Political prisoners in Belarus

Name and surname	Status	Date of birth	Gender	Date of detention	Charges indicted	Sentence	Penalty	Judge	Prosecutor	Prison
	Former prisoner		Male	2023-12-12			arrest			released
A. Pavel	Former 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
Abdulmanau Dzmitry	Former 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
Abramuk Dzmitry	Former 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 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 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 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
Adaleuski Valeryi	Former 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
Adamenkau Ihar	Former 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 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 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 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 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 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
Adzinets Mikita	Former 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 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
Afanasyeu Mikita	Former prisoner	1998-11-08	Male	2020-10-15	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Volk	Uladzimir Rabau	released
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
Afanasyeva Darya	Former prisoner	1995-04-01	Female	2021-12-28	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	Anastasiya Achalava		released
Ahiyevich Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1991-10-30	Male	2021-09-29	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Sviatlana Kramianeuskaya	Volha Hrytskevich	released
Ahnishchanka Raman	Former prisoner	1989-09-26	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryia Aliferuk		released
Ahraitsovich Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1984-05-29	Male	2021-06-12	art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")	Dzmitry Astapenka	Veranika Zubik	released
Ainutdzinau Aliaksandr	Former prisoner	1976-01-24	Male	2022-07-16	Article 361-3 of the Criminal Code — Participation or preparing to participate in hostilities on foreign soil by a Republic of Belarus citizen	2 years and 1 month	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Viachaslau Kaliuka		released
Akalovich Stanislau	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto		Male		Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols Part 1 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code — Hooliganism	2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Maryna Zapasnik		released
Akhremchyk Kiryl	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	2000-09-23	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")	Alena Kaptsevich		released
Akhtsiyan Hayane	Former prisoner	1965-01-13	Female	2021-11-26	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")	Alena Bushava		released
Akishau Illia	Former prisoner		Male	2023-04-12	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")	Dzmitryi Astapenka		released
Akostka Ruslan	Former prisoner	1990-05-17	Male	2020-11-15	Art. 363 of the Criminal Code — Resistance to a police officer or other person guarding public order Art. 411 — Malicious disobedience to the demands of administration of the correctional institution	4 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alesia Seradzenka, Mikhail Zubenia	Aliaksei Charnyshevich	released
Aktsiabrskaya Natallia	Former prisoner		Female	2022-11-02	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	3 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Alena Zhukovich		released
Aktsistau Viktar	Former prisoner	2000-05-11	Male	2020-09-21	Art. 364 of the Criminal Code — Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Zapasnik	Aliaksandr Ramanovich	released
Akushka Andrei	Former prisoner	1977-11-17	Male	2021-12-28	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	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yuliya Chyzh, Ala Skuratovich		released
Aleinik Siarhei	Former prisoner	1978-12-08	Male	2022-06-08	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	Siarhei Karmanovich		released
Aleinikau Siarhei	Former prisoner		Male	2022-01-16	Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols	1 year	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tamara Zastaunetskaya		released
Aleksiayeuski Siarhei	Former prisoner	1993-05-21	Male	2021-10-01	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred	3 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Alena Misnik		released
Aleksiyan Katsiaryna	Former prisoner	1983-11-14	Female	2022-03-15	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")	Zhanna Khvainitskaya		released
Alheryskul Anastasiya	Former prisoner	1989-01-26	Female	2021-12-14	Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them		restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")			released
Aliaksandrau Mikita	Former prisoner Recognized ex post facto	2001-05-23	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	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Anastasiya Osipchyk		released
Aliakseichyk Aliaksei	Former prisoner		Male	2022-10-04	Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus	2 1/2 years	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Yauhen Burunou		released
Aliakseichykau Yan	Former prisoner		Male	2022-01-16	Art. 370 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of state symbols	1 year	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Tamara Zastaunetskaya		released
Aliakseyeu Uladzimir	Former prisoner	1991-12-02	Male	2021-07-25	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge art. 188 of the Criminal Code — Defamation Show all articles	3 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")			released
Aliakseyeva Aksana	Former prisoner	1971-07-01	Female	2022-07-27	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	Anastasiya Kulik	Iryna Zubko	released
Alianiuk Volha	Former prisoner	1967-04-27	Female	2023-03-14	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	1 year	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Maryna Skalkovich		released
Aliashkevich Andrei	Former prisoner	1982-02-18	Male	2022-10-31	Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus	2 years	imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony	Siarhei Karmanovich		released
Alikin Aliaksei	Former prisoner	1979-06-29	Male	2021-08-28	Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official	2 years	restricted freedom in an open penal facility ("khimiya")			released
Alipau Artsiom	Former 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 Volk		released
Alsheuski Siarhei	Former prisoner	1984-05-15	Male	2020-12-22	Art. 243 of the Criminal Code — Evasion of taxes and fees					released
Alsheuski Siarhei	Former prisoner		Male	2021-10-12	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	Maryna Klimchuk		released
Alshuk Siarhei	Former 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	2 1/2 years	restricted freedom under home confinement ("domashnyaya khimiya")	Ala Skuratovich		released
Amelchanka Mikalai	Former prisoner	1989-05-23	Male	2022-03-06	Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus Art. 203-1 of the Criminal Code — Illegal actions with respect to information about private life and personal data Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities Show all articles	unknown	imprisonment in a general-security penal colony	Aliaksandr Piskunou		released
Amirau Artur	Former prisoner	1992-03-26	Male	2021-04-27	Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code — Participation in riots	3 1/2 years	imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony	Ina Klyshpach	Vadzim Bahatka, Darya Zhuk	released

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