Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
	Prisoner		Female	2024-03-15	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred					Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
	Prisoner		Male	2024-06-23	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles					Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
	Prisoner		Male	2024-05-01	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred					Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
	Prisoner		Female	2024-03-15	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus					Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
	Prisoner		Female	2024-03-06	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Show all articles					Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
	Prisoner	1990-08-11	Male	2024-11-14	Art. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty
	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
Abdukeryna Iryna	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	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
Ablab Hanna	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	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	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
Abukhovich Pavel	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
Adamau Yury	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
Adziarykha Aliaksandr	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	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
Afanasenka Yauhen	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
Afanasenkau Apanas	Prisoner	1989-11-08	Male		Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution	unknown		Zhanna Bal, Liudmila Zinkevich		Penal colony No. 14 222125, Minsk region, Barysaŭ district, s.n.p. Navasady, vulica Miru 1a
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
Akakiyeu Aliaksandr	Prisoner	1978-07-04	Male	2024-05-09	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Iryna Pradun
(Henadz) Henrykh	Prisoner		Male	2023-11-16	Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason			Uladzimir Areshka		Pre-trial detention center of KGB 220050, Minsk, Main Post Office, subscriber box 8
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
Aleksiayuk Vasil	Prisoner		Male		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	Yauhen Brehan
Aleshchyk Andrei	Prisoner		Male	2023-04-11	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	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Uladzimir Pazniak		Penal colony No. 17 213004, Škloŭ, vulica 1-ja Zavodskaja 8
Alfiorava Neli	Prisoner	1985-08-28	Female		Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	compulsory psychiatric treatment	compulsory psychiatric treatment	Uladzimir Biasetski
Aliabovich Iryna	Prisoner	1959-02-02	Female	2022-04-01	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 Show all articles	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitryi Karsiuk		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Aliaksandrau Andrei	Prisoner	1978-01-27	Male	2021-01-12	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it Art. 356 of the Criminal Code — High treason Show all articles	14 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viachaslau Tuleyka		Penal colony No. 1 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Alinevich Ihar	Prisoner	1983-09-24	Male	2020-10-29	Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives 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	20 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Viachaslau Tuleika		Pre-trial detention center No. 8 222163, Žodzina, vulica Savieckaja 22A
Aliseyenka Maryna	Prisoner		Female	2024-01-23	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	unknown		Siarhei Khrypach		Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
Alisievich Uladzimir	Prisoner		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 Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus Art. 130-1 of the Criminal Code – Rehabilitation of Nazism Show all articles			Liubou Simakhina		Pre-trial detention center No. 1 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast
Alkenava Kseniya	Prisoner	1986-10-26	Female	2023-03-11	Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yauhen Khatkevich		Penal colony No. 4 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3
Alkhavik Yury	Prisoner	1987-06-03	Male	2023-10-15	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus	unknown		Tatsiana Falkouskaya
Alkhovik Dzmitry	Prisoner	1974-07-01	Male	2024-04-12	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. 366 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty Show all articles	forced treatment	compulsory psychiatric treatment	Volha Tsaryk
Allakhviardzieu Asker	Prisoner	1999-01-16	Male		Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen	coercive mental treatment	compulsory psychiatric treatment	Sviatlana Charapanava
Amelyaniuk Stanislau	Prisoner	2006-03-02	Male	2023-04-03	Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Liudmila Rubasheuskaya
Amreichyk Ivan	Prisoner	2001-07-06	Male	2024-03-07	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them	2 years and 3 months	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Dzmitry Shuryn		Pre-trial detention center No. 6 225413, Baranavičy, vulica Bresckaja 258B
Ananneu Siarhei	Prisoner		Male	2022-08-15	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")			Open correctional facility No. 45 225073, Brest region, Kamenetsky district, Sushki
Andrashchuk Dzianis	Prisoner		Male	2024-07-09	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	Andrei Hrushko		Pre-trial detention center No. 7 224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
Antonau Artsiom	Prisoner	1992-09-16	Male	2023-12-15	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Uladzimir Zholudzeu		Penal colony No. 22 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20
Antonava Natallia	Prisoner	1960-06-12	Female		Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus Show all articles	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Natallia Kozel, Aliaksandr Kozel		Prison No. 1 230023, Hrodna, vulica Kirava 1
Apanovich Eduard	Prisoner		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	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Ina Paulouskaya
Aranovich Aliaksandr	Prisoner	1982-10-19	Male	2020-05-29	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution Part 1 of Article 13 and Article 293 of the Criminal Code — Preparation for mass riots Show all articles	6 years	imprisonment in a high security prison	Alena Piatrova	Dzianis Korda	Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
(Vatslau) Viachaslau	Prisoner	1955-01-18	Male	2022-04-19	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security 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	8 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Anastasiya Papko	Raman Biziuk	Penal colony No. 22 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20
Arlou Aliaksei	Prisoner	1992-11-15	Male	2023-05-15	Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Makarevich		Penal colony No. 22 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20
Artsiukh Aleh	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
Artsiukhou Mikalai	Prisoner	1979-05-22	Male	2022-08-15	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	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Natallia Dziadkova		Prison No. 4 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A
Ashurak Kiryl	Prisoner	1999-06-29	Male	2021-06-23	Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Art. 290-4 of the Criminal Code — Establishing or participating in an organization for the purpose of terrorist activity	13 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Siarhei Yepikhau		Penal colony No. 15 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
Asipovich Ivan	Prisoner	1998-01-13	Male	2022-06-05	Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Siarhei Yepikhau		Penal colony No. 3 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Asiyuk Dzmitry	Prisoner		Male	2023-12-03	Art. 295 of the Criminal Code — Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives Art. 309 of the Criminal Code — Intentional disrepair of a vehicle or communication lines Art. 289 of the Criminal Code — An act of terrorism Show all articles	unknown		Viktar Sianko		Pre-trial detention center No. 7 224030, Brest, vulica Savieckich pamiežnikaŭ 37
Asmalouski Andrus	Prisoner	1976-11-09	Male	2022-07-29	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	Ala Skuratovich	Aksana Sakovich	Penal colony No. 22 225295, Brest region, Ivacevičy, station Damanava, PO Box 20

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