Alexander Anatolevich Yakunchikhin
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Alexander Anatolevich Yakunchikhin
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 3,780 rubles and 99 days of administrative arrest.
Since 2010, he has been making politically motivated decisions. Over the years, dozens of change advocates have become his victims. Until 20, he was limited to fines and days, but after the elections he began to issue real sentences. Even before the elections, he sentenced two young anarchists, Nikita Emelyanov and Ivan Komar, to terrible terms - 7 years in a reinforced regime for a symbolic action.
After the elections, he awarded: Vladimir Zhikhar - 5 years in prison and compensation for the “post-birther”, Igor Koronevsky - 3 years of “household chemicals”, Vladimir and Nadezhda Kalach - 2 years in prison each.
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 3,780 rubles and 99 days of administrative arrest.
Since 2010, he has been making politically motivated decisions. Over the years, dozens of change advocates have become his victims. Until 20, he was limited to fines and days, but after the elections he began to issue real sentences. Even before the elections, he sentenced two young anarchists, Nikita Emelyanov and Ivan Komar, to terrible terms - 7 years in a reinforced regime for a symbolic action.
After the elections, he awarded: Vladimir Zhikhar - 5 years in prison and compensation for the “post-birther”, Igor Koronevsky - 3 years of “household chemicals”, Vladimir and Nadezhda Kalach - 2 years in prison each.
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He was arrested in early September 2024 and received two sentences under administrative article 19.1. He spent about a month in the Okrestina temporary detention facility, after which a criminal case was opened for insulting Lukashenko A. and he was transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1.
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).
In 2024, Yuri was found guilty of “insulting Lukashenko.”
According to the "list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activity" of September 4, 2025, he was also charged with "inciting hatred and discord" and "calls for sanctions." These charges carry a sentence of imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Vladimir Arkadyevich Astapenko served as Belarus' Ambassador to Argentina until 2020. He resigned on the day of Alexander Lukashenko's inauguration, September 23, 2020, stating that he believed "in a better future for the Belarusian people." Soon after, Lukashenko signed a decree dismissing Astapenko and stripping him of his diplomatic rank "due to committing an offense incompatible with serving in the diplomatic service." Ostapenko did not agree with this wording of the reason for his dismissal and tried to change it through the court, but to no avail. Vladimir was forced to leave Belarus.
He then joined Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team and now works in the United Transitional Cabinet. Special proceedings were initiated against the former ambassador on December 21, 2022.
Vadim was accused of participating in a protest in Minsk in 2020 and entering the roadway. He fully admitted his guilt. He was in custody until the trial.
The Minsk resident was identified from video recordings from March, which were found in a laptop that was taken from Osaenok during the search.
Vadim Asaenok has a higher education and is unemployed.
Alexander is accused of participating in protests and of being involved with the "Pismo.bel" service, which allowed people to send letters to political prisoners. His brother, artist Vladimir Lykshin, was detained along with him.
According to preliminary information from former cellmates, the brothers are charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On March 18, 2024, the Sovietsky District Court of Minsk held a trial for the brothers, as well as Alexander's wife, Elizaveta . Judge Alexander Yakunchikhin sentenced them all to 2.5 years of house arrest.
Was detained again at the end of 2024 under Part 1 of Article 361. Before the trial, he was held in ST-8, then in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1, and awaited appeal in ST-4.
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).
According to the case materials , in the fall of 2020, the father and his daughter, while on the roadway of Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk, acting as a group of people, and with other people, "took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order and involved clear disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer, disrupted the operation of transport and enterprises, blocked and obstructed the path of vehicles, including public passenger transport."
They were identified from photographs taken at the scene.
They were kept in custody until the trial.
According to the case materials , in the fall of 2020, the father and his daughter, while on the roadway of Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk, acting as a group of people, and with other people, "took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order and involved clear disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer, disrupted the operation of transport and enterprises, blocked and obstructed the path of vehicles, including public passenger transport."
They were identified from photographs taken at the scene.
They were kept in custody until the trial.
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Alexey is a first-category plastic surgeon. He was arrested on February 2, 2023, right at his workplace. He was convicted twice under administrative law for "reposts" and held in the Okrestina temporary detention center. He was never released: after 24 hours, he was transferred to Zhodino Prison No. 8 for a criminal case opened under the article "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In April of that year, Alexei was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral.
Igor was arrested on September 14, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November of that year, he was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
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Nadezhda, the vocalist of the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk while celebrating her birthday with other musicians and guests.
In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
She was released in April 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
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Vladimir, a musician and frontman of the band IRDORATH, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during a birthday celebration for his wife and IRDORATH vocalist, Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians and guests.
In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.