Documented Cases.

Illja Krauczeuski

Illja Krauczeuski was sentenced to 8.5 years in a general regime colony following the protests in Hrodna. He was convicted under ten different articles, including mass riot participation and insulting the President. He is also included in the list of terrorists and extremists.

Ruslan Baranczyk

Ruslan Baranczyk is an IT specialist and former advertising manager from Hrodna. He was convicted by the Hrodna Regional Court on political charges including insulting the President and inciting hatred. He has been added to the list of individuals involved in extremist activities.

medical

Sjarhei Ramaszou

Sjarhei Ramaszou is an ultrasound diagnostic doctor from Hrodna. He was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony. He was charged with inciting social hostility and financing extremist activities. He is currently serving his sentence in Shklow.

Yauhen Dorakhau

Yauhen Dorakhau, a former power engineer from Hrodna, was detained for leaving comments online. He was convicted of several charges including inciting hostility and assisting extremist activities. He is currently listed on the terrorist and extremist lists.

Ihar Bacjan

Ihar Bacjan is the former director of the Neman glass factory and a former official in Belarusian youth hockey. Despite having no known history of political activism, he was arrested and charged with treason. He was sentenced to 12 years in a high-security penal colony.

Ihar Sushko

Ihar Sushko, a co-founder of a transport company, was detained for making comments in Telegram channels regarding Belarusian and Russian military personnel. He was charged with inciting social hatred. His trial took place in the Hrodna Regional Court.

Aljaksandr Piuczuk

Aljaksandr Piuczuk, a worker at the Hrodna Glass Plant, was detained for making insulting comments online regarding the leadership of Belarus. He was convicted on multiple charges including mockery of state symbols and defamation of the President. He is currently serving a restricted liberty sentence.

Arciom Jankouski

Arciom Jankouski was arrested in August 2023 for allegedly distributing extremist materials. He was subsequently charged with organizing mass disorders under article 293. During the 2020 protests, he was only 17 years old. He has been added to the state's list of terrorists, which prohibits financial transfers to him.

Dzmitryi Skubilau

Dzmitryi Skubilau is a former customs officer who was detained after being deported from Lithuania. He was accused of cooperating with Lithuanian security services, a charge he denies. He was sentenced to nine years in a general regime penal colony, but his current location is unknown.

Maksim Varnel

Maksim Varnel is a former contract sniper in the Belarusian military from Hrodna. He was arrested in July 2023 and convicted of organizing mass disorder during the protests. He is currently serving his sentence in Prison No. 4 and is listed as a terrorist and extremist.

Aljaksandr Juszkevicz

Aljaksandr Juszkevicz was convicted in the 'Black Book of Belarus' case for inciting racial, national, religious, or other social hostility. He has been added to both the extremist and terrorist lists. He is serving an 8-year sentence in a high-security colony.

Aljaksei Kulikou

Aljaksei Kulikou, a Russian citizen, was detained in February 2023 for allegedly photographing military and government objects in Hrodna. He was accused of preparing diversions and committing acts of terrorism and international terrorism. In April 2024, he was sentenced to 24 years in a high-security penal colony. His case was held behind closed doors.

Aljaksandra Kasko

Aljaksandra Kasko was detained upon her return from Poland and sentenced to 10 years in a general regime penal colony. She was charged with managing several extremist Telegram channels and conducting interviews with extremist resources. She is also included in the terrorist and extremist lists.

Siarhei Botvich

Siarhei Botvich, a pizza maker from Hrodna, was detained in early 2023. He was accused of calling for mass disorder under article 293. He was sentenced to 5 years in a high-security penal colony.

legal profession

Julija Jurhilevič

Yuliya Yurhilevich is a lawyer who defended numerous political prisoners before her license was revoked. She was detained upon her return to Belarus from Poland and accused of assisting extremist activities. She was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime penal colony.

Andrei Saczeuka

Andrei Saczeuka was sentenced to six years in a high-security colony. He was convicted of organizing mass disorder and inciting hostility. He is noted to have serious health issues and a personality disorder.

Yuryi Zhukouski

Yuryi Zhukouski was convicted by the Grodno Regional Court for multiple offenses, including organizing mass disorder and insulting the President. He was sentenced to 8 years in a high-security penal colony. He is also included in the lists of both terrorists and extremists.

Aliaksandr Bindzei

Aliaksandr Bindzei was detained on April 12, 2022, and his sentence is currently unknown. He was convicted under articles related to violating public order, desecration of state symbols, and insulting/slandering the President. His case is related to protests in Hrodna.

Yauhen Blakhinski

Yauhen Blakhinski is a resident of Hrodna who was detained upon returning to Belarus from Germany. He was accused of participating in extremist chats in 2020 and making calls for mass disorder. He was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony.

business

Siarhei Botvich Ivanavich

Siarhei Botvich is a citizen of Lithuania and France who conducted business in Belarus. He was accused of espionage and agency activity, allegedly working for foreign intelligence. He has faced severe health issues and solitary confinement during his detention.

Journalism

Dzianis Ivashyn

Dzianis Ivashyn is an investigative journalist and editor for InformNapalm. He was arrested by the KGB in 2021 and subsequently convicted of treason and illegal collection of private data. He has been sentenced to over 13 years in a strict regime prison and has faced frequent use of solitary confinement and restricted communication.

Activism

Volha Maiorava

Volha Maiorava is a prominent social activist detained in the 'Autukovich case'. She was sentenced to 21 years and 6 months in prison on multiple charges, including participation in a criminal organization and attempting to seize state power. She has faced significant health issues, including threats of blindness, and has been subjected to disciplinary punishments like solitary confinement. She is also on the terrorist list.

Mikita Samaryn

Mikita Samaryn was detained in October 2020 following protests in Hrodna, where he allegedly used a gas canister against police. After living in forced emigration, he returned to Belarus and was recaptured in March 2025. He has been sentenced to 6 years in a high-security colony and has reported physical abuse and prolonged isolation in SHIZO.