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Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~316 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 10.09.2000
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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On August 27, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the spring of 2025.

Trial outcome 04.07.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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Hometown: Maladzyechna
Date of birth: 05.09.1969
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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Director of the Sakavitsa enterprise - the former Molodechno factory of art products. Sergei Sobolevsky was charged with Parts 1 and 3 of Art. 210 of the Criminal Code (“Takeover of property using official powers”), which, according to him, the investigators invented on their knees, is already in court. There was no evidence. Sergei Sobolevsky said in an interview that already when he was behind bars, KGB officers came to him three times with an offer to testify against Sergei Tikhanovsky (they also came to the Vitebsk colony) - and immediately go home. The convict categorically refused.

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2 years imprisonment

Andrey Viktorovich Gnet
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In custody: 367 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 07.07.1982
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Director of TV commercials and music videos, journalist, political activist and co-founder of the Free Association of Athletes SOS BY, recognized in Belarus as an "extremist group." Andrei Gnet was arrested by Serbian authorities upon landing at Belgrade airport in October 2023, based on an Interpol warrant issued at the request of Belarus. Andrei has been in custody since his arrest; on June 6, 2024, he was transferred to house arrest without permission to leave his apartment.

On October 31, 2024, he was released from house arrest.

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In custody: 232 days
Hometown: Hotimsk
Date of birth: 24.11.1969
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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He was found guilty of “slander against Alexander Lukashenko.” The reason was a comment on the news in one of the telegram channels, which contained sharp criticism of the politician.

Trial outcome 20.06.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Andrzej Maryanovich Yukhnevich
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In custody: ~542 days
Hometown: Shumilino
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Father Andrzej Yukhniewicz, rector of the Roman Catholic parish in Shumilino, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, has not been released from the Vitebsk temporary detention center after serving 45 days in custody . It has been learned that the priest's detention has been extended until July 2. He is only allowed medication as food parcels. There is virtually no information about him. Father Andrzej Yukhniewicz has already been convicted at least four times in a row. The first three were likely for the maximum 15-day sentence, and the fourth time, the court sentenced him to a further 10-day arrest.

Thus, the rector in Shumilino spent more than 45 days behind bars —the longest of any Roman Catholic or Greek Catholic priest sentenced to administrative arrest in Belarus. Afterward, a criminal case was opened against the priest.

As Christian Vizier learned in the fall of 2024, pressure continues to be placed on the priest in Pretrial Detention Center No. 2, where he has been held since his arrest on May 8, 2024. The priest was only allowed to shower for the first time after two months of detention. He faces charges related to crimes against the sexual integrity of minors.

On April 30, 2025, Father Andrzej was sentenced in Shumilino. Believers learned that the priest had been sentenced to 13 years in prison , although the prosecution had sought a 15-year sentence. The trial was presided over by Inna Grabovskaya, chairperson of the Shumilino District Court.

As the faithful learned, the priest completely denied the accusations and attempted to prove his innocence. As far as is known, the charges were based on the testimony of one or more "victims"—it's possible they were pressured. According to information received by the faithful, the priest's case concerns events that occurred approximately 10 years ago. The priest himself appeared in good spirits in court. Moreover, the diocese claims to have never received any complaints against Father Andrzej.

In November 2025, he was pardoned after a visit to Belarus by Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, as a special envoy of Pope Leo XIV.

Trial outcome 30.04.2025
13 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.07.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~335 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 17.05.1958
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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In addition to imprisonment, Tatyana was awarded a fine of 2,000 rubles.

Trial outcome 01.08.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.10.2024
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Irina Anatolievna Pogodaeva
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In custody: ~220 days
folder Categories of cases: Raid January 23-24, 2024
Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth: 12.11.1969
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina Pogadaeva is 54 years old. She is from Brest. She worked at a local library as a bibliographer. Judging by social networks, she has two children.

At the end of January 2024, when she was tried for “distributing extremist materials.” At the end of 2023, she was included in the “extremist formation.” This was recognized by the Facebook community “Letters of Solidarity Belarus 2020”, in which people exchanged letters from political prisoners and also discussed helping prisoners.

In total, the case involves more than thirty episodes in which a woman sent money to political prisoners in pre-trial detention centers in Minsk, Gomel and other cities of the country. Basically, we are talking about amounts of 4-5 rubles. In just less than a year and a half (from August 2021 to December 2022), Irina sent 188 rubles. This was enough to initiate a criminal case and arrest in May 2024.

Trial outcome 02.07.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander Vladimirovich Novitsky
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In custody: ~354 days
Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth: 10.10.1949
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Convicted for comments on social media.

Trial outcome 25.06.2024
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Appeal 13.09.2024
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In custody: 484 days
Hometown: Vitebsk
Date of birth: 18.04.1976
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On August 20, 2024, the appeal was considered and the sentence came into force.

According to human rights activists , he was released in early August 2025.

Trial outcome 26.06.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~406 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Smarhon'
Date of birth: 06.07.1992
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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On 13.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in April 2025.

Trial outcome 25.06.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~531 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 21.11.2002
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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He was released at the end of August 2025.

Trial outcome 28.06.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Elena Romanauskiene
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In custody: ~556 days
Date of birth: 31.12.1964
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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A citizen of Lithuania, but a native of Belarus. She worked as the head of the marketing department of the Lithuanian sanatorium "Belarus".

Ramanauskiene could have been detained last year when she was returning to Lithuania from Belarus, where she visited her relatives. The woman's relatives refused to comment to the Lithuanian publication. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry reported that she was receiving consular assistance. The trial in the Minsk City Court began on June 3.

She was found guilty under Article 358-1 of the Criminal Code (intelligence activity). The trial was held behind closed doors, but state media reported that she was accused of "repeatedly providing information about vacationers, including high-ranking Belarusian officials." She was reportedly recruited by Lithuanian intelligence services more than 10 years ago.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries , including Elena Romanauskiene .

Trial outcome 11.06.2024
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~229 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 01.02.2001
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to the court schedule, on 29.04.2024, Daria was convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity), apparently after that a criminal case was opened.

According to the case materials , in April 2024, Dasha and Valeria wrapped paper around a mop handle, set it on fire and brought it to the state flag, which was hanging on the organization’s building on Socialist Street in Grodno.

In court, both girls admitted their guilt.

On 08.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

Trial outcome 19.06.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.08.2024
unknown.
Alexander Andreevich Kotovich
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In custody: 839 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 09.08.1990
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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A Ukrainian citizen. The Ministry of Internal Affairs claimed that the Ukrainian was affiliated with the "extremist group" "Belarus Beyond the Moscow Ring Road," but according to human rights activists, Alexander had no connection to the project as its founder or leader—he simply left comments there.

He was pardoned on November 22, 2025, along with 31 other Ukrainian citizens. According to Lukashenko's press service, this occurred as part of "agreements reached" with US President Donald Trump and "at the request of the Ukrainian side in order to create conditions for resolving the armed conflict in the neighboring state." The released citizens were immediately handed over to the Ukrainian side.

Trial outcome 27.03.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.06.2024
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~241 day
Hometown: Svetlogorsk
Date of birth: 24.04.1969
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Trial outcome 21.06.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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