Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
Bankou Mikalai	Prisoner	1971-01-18	Male	2023-01-18	Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Bandarenka		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Bubnou Yury	Former prisoner	1956-01-17	Male	2023-01-12	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	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Volha Zarychniuk		released
Charankova Krystsina	Former prisoner	1990-04-23	Female	2022-03-22	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksei Khlyshchankou		released
Drazdou Piotr	Prisoner		Male	2021-12-26	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")	Lidziya Tselitsa		Open correctional facility No. 21 247783, Mazyr, buĺvar Junactva, 24
Dulina Natallia	Prisoner	1964-11-15	Female	2022-10-03	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viktoryia Paliashchuk		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Eshbayeu Artur	Former prisoner	1984-06-23	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	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Lidziya Tselitsa		released
Filatchankava Volha	Former prisoner	1979-04-06	Female	2020-11-12	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	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Fiodarava	Anastasiya Maliko, Raman Chabatarou	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
Isayenka Mikalai	Former prisoner	1963-10-29	Male	2021-06-02	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	Mikalai Serhiayevich	Maryna Panchyk	released
Jaumienienka Iryna	Former prisoner	1988-02-21	Female	2022-02-27	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")	Anastasiya Osipchyk		released
Kalackaja Voĺha			Female		Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Karatkevich Viachaslau	Former prisoner	1964-12-14	Male	2021-06-30	Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Valeryi Tsybulski		released
Karneyeva Natallia	Former prisoner	1977-09-29	Female	2022-08-19	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")	Zhanna Khvainitskaya		released
Kaspiarovich Aksana	Former prisoner	1976-02-25	Female	2021-09-30	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	1 year and 2 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Kozel		released
Katovich Larysa	Prisoner	1968-10-26	Female	2023-08-31	Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities	unknown		Liubou Simakhina		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Khatsianovich Mikalai	Former prisoner	1969-02-02	Male	2023-01-05	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	4 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Marharyta Lantsevich		released
Khmialnitskaya Darya	Prisoner	2000-06-16	Female	2023-10-16	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen	5 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Ananich		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Khromava Sviatlana	Former prisoner	1977-04-03	Female	2021-12-22	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Klimchuk		released
Kouzina Tatsiana	Prisoner	1973-04-26	Female	2021-06-28	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	10 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Kozel Siarhei	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1996-11-06	Male	2022-12-02	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")	Aliaksandr Rudenka		released
Krez Vasil		1977-07-06	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")	Anastasiya Achalava
Liantsevich Alesia	Former prisoner	1979-08-14	Female	2023-05-25	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. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group Show all articles	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ruslana Sianko	Maryia Bialt	released
Liviant Yauhen	Former prisoner	1966-07-30	Male	2022-12-27	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")	Katsiaryna Murashka		released
Mazharskaya Iryna			Female		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")	Andrei Mlechka
Minau Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1998-08-19	Male	2021-08-25	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")	Yuliya Shut	Sviataslau Vialiki	released
Pazniakou Dzmitry	Prisoner		Male	2023-08-09	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Andrei Leshchanka		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Piatrouski Andrei	Former prisoner	1974-10-05	Male	2021-08-25	Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Liudmila Mikhnevich	Andrei Klyshevich	released
Pukanau Andrei	Prisoner	1976-07-16	Male	2023-01-18	Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Bal		Penal colony No. 2 213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 1
Putsykovich Alena			Female		art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation	2 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Pytsko Tatsiana	Former prisoner	1984-09-26	Female	2023-06-06	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yauhen Burunou		released
Raptunovich Andrei	Prisoner	2002-06-18	Male	2022-05-16	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Sadounichy Ruslan	Prisoner	1987-10-25	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Mikalai Rachynski	Liudmila Herasimenka	Penal colony No. 2 213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 1
Saseu Mikalai	Prisoner	1995-07-16	Male	2020-08-13	Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal code — Training or other preparation of persons for participation in mass riots, or financing of this activity	5 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Sviatlana Bandarenka	Raman Biziuk	Penal colony No. 15 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
Shkuratovich Tsimafei	Former prisoner	1992-08-30	Male	2021-09-30	Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Brysina		released
Shyrko Edhar	Former prisoner	1985-09-02	Male	2021-09-30	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	Siarhei Bieraziuk		released
Siadletskaya Zhanna	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1972-05-01	Female		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")	Volha Yemelyanchanka		released
Sivitskaya Natallia		1973-06-21	Female	2023-07-24	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")	Alena Bushava
Skryhan Hanna	Former prisoner	1976-03-28	Female	2023-05-04	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Iryna Tsiaplova		released
Stakheika Alena	Prisoner		Female		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 Paulouskaya		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Staravoitava Nadzieya	Former prisoner	1976-06-22	Female	2023-07-23	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")	Alena Bushava		released
Stsepulionak Ema	Former prisoner	1953-11-07	Female	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	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Iryna Yaskevich		released
Tsyrkun Darya			Female		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 Yemelyanchanka
Yurtayeu Dzmitryi	Former prisoner	1978-05-05	Male	2022-09-21	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Anzhela Kastsiukevich	Khalapka	released
Zaretskaya Aksana	Former prisoner	1982-05-17	Female	2022-12-27	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 Murashka		released
Zhamchuzhny Mikhail	Former prisoner	1955-08-14	Male	2014-12-15	Art. 431 of the Criminal Code — Giving a bribe Art. 376 of the Criminal Code — Illegal production, acquisition or sale of funds for secretly obtaining information Art. 375 of the Criminal Code — Deliberate disclosure of official secrets Show all articles	6 1/2 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Illia Belavus		released
Zhloba Natallia	Prisoner	1975-05-21	Female	2023-03-26	Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group	unknown		Anzhela Kastsiukevich		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Znak Maksim	Prisoner	1981-09-04	Male	2020-09-09	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Show all articles	10 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Yepikhau	Aliaksandr Karol	Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba

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