Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
Afanasyeu Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1956-03-28	Male	2023-06-13	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 year	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yauhen Brehan	Kharavets	released
(Henadz) Henrykh	Prisoner		Male	2023-11-16	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason					Pre-trial detention center of KGB 220050, Minsk, Main Post Office, subscriber box 8
Andropava Natallia		1963-06-17	Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alesia Seradzenka	Aliaksei Charnyshevich
Anshuk Hala	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Female		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Yuliya Shchotkina		released
Asipenka Uladzimir	Former prisoner		Male	2009-02-08		3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony			released
Baranava Zoya		1958-09-03	Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	unknown		Alena Sinitskaya
Bazhok Liudmila	Former prisoner	1959-10-10	Female	2022-11-26	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 under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Yulyana Shcherba		released
Chekel Tatsiana		1961-09-02	Female		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Aliaksandr Mishurau
Chlusievich Liudmila		1955-09-25	Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Maryna Katsuba	Yuliya Harodnaya
Dzekola Ramualda	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Female		Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Hanna Papova	Vadzim Karachun	released
Dzemidovich Vasil	Prisoner	1952-04-15	Male	2022-06-16	Part 1 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Organization of riots 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. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge Show all articles	7 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Yuryi Kazakevich, Raman Krylovich, Liavontsii Stankevich, Aliaksandr Mokharau, Volha Babuk, Natallia Zyk, Aleh Lahachou
Dzerbysh Halina	Prisoner	1961-08-05	Female	2020-12-10	Part 2 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code — Participation in a criminal organization in any other form Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Part 1 of Art. 14 and Part 2 of Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Attempted conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means Show all articles	20 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maksim Filatau	Liudmila Herasimenka, Uladzimir Rabau	Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Hlazkova Yanina			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")	Dzmitryi Kedal	Alena Pronka
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
Kapanaika Ihar	Former prisoner	1965-05-02	Male	2020-11-27	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Bushava	Alesia Hretskaya	released
Karol Sviatlana	Prisoner	1961-02-19	Female	2023-09-18	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred 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	Vadzim Bobyrau		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Kazak Zinaida	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1955-07-03	Female		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. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge Show all articles	4 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Maryna Klimchuk		released
Kireichyk Anatol	Prisoner	1949-04-20	Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation Show all articles	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Yauhen Sharshniou		Pre-trial detention center No. 3 246003, Homieĺ, vulica Knižnaja 1A
Krasnianskaya Halina	Prisoner	1956-11-14	Female	2023-04-27	Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen	5 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Ananich		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Kuchynski Barys	Prisoner	1950-03-12	Male	2023-03-31	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Siarhei Manko		Penal colony No. 2 213800, Babrujsk, vulica Sikorskaha 1
Kupreshyn Siarhei	Prisoner		Male	2021-08-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives	3 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Natallia Maksimovich	Aliaksandr Kozich	Penal colony No. 15 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
Kupriyenko Pavlo	Former prisoner	1968-02-27	Male	2022-11-12	Article 358-1 of the Criminal Code — Agent activity	7 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Ruslan Tsaruk		released
Kuzniatsou Siarhei			Male		Art. 363 of the Criminal Code — Resistance to a police officer or other person guarding public order	5 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alena Kaptsevich
Lahatskaya Halina	Former prisoner	1960-06-29	Female	2024-04-09	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 Laurynovich		released
Lednik Ihar	Former prisoner	1960-12-12	Male	2022-04-18	Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tatsiana Shotsik		died in prison
Lialin Siarhei	Former prisoner	1971-07-01	Male	2022-07-11	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	Volha Serakova		released
Malets Natallia	Prisoner	1960-10-17	Female	2022-11-08	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities	3 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ina Klyshpach, Ruslana Sianko		Pre-trial detention center No. 6 225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B
Mashnitski Siarhei		1956-05-15	Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ivan Tsalkou	Ihar Artsiomenka
Melkher Iryna	Prisoner	1955-08-20	Female	2020-12-08	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Part 2 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code — Participation in a criminal organization in any other form Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Part 1 of Art. 14 and Part 2 of Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Attempted conspiracy to seize state power by unconstitutional means Show all articles	17 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maksim Filatau	Liudmila Herasimenka, Uladzimir Rabau	Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Mikhalchuk Halina	Former prisoner	1952-08-29	Female	2022-02-07	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	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Andrei Talochka	Ala Kuzma	released
Navumovich Uladzimir			Male		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	unknown		Mikalai Rachynski
Neshta Dzmitryi	Prisoner	1975-09-03	Male	2021-10-26	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	12 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Yulyana Shcherba	Sviatlana Pasemka	Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Niamera Yuzef	Former prisoner	1957-12-12	Male	2021-05-27	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	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Kulesh, Bubenchyk, Rachynski	Anton Shalkovich	released
Niapomniashchykh Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1952-09-01	Male	2020-12-23	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	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Mokharau		released
Niaumoyeva Ala			Female		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	30 basic units	fine	Zhanna Pushkina
Norka Ivan		1957-12-25	Male		Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Mikalai Kmita
Palianin Henadz		1952-01-21	Male		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Artsiom Padalianets
Panamarova Sviatlana			Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Patapau Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1954-10-09	Male	2022-08-25	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Natallia Tratsiakova	Natallia Barysenka	released
Piatrovich Natallia	Former prisoner	1955-02-27	Female	2022-12-19	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. 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	6 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Vera Halaukova		released
Radzevich Anatol		1965-01-08	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
Radzevich Alena		1967-04-18	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")	Viktoryia Shabunia
Rubtsou Vasil			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
Rudko Michail			Male		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 months	arrest	Alena Zhyvitsa	Ulyana Rudnitskaya
Rudnieu Vital			Male		Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	5 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
Sakalou Siarhei	Prisoner	1976-02-24	Male	2021-08-20	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. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Art. 333-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal cross-border transportation of poisonous, poisonous substances, radioactive materials, weapons, military equipment Show all articles	14 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Khrypach		Penal colony No. 15 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
Sankouskaya Iryna	Former prisoner	1964-12-30	Female	2023-09-14	Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Show all articles	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryia Aliferuk	Hleb Melnikau	released
Sapryhina Iryna	Former prisoner	1966-12-26	Female	2023-10-30	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Anatol Strelchanka		released
Shedzikau Yauhen			Male		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Lidziya Tselitsa
Stabrouskaya Volha	Former prisoner	1959-12-08	Female	2023-07-08	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yuliya Viarshynina		released

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