Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
Abramuk Dzmitry	Former prisoner	1990-02-18	Male	2021-05-18	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities Show all articles	1 year, 1 month and 16 days	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitryi Shuryn	Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok	released
Aniskevich Andrei	Former prisoner	1986-06-09	Male	2021-08-13	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Yauhen Brehan		released
Antaniuk Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1992-11-11	Male	2021-11-02	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Skalkovich		released
Artsetski Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1984-08-21	Male	2021-03-15	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitryi Shuryn	Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok	released
Atroshka Viktar			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Dzmitryi Kurouski	Aliaksandr Batsiushka, Mikhail Yushchuk
Badaviec Aliaksandr			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Baran Hanna	Former prisoner	1978-12-01	Female	2021-10-13	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Katsiaryna Ramashka	Aliaksei Baranouski, Vadzim Bahatka	released
Baranouski Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1991-03-30	Male	2021-05-17	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitry Shuryn	Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok	released
Birukou Aliaksei		1991-04-06	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Vera Filonik	Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka
Birukova Tatsiana		1993-03-10	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Vera Filonik	Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka
Brovach Katsiaryna			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Dzmitryi Kurouski	Aliaksandr Batsiushka, Mikhail Yushchuk
Brukh Vital	Former prisoner	1987-10-19	Male	2021-05-13	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitry Shuryn	Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok	released
Brytsko Vital		1967-06-28	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Liudmila Rubasheuskaya	Alena Sharko
Bunevich Dzmitry	Former prisoner	1992-12-05	Male	2021-03-12	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution	2 years and 1 month	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitryi Shuryn	Mikhail Yushchuk, Stsiapan Liashok	released
Chamadanau Danila	Former prisoner	1997-03-13	Male	2021-01-22	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 year	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ina Klyshpach		released
Charnetski Vasil			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ina Klyshpach
Chubryk Yury			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ina Klyshpach
Chuhunova Halina			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Yauhen Brehan
Darashchuk Kiryl			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Darashuk Maryna			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Siarhei Maruchak
Dzemidovich Raman			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Siarhei Maruchak
Dzenisenka Viktar	Former prisoner	1992-04-18	Male	2021-06-06	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Sviataslau Kalina		released
Dziahtsiaryk Siarhei			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Vera Filonik	Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka
Dziamyanka Darya			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Vera Filonik	Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka
Dzitkouski Daniil	Former prisoner	2002-01-22	Male	2021-12-11	Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitryi Kurouski		released
Dzmitryeva Alena	Former prisoner	1972-10-19	Female	2023-08-06	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Volha Sukhadolskaya		released
Dzmitryieu Mikita	Prisoner	1992-06-02	Male	2021-12-31	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Maryia Aliferuk	Andrei Manko	Open correctional facility No. 49 213010, Škloŭ, vulica Maladziožnaja 2B
Fedarenka Mikalai	Former prisoner	1986-07-02	Male	2021-06-06	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Sviataslau Kalina		released
Fedarenka Volha			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Hachynskaya Volha		1985-07-03	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Katsiaryna Ramashka	Aliaksei Baranouski
Hachynski Ruslan			Male	2021-11-02	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Maryna Skalkovich
Halanin Barys			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Hancharou Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1990-12-05	Male	2021-07-14	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	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Katsiaryna Ramashka, Aksana Ratnikava	Aliaksei Baranouski, Vadzim Bahatka	released
Hancharova Katsiaryna		1987-08-18	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Katsiaryna Ramashka	Aliaksei Baranouski
Hapaniuk Dzmitryi	Former prisoner	1990-06-08	Male	2023-01-09	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ihar Zhytko		released
Harbaviec Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1989-12-29	Male	2022-03-04	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda	released
Hlazava Maryna	Former prisoner	0000-07-25	Female	2020-09-25	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Sviataslau Kalina		released
Hlushan Volha	Former prisoner	1986-07-07	Female	2021-03-04	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Siarhei Maruchak	Aliaksei Yaroshyk, Aliaksandr Plysheuski	released
Hnauk Alena	Prisoner	1957-03-16	Female	2022-01-11	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus Show all articles	4 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ina Klyshpach, Dzmitryi Kurouski, Yuryi Zhytko, Yaraslau Paremski	Aliaksei Baranouski, Mikhail Bulyhin	Penal colony No. 24 247526, vulica Vytvorčaja, 44, Zarečča, Rečyca district, Homieĺ region
Hrabinski Ihar			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Jarashuk Jaraslau			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Sviataslau Kalina
Kachurka Dzmitry	Former prisoner	1986-10-15	Male	2021-05-20	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitry Shuryn	Yushchuk, Liashok	released
Kalpachyk Yauhen	Former prisoner	1991-10-11	Male	2021-06-06	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Sviataslau Kalina		released
Kananovich Siarhei	Former prisoner	1995-05-16	Male	2021-03-24	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitryi Kurouski	Aliaksandr Batsiushka, Mikhail Yushchuk	released
Kandratsiuk Radzivon	Former prisoner	2002-07-02	Male	2021-07-26	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Ina Klyshpach		released
Kapylou Dzmitryi			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Tatsiana Lauraniuk	Yahor Kronda
Karabaniuk Liudmila		1974-01-31	Female		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	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Liudmila Rubasheuskaya	Alena Sharko
Karalchuk Viktoryia			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Siarhei Maruchak
Kashyrskikh Hanna		1969-01-16	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Maryia Aliferuk	Andrei Manko	Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Kastsiuk Andrei		1988-01-04	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Vera Filonik	Henadz Bury, Vadzim Bahatka

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