Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
Ahiyevich Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1991-10-30	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Kramianeuskaya	Volha Hrytskevich	released
Ahnishchanka Raman	Former prisoner	1989-09-26	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryia Aliferuk		released
Aleksiayeuski Siarhei	Former prisoner	1993-05-21	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Misnik		released
Andrasenkau Andrei	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1986-07-13	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yauhen Khatkevich		released
Antsich Artsiom			Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Aliaksandr Tarasiuk
Anufryenka Siarhei	Former prisoner	1981-10-17	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Kozel		released
Arekhava Palina	Former prisoner	1991-06-09	Female	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Falkouskaya		released
Artsiukh Ihar	Former prisoner	1985-08-14	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Brysina		released
Asiatrou Ruslan	Former prisoner	1986-05-25	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksei Khlyshchankou		released
Astreika Vital	Former prisoner		Male	2021-09-21	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus Show all articles	unknown		Katsiaryna Murashka, Artsiom Manzhos		released
Balakhonau Andrei	Former prisoner	1990-03-18	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	unknown		Vasil Biahun		released
Baranau Vadzim	Former prisoner	1994-07-28	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	20 month	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Brysina		released
Bas Maksim	Former prisoner	1991-02-21	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Iryna Maiko		released
Bashlakou Tsimur	Former prisoner	1981-05-10	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Zinchuk		released
Belaholau Pavel	Prisoner	1988-09-15	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 years and 4 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Kachaharava, Tatsiana Rakhmanenka		Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
Berazhnova Larysa	Former prisoner	1970-05-03	Female	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Shylko		released
Bialenik Pavel	Prisoner	1975-09-25	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	unknown		Dzmitryi Hryshyn		Penal colony No. 5 225293, Ivacevičy, vul. Dziaržynskaha 1
Bukanau Maksim		1989-05-07	Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	unknown		Alena Shylko
Bushyk Siarhei	Former prisoner	1984-11-27	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Charapanava		released
Chaichyts Krystsina			Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alena Niamkova
Chamlai Yuliya	Former prisoner	1988-02-08	Female	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Anatol Dabradzei		released
Chyzhyk Arseni	Former prisoner	1994-03-25	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ruslan Tsaruk		released
Dalivelia Siarhei	Former prisoner	1982-02-20	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Halina Bondal		released
Dubinka Ivan	Former prisoner	1993-07-20	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred		imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Shylko		released
Dzemchanka Mikalai	Former prisoner	1989-08-25	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Zinchuk		released
Dziameshka Dzmitryi	Former prisoner	1985-08-03	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Aliaksandr Rudenka, Vital Kaubenia		released
Fedarovich Miraslau	Former prisoner		Male	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred		imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ruslana Sianko	Katsiaryna Pakala	released
Filipau Kanstantsin	Former prisoner	1985-02-22	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred					released
Filipavets Maksim	Former prisoner	1991-04-16	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Shylko		released
Fisiuk Siarhei	Former prisoner	1962-12-22	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Iryna Lanchava		released
Halaukou Mikalai	Former prisoner	1991-12-12	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus Show all articles	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Sakratarova		released
Hancharyk Pavel	Former prisoner	1979-03-18	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Liudmila Hrynko		released
Hapiyenka Andrei	Former prisoner	1982-11-16	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ruslan Tsaruk		released
Haurylenka Aliaksandr	Former prisoner		Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Rakhmanenka		released
Haurylik Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1992-09-11	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Vital Kulesh		released
Hladkouski Hleb	Prisoner	1985-05-06	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 198 of the Criminal Code — Obstruction of a journalist lawful professional activity Show all articles	5 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Charapanava		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Horbach Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1978-05-23	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksei Khlyshchankou		released
Hrabianiok Yury	Former prisoner	1985-05-06	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk		released
Hrechkayedau Maksim	Former prisoner	1980-05-05	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus Show all articles	2 years and 9 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Brysina		released
Hryh Ryhor	Prisoner	1969-09-21	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Mikalai Rachynski		Penal colony No. 2 213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 1
Hryhal Vital	Former prisoner	1990-04-21	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	19 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Valiantsina Ziankevich		released
Ivaniukovich Vital	Former prisoner	1989-06-12	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viktar Novik		released
Ivanou Aliaksei	Former prisoner		Male	2021-10-11	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Kramianeuskaya	Katsiaryna Pakala	released
Ivonchyk Yauhen	Prisoner	1955-10-16	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Uladzimir Areshka
Kachaharau Andrei	Former prisoner	1987-08-05	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	unknown		Vera Halaukova		released
Kachanau Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1990-08-27	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	16 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viachaslau Kaliuka		released
Kalenda Yauhen	Former prisoner	1990-10-11	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Siarhei Yepikhau		released
Kanavalau Aleh	Prisoner	1995-07-08	Male	2022-01-10	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	5 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Aleh Kharoshka, Aliaksandr Tarakanau		Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
Kandratovich Andrei	Former prisoner	1990-08-27	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Mikalai Rachynski		released
Karaban Dzianis	Former prisoner	1990-02-02	Male	2022-01-06	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Katsiaryna Hruda	Aliaksandr Zheshka	released

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