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Siarhei Leaniuk

Siarhei Leaniuk was detained on January 9, 2023, and sentenced to 5 years in a general-security penal colony. He was charged under Article 361-1 for creation of an extremist formation or participation in it, and Article 130 for incitement to hatred. He is currently serving his sentence in Penal colony No. 15.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

Kim Samusenka

Kim Samusenka, an activist and member of the board of the public movement "Dzieja", was sentenced to 6 1/2 years. He was charged with organizing actions that violate public order, unauthorized access to computer information, desecration of structures, and illegal acquisition/destruction/modification of computer information, and development/distribution/sale of malicious computer programs. Currently he's serving a sentence in general-security penal colony.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 26, 2026

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