Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
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
Astapovich Andrei		1993-04-07	Male		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 Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	11 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk
Auchynnikau Uladzislau	Prisoner		Male		Art. 352 of the Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition of computer information P. 2 of Art. 424 — Abuse of power or authority	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sniazhana Kindzeyeva
Azarau Aliaksandr		1977-02-04	Male		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 Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus 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. 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 Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Show all articles	25 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk
Budzko Piotr			Male	2021-08-20	Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority	6 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Bukas Ihar	Former prisoner	1966-11-19	Male	2020-08-10	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	4 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Andrei Litvin	Natallia Loseva	released
Chamiakin Ihar		1991-06-18	Male		Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives 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 Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Art. 359 of the Criminal Code — Terrorist act against a state official or public figure Show all articles	20 years	imprisonment in a general-security prison	Siarhei Khrypach
Chykhinski Pavel	Prisoner	1978-03-30	Male	2021-08-13	Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way P. 2 of Art. 424 — Abuse of power or authority	9 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Davydau Ryhor	Prisoner	1994-06-14	Male	2020-10-21	Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots	4 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Yuliya Blizniuk	Alina Kasiyanchyk	Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Dzmitryeu Yauhen	Former prisoner	1994-03-02	Male	2020-10-04	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yuliya Hustyr	Artsiom Tsviatkou	released
Harkach Yuryi			Male		Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Valiantsina Ziankevich		Pre-trial detention center of KGB 220050, Minsk, Main Post Office, subscriber box 8
Harun Andrei	Prisoner	1989-02-04	Male	2021-10-07	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life	7 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ihar Shvedau		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Hniazdzilau Kiryl	Prisoner	1983-07-17	Male	2023-02-19	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life	8 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Andrei Leshchanka		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Huido Maksim		1996-06-14	Male	2022-11-21	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
Kandyba Viachaslau	Prisoner	1977-04-10	Male	2021-07-15	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life	7 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Alena Ananich		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Karapuzau Yahor	Former prisoner		Male	2021-03-15	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Mikhail Zubenia		released
Kashko Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1991-04-23	Male	2022-03-04	Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data	3 months	arrest	Andrei Lahunovich		released
Kazinski Siarhei			Male		Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason	6 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viktar Sianko		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Kazlou Mikalai	Former prisoner	1967-01-05	Male	2022-07-27	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 407: Disclosure of the data of the inquiry, preliminary investigation or closed court session	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Anastasiya Kulik	Ina Zubko	released
Khamitsevich Dzianis		1982-08-04	Male		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 Art. 295-3 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions in relation to objects which action is based on use of combustible substances Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Show all articles	16 yeras	imprisonment in a general-security prison	Siarhei Khrypach
Khralovich Aliaksei	Prisoner	1984-02-19	Male	2021-03-15	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason	10 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Dzina Kuchuk, Tatsiana Khrypach		Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
Klaskouski Aliaksandr	Former prisoner		Male	2010-12-21		5 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Liudmila Hrachova		released
Klimovich Maksim	Former prisoner		Male	2021-08-17	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")	Yuryi Mashketau	Yauhen Serakou	released
Kniha Uladzimir	Prisoner	1981-03-25	Male	2020-06-04	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution Show all articles	5 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Volha Bekushava, Ivan Hrynkevich	Mikita Myslivets	Penal colony No. 14 222125, Minsk region, Barysaŭ district, s.n.p. Navasady, vulica Miru 1a
Konanau Aliaksandr	Former prisoner		Male		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	Yuliya Krepskaya		released
Korshun Siarhei	Former prisoner	1978-03-21	Male	2020-07-21	Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots	4 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Yepikhau		released
Kulakouski Dzmitry	Former prisoner	1983-11-19	Male	2020-12-04	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Tatsiana Pirozhnikava		released
Kuliashou Mikalai	Prisoner		Male	2022-09-04	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Art. 371 of the Criminal Code — Illegal crossing of the state border of the Republic of Belarus Art. 378 of the Criminal Code — Theft or destruction of personal documents Show all articles	5 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Viktar Sianko		Penal colony No. 2 213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 1
Kupreichyk Matvei		1994-11-27	Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official 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	12 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk
Kurhanski Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1984-03-17	Male	2021-09-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Kozel		released
Kurouski Maksim	Former prisoner	1981-10-21	Male	2022-07-28	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Natallia Vakulchyk		released
Loban Ihar		1984-10-16	Male		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 Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	12 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk
Lupanosau Stanislau		1983-06-15	Male		Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Art. 352 of the Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition of computer information Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority Show all articles	18 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Ananich
Novik Viktar	Prisoner	1989-02-02	Male	2022-04-15	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority Show all articles	13 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach		Penal colony No. 17 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8
Petruchenia Pavel	Prisoner	1988-09-25	Male	2022-12-13	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	6 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Mikalai Sianko	Aliaksandr Bohush	Penal colony No. 15 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
Piastrak Eduard	Former prisoner	1983-11-11	Male	2021-08-13		3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach		released
Pratapovich Aliaksei	Former prisoner		Male	2022-08-12	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	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")			released
Prytulenka Kanstantsin	Prisoner	1979-12-14	Male	2023-06-14	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data	6 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Ziamtsou Ihar		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Puhachou Stanislau	Prisoner	1992-11-11	Male	2022-02-15	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 179 of the Criminal Code — Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data Show all articles	7 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Natallia Buhuk		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Pupin Vital	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		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")	Maryna Klimchuk		released
Pyzhjanau Ihar	Former prisoner	1972-12-18	Male	2021-01-12	Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty	3 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Aliaksandr Haurylau		released
Ramanouski Valeryi	Prisoner	1978-10-25	Male	2022-12-08	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason	unknown		Yauhen Burunou
Samsonau Dzmitryi			Male		Art. 235 of the Criminal Code — Legalization ("laundering") of proceeds from crime Art. 375 of the Criminal Code — Deliberate disclosure of official secrets Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Show all articles	19 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Falkouskaya
Sarhavitski Aleh	Prisoner		Male	2024-01-31	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	Safiya Khvalko		Pre-trial detention center No. 6 225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B
Saviankou Uladzimir	Prisoner	1977-01-21	Male	2021-12-02	Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism	16 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach
Sazonau Aliaksandr	Prisoner	1990-08-27	Male	2022-04-07	Art. 352 of the Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition of computer information Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority Show all articles	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Vasil Aurusevich		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Shkliar Andrei	Prisoner	1984-11-08	Male	2021-11-08	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Art. 407: Disclosure of the data of the inquiry, preliminary investigation or closed court session	10 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Vasil Skok
Shukalovich Volha			Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Valiantsina Novikava	Siarhei Sinitski
Shustau Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1973-02-14	Male	2020-08-10	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Litvina		released
Siankou Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1978-09-07	Male	2021-07-05	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	3 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Natallia Buhuk		released

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