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Eugene Mikhailovich Fartushnyak
He is an accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as a person involved in politically motivated repressions in Belarus.
He acted as a state prosecutor in the trial of the "Gomel Troika". According to the prosecution, the defendants took part in actions that grossly violated public order, as well as in an attack on employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - according to the investigation, Dmitry Korneev threw a "Molotov cocktail" at police officers on Lenin Avenue, where he was detained, and Zolotarev fled the scene with a second "Molotov cocktail", Kovalev also fled. They were detained later.
Following the trial, the judge sentenced Kovalev to 6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony, Korneev to 8 years of imprisonment, and the minor Nikita Zolotarev, who suffers from epilepsy, to 5 years of imprisonment in a correctional colony.
He is an accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, as well as a person involved in politically motivated repressions in Belarus.
He acted as a state prosecutor in the trial of the "Gomel Troika". According to the prosecution, the defendants took part in actions that grossly violated public order, as well as in an attack on employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - according to the investigation, Dmitry Korneev threw a "Molotov cocktail" at police officers on Lenin Avenue, where he was detained, and Zolotarev fled the scene with a second "Molotov cocktail", Kovalev also fled. They were detained later.
Following the trial, the judge sentenced Kovalev to 6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony, Korneev to 8 years of imprisonment, and the minor Nikita Zolotarev, who suffers from epilepsy, to 5 years of imprisonment in a correctional colony.
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Dmitry was arrested and convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail towards military personnel on August 10, 2020. According to investigators, the bottles were transported to the center of Gomel by Leonid Kovalev, who hid them and handed them over to Dmitry and Nikita Zolotorev that evening with an offer to set fire to a building, bus or paddy wagon. Dmitry partially admitted his guilt, explaining that he threw the cocktail in order to buy time and avoid detention.
In December 2021, he was transferred to prison regime for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution.”
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Leonid was arrested and convicted for, according to investigators, making two Molotov cocktails, transporting them to the center of Gomel, and hiding them. On the evening of August 10, 2020, he allegedly found two perpetrators — Dmitry Korneev and Nikita Zolotorev — and handed them the bottles, offering to set fire to a building, a bus, or a paddy wagon. Leonid did not admit guilt.
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Alexander was found guilty in December 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a one-word comment left on the social media site Odnoklassniki addressed to police officer Voynich.
Alexander has a third-degree disability and, at the time of the trial, was caring for his nearly blind 83-year-old father. Shortly before the trial, he refused hospitalization due to a pre-stroke condition, as he wanted to attend the court hearing in person. Nevertheless, the court sentenced him to restricted freedom and ordered him to pay compensation for moral damages to the "victim."
Alesya was found guilty for a comment left on July 9, 2020, on Olga Karach's Odnoklassniki page under a post about a police officer from Bobruisk named Komar. Under his photo, Alesya wrote, "What a mug!"
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Nikita was arrested and convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail at military personnel on August 10, 2020, according to investigators. The prosecution claimed the bottles were hidden and given to him by Leonid Kovalev with the intention of setting fire to a building, bus, or police van. Nikita refused to testify, denied guilt, and reported physical and psychological pressure in pretrial detention. He was 16 years old at the time of his arrest and suffers from epilepsy.
In July 2021, he was convicted again under the article on "violence or threat of violence" for an incident with pretrial detention facility staff. In June 2022, Nikita was transferred to an adult prison colony upon turning 18, and in August of that year, his sentence was increased, relegating him to a prison regime.
In July 2024, the political prisoner was tried for "malicious disobedience to the prison administration"—a charge often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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The activist, human rights defender and volunteer of the Gomel branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" was detained at the airport on January 21, 2021. She was later convicted of "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On September 24, 2022, Tatyana was released on pardon, having spent 1 year and 8 months in prison.
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Leonid, the Chairman of the Gomel branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", is a human rights activist with 20 years of experience in restoring violated rights of citizens. He was actively involved in preparing and sending numerous individual appeals to the UN Human Rights Committee against Belarus. In 2020, Leonid provided legal assistance in appealing court decisions in cases of participants in rallies in Gomel that took place after the falsification of the presidential elections. In January 2021, he was detained and convicted for participating in protests.
He was released on July 21, 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In early March 2024, a criminal case was opened against Leonid in absentia for "assisting extremist activity." In June of the same year, a trial in absentia took place, where he was sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.