Documented cases

5 people held for political reasons in Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Central Asia. Search by name, or filter by country, charge, arrest date and sentence.

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Urgency

Aljaksandr Siarheyevich Verasovic

Aljaksandr Verasovic is a businessman from Maladzyechna. He was convicted for making donations via PayPal to the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment and the BYSOL Foundation. He was sentenced to six years in a high-security colony.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

BY-CMPR

35 YRS

Maladzyechna, Minsk region

Activism

Aljaksandr Karneeu

Aljaksandr Karneeu is an activist from Maladzyechna and a former political emigrant. After returning to Belarus, he was convicted for cooperating with the organization 'Dapamoga' to organize the illegal exit of persons from the country. He was previously convicted in absentia for threatening a police officer. He received a sentence of five years and six months in a high-security penal colony.

LAST UPDATED · OCT 19, 2026

Convicted

BY-CMMJ

48 YRS

Maladzyechna, Minsk region

Protest

Volha Barunova

Volha Barunova, a resident of Maladzyechna, was detained for appearing with the white-red-white flag during the early days of the war. She faced multiple political charges including insulting the President and assisting extremist activity. She was sentenced to 3 years in a general regime colony.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 7, 2026

Convicted

BY-CMP1

30 YRS

Maladzyechna, Minsk region

Ivan Cybulski

Ivan Cybulski was arrested on January 14, 2025. He was sentenced by the Maladzyechna District Court to one year of restricted liberty in an open-type correctional institution for insulting the President. He is also included in the list of individuals involved in extremist activities.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

BY-CMMJ

38 YRS

Maladzyechna, Minsk Region

Social media

Aljaksandr Kisel

Aljaksandr Kisel, a resident of Maladzyechna, was sentenced to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital. He was charged under Article 368 for allegedly insulting Alexander Lukashenko on social media. He is noted to have serious health problems.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

Convicted

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