Head of Pretrial Detention Facility No. 6 in Baranovichi since 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Head of the Department of Corrections for the Brest Region, and before that, Deputy Head of Colony No. 11 in Volkovysk.
Head of Pretrial Detention Facility No. 6 in Baranovichi since 2025. Previously, he served as Deputy Head of the Department of Corrections for the Brest Region, and before that, Deputy Head of Colony No. 11 in Volkovysk.
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).
On February 13, 2025, he was convicted under an administrative offense (Part 2 of Article 10.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Intentional infliction of bodily harm and other violent actions or violation of a protective order), after which a criminal case was opened.
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).
Detained in a criminal case related to "extremist activity."
His common-lawwifeVeraKanonenkois also inpre-trial detention .
According to the investigation , the defendants in the case were couriers for the BYSOL initiative, "their tasks included receiving and transferring money to other members of the organization, distributing it to meet the needs of participants in illegal protest and extremist activities."
He is expected to be released in February-March 2026.
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, 500 basic values fine.
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 02.04.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On January 16, 2024, the KGB made a decision to recognize the "Fund of Belarus Friend LTD" as an "extremist organization." The department's decision listed people who were allegedly related to the fund: Belarusians Oleg Stefanovich and Alexander Syritsa, as well as Estonian Allan Royo.
On June 21, 2025, Allan was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's Special Representative, Keith Kellogg.
Tatyana was convicted in November 2024 in a criminal case opened under the articles "assistance to extremist activity," "creation of an extremist group or participation therein," and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Trial outcome 21.11.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
In a pro-government video, one of the Khilchuk brothers says that they were in the city center during the 2020 rallies. Another brother says that they also went to Minsk. At this point, a selfie of one of them with politician Pavel Latushko is shown.
Trial outcome 17.12.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In a pro-government video, one of the Khilchuk brothers says that they were in the city center during the 2020 rallies. Another brother says that they also went to Minsk. At this point, a selfie of one of them with politician Pavel Latushko is shown.
Vadim has a minor daughter.
Trial outcome 17.12.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Artyom was convicted in April 2024 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Brest from August 10 to 11, 2020. It is known that he was detained in August 2020, and at the time he was a minor.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "displaying" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Detained for participating in the protest on August 10, 2020. A pro-government channel showed a video filmed on September 10, 2020, where a young man simply stands on the roadway of Masherov Avenue among protesters, and then leaves the road. The same channel showed the arrest: special forces with shields and machine guns burst into the young man's apartment.
Andrey is a foreign language teacher who worked in an IT company before his arrest.
Trial outcome 24.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Nikolai was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and was sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open facility. The circumstances and details of the case are unknown.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in November 2025.
Trial outcome 19.01.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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