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Vitalia was detained upon her return to Belarus as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
She was released in December 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Anastasia was detained and convicted for, according to investigators, scattering about 45 metal screws near the Minsk prosecutor's office on December 13, 2020. As a result, the car driven by the victim Klintsevich ran over them, and two tires were punctured.
She was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation in November 2021.
| 02.06.2021 | in April was registered as an extremist |
Natalia was first detained and sentenced to administrative arrest on August 29, 2020, after the Women's Solidarity March. She was detained along with her brother Alexander on a trolleybus, and a video of their detention was distributed in the media and social networks.
In October 2020, she was arrested again and convicted under the article on “violence against a police officer” for biting OMON officer Andrei Khomich on the thigh during his arrest in August.
She was released in May 2021, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
| 19.05.2021 | from 03/14/21 is in the women's colony No. 4 in Gomel |
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Yulia was arrested and convicted for attempting to help a victim during a protest held in Vitebsk on October 4, 2020 against the results of the presidential elections. The victim was lying face down on the ground, but the police did not allow her to approach him, and then used gas. In a sign of despair and resentment that she was unable to provide assistance, the girl hit the back of a riot police minibus.
Released in September 2021 as part of a pardon.
| 11.06.2021 | Letters went well to the pre-trial detention center in Vitebsk, but not a single one from this correctional colony, and so much time has passed |
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Darya, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally held in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Darya was detained along with her colleague Ekaterina Bakhvalova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 03.09.2022 | Released!! |
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Sofia was detained in a criminal case related to the events of September 6, 2020, during the "March of Unity" in Minsk, and convicted of painting shields and barriers with special equipment.
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Larisa was convicted of disclosing data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs employees.
She was released in September 2021, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
In 2022, Larisa was detained again. She was accused of transferring data about a judge and a prosecutor to the "Black Book of Belarus" and was arrested for 14 days on November 17 for "petty hooliganism."
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The former Narodnaya Volya correspondent was detained and convicted for blocking a road in the Serebryanka microdistrict of Minsk on October 13, 2020. In January 2022, Olga was convicted again for a comment addressed to a Brest police officer and sentenced to one and a half years of "house arrest". As a result of the addition of terms, her total sentence increased by six months.
She was released in December 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 25.11.2021 | squad number 3 |
| 30.06.2021 | After the punishment cell, she has a monthly limit in the store of 58 rubles. for half a year. Therefore, he asks for everything in the transmission. Her mom needs help collecting gear. |
Maria was convicted of writing the words “Long Live Belarus” and images of a white-red-white flag.
She was released in April 2021, having served her full sentence.
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Natalia, a citizen of Belarus and Switzerland, was detained on September 19, 2020, during the Women's March, a protest in Minsk. During her arrest, she tried to free herself and tore off the balaclava of a riot police officer. As a result, she was charged and convicted of "resisting a police officer."
In September 2021, the court changed Natalia's detention regime to prison.
She was released on February 18, 2022, thanks to diplomatic efforts by the Swiss authorities.
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Well-known translator and English teacher Olga was detained on January 15, 2021 and convicted for allegedly hitting STV employee Grigory Azarenok during one of the protests in Minsk.
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The social activist was detained on January 3, 2021, at her home after security forces broke down the door, conducted a search, and seized some of her belongings. Polina was convicted of "threatening to use violence against an internal affairs officer" and "insulting a government official." She refused to testify either during the investigation or in court.
In April 2022, Polina's sentence was extended on charges of "disobeying the demands of the prison administration," and in October 2023, she was convicted again under the same article. Polina is the first female political prisoner in Belarus to be convicted under this article. The article is used against prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often for alleged violations.
The political prisoner is systematically subjected to psychological pressure and physical violence; she has been repeatedly placed in solitary confinement, punishment cells and punishment cells.
The BNR Rada awarded Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk the Order of the Pursuit.
In March 2024, a propaganda story about Polina accidentally showed a yellow tag indicating the end date of her imprisonment: May 21. However, she was not released on that day, and she was charged for the third time with “disobeying the prison administration,” for which she was convicted again in October 2024.
She was released on February 1, 2025, having fully served her sentence (4 consecutive terms).
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Natalia was detained in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
She was released in July 2021, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Olga was arrested in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Elena was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.
It is known that Elena is subjected to physical and psychological violence, she has been deprived of all parcels and meetings with loved ones. She regularly receives disciplinary punishments and is in a depressed psychological state. She has also been deprived of parental rights.
On February 12, 2025, with the help of the US State Department, Elena Movshuk , journalist Andrei Kuznechik and a US citizen whose name has not yet been disclosed were released. They were pardoned by Lukashenko. The condition for Elena's release was leaving Belarus. On the eve of her release, she was transferred from Colony No. 24 to the KGB pretrial detention center, from where the next day she was taken with a mask over her eyes to the border with Lithuania.
Details of the release were revealed to CNN by Chris Smith, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs.
"It was a special operation: we crossed the Belarusian border, met with government officials in Minsk, who handed over three detainees to us. We picked them up and took them through Lithuania."
Smith said it was a "unilateral gesture" by Belarusian authorities seeking to improve relations with the United States.
"Lukashenko received nothing in return," he noted.