Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
		1980-01-31	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Zhanna Baranava
	Prisoner		Male	2024-08-10	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them		imprisonment in a general-security penal colony			Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
A. Volha		1980-03-21	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")	Katsiaryna Murashka
A. Vital			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 under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Yuliya Krepskaya	Dzmitryi Khavauka
A. Pavel	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1978-06-25	Male	2023-01-15	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")	Katsiaryna Murashka		released
Abadouskaya Yuliya			Female	2023-10-13	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")	Yuliya Shchotkina, Artsiom Manzhos
Abasau Ramazan		2001-04-27	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Lidziya Tselitsa
Abdulayeu Aleh	Prisoner		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")			Open correctional facility No. 6 225889, Brest region, Kobrin district, Lushchyky
Abdulmanau Dzmitry	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1987-11-19	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")	Mikhail Makarevich		released
Abrazouskaya Liudmila	Former prisoner	1974-03-07	Female	2022-09-06	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")	Anastasiya Achalava		released
Abraztsou Andrei	Former prisoner	1976-04-12	Male	2021-12-17	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")	Sviatlana Charapovich	Ina Zubko	released
Sheina Hanna	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1989-08-09	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		released
Abryvalina Valiantsina		1977-10-05	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Volha Yemelyanchanka
Abushenka Uladzislau		1996-06-22	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Viktoryia Shabunia
Acharatniuk Anton		1991-06-27	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Anastasiya Osipchyk
Adamovich Pavel	Former prisoner	1985-02-22	Male	2021-12-21	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")	Dzmitryi Astapenka		released
Adamushka Uladzislau	Former prisoner	1994-07-05	Male	2022-08-24	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	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maksim Trusevich		released
Adashchyk Aliaksandr	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	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Aliaksandr Supichenka		released
Adzinets Mikita	Former prisoner	2001-01-03	Male	2021-10-08	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 general-security penal colony	Anastasiya Osipchyk		released
Afanasyeu Mikita	Former prisoner	1998-11-08	Male	2020-10-15	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	Aliaksandr Volk	Uladzimir Rabau	released
Afanasyeva Darya	Former prisoner	1995-04-01	Female	2021-12-28	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	Anastasiya Achalava		released
Afnahel Yauhen	Prisoner	1979-02-07	Male	2020-09-25	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 Part 1 of Article 13 and Article 293 of the Criminal Code — Preparation for mass riots	7 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Iryna Lanchava		Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
Ahapau Dzianis		1991-10-13	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")	Aliaksandr Volk		Released awaiting the commencement of the sentence
Ahryzka Darya		1992-02-23	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Lidziya Tselitsa
Akhramovich Uladzislau		1997-09-30	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Tatsiana Pirozhnikava
Akhremchyk Kiryl	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	2000-09-23	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")	Alena Kaptsevich		released
Akinfin Aleh			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Yuliya Krepskaya
Akishau Illia	Former prisoner		Male	2023-04-12	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Dzmitryi Astapenka		released
Aktsiabrskaya Natallia	Former prisoner		Female	2022-11-02	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	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alena Zhukovich		released
Aktsistau Viktar	Former prisoner	2000-05-11	Male	2020-09-21	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Zapasnik	Aliaksandr Ramanovich	released
Akula Siamion	Prisoner	1980-02-16	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 216 of the Criminal Code - Infliction of property damage without signs of theft	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Zhyvitsa		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Aleinikau Dzianis		1990-09-17	Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ina Sivets
Aleksandrovich Anton			Male	2021-12-14	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")	Alexander Volk
Aleksiyan Katsiaryna	Former prisoner	1983-11-14	Female	2022-03-15	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")	Zhanna Khvainitskaya		released
Alheryskul Anastasiya	Former prisoner	1989-01-26	Female	2021-12-14	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them		restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")			released
Aliaksandrau Mikita	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	2001-05-23	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")	Anastasiya Osipchyk		released
Alipau Artsiom	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	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Aliaksandr Volk		released
Alsheuski Siarhei	Former prisoner		Male	2021-10-12	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
Alshuk Siarhei	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")	Ala Skuratovich		released
Ananian Liliya	Former prisoner	1963-07-29	Female	2022-01-31	Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons	5 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Dzmitryi Karsiuk		released
Andreichyk Dzmitryi		1963-10-25	Male		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	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alena Kaptsevich, Dzmitryi Lukashevich
Andrenka Anton	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		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")	Maryna Klimchuk		released
Andreyeu Yauhen	Former prisoner	1987-02-12	Male	2022-04-28	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Zhanna Khvainitskaya		released
Androshchyk Alena	Former prisoner	1976-06-09	Female	2022-07-15	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")	Dzmitryi Astapenka		released
Andrushkevich Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1989-10-03	Male	2022-04-14	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
Andrushoits Ivan	Former prisoner	1986-05-30	Male	2020-11-05	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 341 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of structures and damage to property Art. 352 of the Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition of computer information Art. 350 of the Criminal Code - Destruction, blocking or modification of computer information Art. 354 of the Criminal Code - Development, use, distribution or sale of malicious computer programs Part 1 of Article 13 and Article 293 of the Criminal Code — Preparation for mass riots Show all articles	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Zhanna Khvainitskaya		released
Anichkin Uladzislau			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Anastasiya Osipchyk
Anishchanka Andrei			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Andrei Mlechka
Anishchyk Yana	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Volha Yemelyanchanka		released
Anisimau Dzmitryi	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1993-07-14	Male	2021-12-06	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")	Tatsiana Shotsik		released

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