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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 5 individuals fighting for freedom and justice

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Comprehensive archive of political persecution — 5 individuals fighting for freedom and justice across Russia, Belarus, Georgia, and Central Asia.

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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 · JUL 3, 2026

Maladzyechna, Minsk region

Activism

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 · MAY 26, 2026

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 · MAY 26, 2026

Maladzyechna, Minsk region

Other

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 · MAY 26, 2026

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 · MAY 26, 2026

Convicted