City Polyclinic No. 4, as well as at the Rosmed Medical Center. His professional experience is more than 30 years. He is also known as a chess lover - in 2022, he won the regional chess tournament among medical workers. The essence of the charges and the specific sentence handed down to Romashov remain unknown. So far, there is only information that he was sentenced to imprisonment.

A lawyer of the Gomel Regional Bar Association. He was detained together with two colleagues, including the head of the legal consultation. Later, the two lawyers were released, but the head of the legal consultation was dismissed from his post. And a criminal case was opened against Sergei Khlystov.

The essence of the charges and the sentence handed down are unknown. It is only known that Sergei Khlystov was deprived of his freedom.

Vadim had recently been living in Minsk, where he was detained shortly after the arrest of his brother, Ales . He was initially charged with "insulting Lukashenko," but could face other charges.

In February 2026, it became known that a second criminal case had been opened against Vadim. Details are unknown.

He worked as a long-haul truck driver. Alexander's last known job was at Mozyrsol. Before that, he worked in sports: as a rowing coach and instructor and deputy director of a children's sports school.

He was detained in the "Gayun case" on March 6, 2025.

Oleg Khomenko is a musician, leader of the group "Palace".

The arrest became known on June 30, 2025. As is now known, a criminal case has been opened against him for cooperation with an independent Belarusian media outlet, which is on the list of so-called "extremist formations" (the specific article of the Criminal Code is currently unknown).

Oleg Khomenko is a musician, composer, and radio host. In 1992, he founded the folk-rock band "Palace". The band released six studio albums, Khomenko also performed solo and recorded audiobooks. In 2008, he took part in the national selection for Eurovision with the song "Kola Grukatala". After 2020, "Palace" remained in the country and occasionally performed.

Detained as part of a criminal case for messages in the "Belorussky Gayun" bot.