Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
		1987-02-13	Female	2023-01-23	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them					Pre-trial detention center No. 8 222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A
	Former political prisoner		Male	2023-12-12			arrest			released
	Former political prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Male	2021-03-30	Part 1 of Art. 328 of the Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs without the purpose of sale	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony			released
			Male		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")
	Former political prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Male	2023-10-23	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")			released
	Former political prisoner Recognized ex post facto	1972-04-16	Male	2023-03-03	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred					released
			Female	2024-11-08	Art. 357 of the Criminal Code — Conspiracy to seize power in an unconstitutional way
		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
A. Pavel	Former political 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
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. Citizen			Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
A. Citizen			Male		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. 365 of the Criminal Code — Interference in the activities of a police officer Show all articles	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
A. Citizen			Male		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")
A.I. Fedaseenka			Male		Art. 341 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of structures and damage to property		fine
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
Abazovik Dzianis			Male		art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation	unknown		Volha Tsaryk
Abdukeryna Iryna	Political prisoner	1972-05-27	Female	2022-04-05	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. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus Show all articles	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ruslan Tsaruk		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Abdulayeu Aleh	Political 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 political 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
Ablab Hanna	Political prisoner	1978-03-09	Female	2021-09-22	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason	11 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Piskunou		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Abozny Pavel	Political prisoner	1983-01-24	Male	2023-01-09	Art. 333-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal cross-border transportation of poisonous, poisonous substances, radioactive materials, weapons, military equipment 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 medium-security penal colony	Maksim Filatau		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Abramovich Dzmitry	Political 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	Ina Paulouskaya
Abramovich Yauhen		1996-07-09	Male		Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	unknown		Iryna Maiko
Abramovich Viktoryia			Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Yuliya Krepskaya
Abramuk Dzmitry	Former political 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
Abrazouskaya Liudmila	Former political 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 political 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 political 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	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Volha Yemelyanchanka, Ina Sivets
Abtseshka Aleh			Male		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	unknown		Siarhei Krupets
Abukhovich Pavel	Political prisoner	1972-08-26	Male	2022-04-22	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. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles	coercive mental treatment	compulsory psychiatric treatment	Valeryi Ramanouski
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
Adaleuski Valeryi	Former political prisoner	1979-09-12	Male	2022-04-20	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Uladzimir Fedarovich		released
Adamau Yury	Political prisoner	1976-01-12	Male	2023-03-09	Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzina Kuchuk	Raman Biziuk	Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Adamenkau Ihar	Former political prisoner	1979-01-30	Male	2021-07-16	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	1 1/2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")			released
Adamovich Pavel	Former political 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 political 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
Adarachkin Dzmitryi	Former political prisoner	1977-11-21	Male	2021-10-15	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	Alena Nitsyjeuskaja		released
Adashchyk Aliaksandr	Former political 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
Adaska Siarhei	Former political prisoner	1981-01-03	Male	2023-05-09	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	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Artsiom Padalianets		released
Adyhezalau Emin		1978-05-26	Male		Art. 218 of the Criminal Code — Intentional destruction or damage to property committed in a generally dangerous manner or causing damage on a large scale Part 2 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism committed by a group of persons	6 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Natallia Ahladkova	Mikalai Tsishkevich	Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Adziarykha Aliaksandr	Political prisoner	1980-09-27	Male	2022-08-29	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitry Karsiuk		Penal colony No. 17 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8
Adziarykha Siarhei	Political prisoner		Male	2021-10-10	Art. 426 of the Criminal Code: Abuse of power or authority	5 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Volk
Adzinets Mikita	Former political 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
Adzinets Uladzimir	Former political prisoner	1969-04-10	Male	2023-01-06	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	1 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Anatol Sotnikau		released
Afanasenka Yauhen	Political prisoner	1998-08-13	Male	2022-10-10	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them		restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Yauhen Yerafeyeu		Open correctional facility No. 9 210034, Vitebsk, street 3rd Chepinskaya, 39
Afanasenka Illia		2002-10-11	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")	Sviatlana Rubakhava

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