Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov
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Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov
An operative at Correctional Colony No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Investigative Department for the Gomel Region and the city of Gomel. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions, which included the detention and abuse of thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. He is also an accomplice to the abuse of political prisoners at the women's penal colony Correctional Colony No. 4.
An operative at Correctional Colony No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Investigative Department for the Gomel Region and the city of Gomel. Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of Belarusian citizens. Yaroslav Alekseevich Goncharov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions, which included the detention and abuse of thousands of peaceful protesters, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. He is also an accomplice to the abuse of political prisoners at the women's penal colony Correctional Colony No. 4.
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Elena graduated from the Minsk State Linguistic University in 2019. She later worked as an English teacher at various private schools, including Step by Step, Kidslab, and others.
She was convicted in February 2025 of "inciting social hatred" and "calls for sanctions" and sentenced to imprisonment. An appeal hearing was held in early April of that year, and the sentence was upheld.
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.
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Karina loves traveling, photography, and handicrafts; five years ago, she created educational flashcards for children. Since 2017, she has worked at Peleng, and in recent years, she has been a 5th-grade optical components inspector in the quality control bureau, where she tested the quality of optical products.
The exact date of his arrest is unknown; his last social media activity was recorded around July 2024, when mass testing of Peleng employees was conducted as part of the Belpol investigation: they were subjected to polygraph tests, some were fired, and there was no information about criminal cases being opened at that time.
In February 2025, Karina was found guilty of “calls for actions harmful to Belarus” and sentenced to two years in prison.
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.
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On July 4, 2024, the KGB designated the Telegram channel "ShapitoDich" an extremist group. According to the agency, Elena is involved.
Elena, a dentist, was detained in mid-May of that year and sentenced to imprisonment in February 2025, having been found guilty of “creating an extremist group” and “calling for sanctions.”
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.
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In the fall of 2024, Irina Poznyakevich's name appeared on Russia's wanted list. She was subsequently tried and deported to Belarus.
Irina Poznyakevich (Shulga) is 26 years old. She is originally from Baranovichi and has also lived in Ivatsevichi. According to social media, she has worked in various fields, including as a nurse's aide. As of 2019, she had a small child.
In October 2020, Irina was in a detention center in Zhodzina, detained for allegedly participating in protests. It's unclear whether she actually participated in anything or was just one of those detained by chance.
In February 2021, she moved to Russia. Her legalization expired on January 14, 2024, but she did not leave Moscow for her homeland, remaining there. In October 2024, Irina was tried in Moscow's Mikulinsky District Court. She was fined 5,000 Russian rubles (approximately $50) and ordered to be deported from Russia.
In September 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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Lilia disappeared from all social media after October 16, 2024, when she published her last post; her Telegram account was also deleted.
In 2012, she completed her residency in surgery, worked at the 10th City Clinical Hospital of Minsk and the Nordin Medical Center, and has over 17 years of medical experience.
In December 2024, Lilia was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order" and "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security" and, despite her positive character references and value as a specialist, was sentenced to imprisonment.
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.
Elena was convicted in December 2024 of "insulting Lukashenko" 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.
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Anna studied at Baranovichi State University, specializing in teaching modern foreign languages.
In July 2023, she was detained for 24 hours for distributing "extremist materials." A year later, she was detained again as part of a criminal case, and for a long time, she was not even allowed to change clothes.
Anna has serious health problems that require regular medication.
In December 2024, she was found guilty of a number of criminal charges, including "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting Lukashenko," and sentenced to imprisonment.
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.
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The most likely reason for her arrest was in the Telegram comments. Karina had an old account registered to her own number, with her personal photo.
Karina Malinovskaya is 32 years old. She is originally from Borisov. She has two minor children.
Karina has tried her hand at many things—she worked as a hairdresser, studied psychology, and from 2018 to 2022, she ran her own business selling LED lighting.
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.
Marina was allegedly detained in February 2024 during a raid on the Telegram chat "Common Sense on Alibegov," when it was designated an "extremist group." The KGB's decision listed 19 members of the chat, including Marina Myshko.
In April 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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Anastasia worked as a programmer in the Minsk office of the American IT company Exadel. According to the charges, she may have posted comments on Telegram but was not active on other social media.
In the fall of 2024, Anastasia was convicted of "slander against Lukashenko," "calls for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming national security," and "inciting hostility or discord," 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.
Irina was arrested in 2024 and convicted of "inciting hatred and discord" and insulting Lukashenko. It is also known that in February of that year, she was arrested on administrative charges of distributing materials included on the national list of extremist materials, as well as their production, storage, or transportation with intent to distribute.
In September 2025, she was released, having served her entire sentence.
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Detained for reposting from social networks and participating in protests in 2020.
Alla was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of a number of criminal offenses, including "assisting extremist activity" and "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order," 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.
Alla was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of "assisting extremist activity" 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.