Prisoners in Belarus
On this page you can find list of people serving sentences in Belarus. If you are searching for people who were released you can find it in our general prisoners section.
Anastasia
Kukhta
Birthday: 20.01.1992
Sentence: 5 years
Release date: 19.08.2026
Aleksandr
Zaytsev
Birthday: 08.10.1982
Sentence: 10 years
Release date: April 2031
Nikolay
Dedok*
Birthday: 23.08.1988
Sentence: 5 years
Release date: –
Nikita
Emelyanov
Birthday: 24.03.2000
Sentence: 7 years
Release date: June 2026
Partisan case / “Black Flag” group
A group of four anarchists detained on the territory of Belarus near the Ukrainian border. All four were accused of terrorism and sentenced to huge prison terms for several acts of sabotage and arson of various state property. During interrogation, the group members were tortured. After the verdict, the anarchists continue to be subjected to pressure and new sentences are periodically added.
Dmitry
Rezanovich
Birthday: 12.01.1989
Sentence: 19 y. & 9 m.
Release date: 28.10.2039
Dmitry
Dubovsky
Birthday: 29.07.1986
Sentence: 20 years
Release date: 28.01.2040
Igor
Olinevich
Birthday: 24.09.1983
Sentence: 20 years
Release date: 28.01.2040
Sergey
Romanov
Birthday: 07.06.1994
Sentence: 24 y. & 5 m.
Release date: 28.06.2044
Antifa case
A group of four anti-fascists detained during protests in 2020. According to the investigation, they took an active part in the protests and attacked an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After their transfer to the penal colony, the anti-fascists continue to be subjected to various forms of pressure.
Denis
Boltut
Birthday: 01.07.1990
Sentence: 6 years
Release date: 26.03.2026
Tamaz
Pipiya
Birthday: 10.07.1994
Sentence: 6,5 years
Release date: 04.05.2026
Timur
Pipiya
Birthday: 16.01.1990
Sentence: 6 y. & 3 m.
Release date: 28.05.2026
“Pramen” case
A group of four anarchists detained in the summer of 2021 in one of the releasedlast waves of repression against the anarchist movement. According to the investigation, they took an active part in the protests and participated in the collective “Pramen”, recognized as an extremist formation by the Belarusian regime. Artsiom S. Solovey was pardoned in June 2024.
More about “Pramen” case
Aleksandr
Belov
Birthday: 01.09.1996
Sentence: 5 years
Release date: 04.02.2026
Evgeny
Rubashko
Birthday: 09.07.1989
Sentence: 5 years
Release date: 04.02.2026
Artem D.
Solovey
Birthday: 10.09.1996
Sentence: 5 years
Release date: 13.02.2026
“Organized crime group” Revolutionary Action case
A group of ten anarchists detained in 2021 at various times across the country in the so-called “international organized crime” case. The regime decided to use the dozens of anarchists’ actions over the past 10 years to create the image of a coordinated organized group engaged in resistance to the regime. Some participants in the case were tortured before being transferred to a detention center.
Aleksandr
Kozlyanko
Birthday: 15.10.1983
Sentence: 6 years
Release date: 02.03.2026
Aleksandr
Frantskevich*
Birthday: 06.05.1990
Sentence: 18 y. & 9 m.
Release date: 01.05.2038
Nikita
Dranets*
Birthday: 01.01.1999
Sentence: 6 years
Release date: 02.03.2026
Aleksey
Golovko*
Birthday: 06.02.2001
Sentence: 12 years
Release date: 04.03.2032
Pavel
Shpetny*
Birthday: 25.04.1997
Sentence: 6 years
Release date: 25.02.2026
Black Nightingales group
Group of six anarchists arrested in 2023. Black Nightingales were spreading leaflets and making graffiti against the war in Ukraine and Lukashenko’s regime. They first appeared in Belarusian propaganda report allegedly preparing acts of anti-war sabotage in Belarus and Russia. At the time of arrest most of them were underage.
Maria
Misiuk
Birthday: –
Trofim
Borisov
Birthday: 24.09.2006
Sergey
Zhigalev
Birthday: 19.07.2005
Dmitry
Zahoroshko
Birthday: 26.04.2006
Anastasia
Klimenko
Birthday: –
Aleksandra
Pulinovich
Birthday: 12.02.2007
* See comments about this prisoner’s political ideas and/or possible criticism by ABC-Belarus in their profile.
RELEASED
Akihiro
Gaevsky-Khanada
He was sentenced to 16 years
Pardoned
Release date: 21.06.2025
Andrey
Chepyuk
He was sentenced to 5 years & 9 months
Released at the end of his term
Release date: 18.04.2025
Andrei
Marach
He was sentenced to 5 years
Released at the end of his term
Release date: 03.03.2025
Daniil
Chul
He was sentenced to 5 years
Released at the end of his term
Release date: 01.03.2025
Anna
Pyshnik
She was sentenced to 3 years
Released at the end of his term
Release date: 23.11.2024
Kristina
Cherenkova
She was sentenced to 2 years & 6 months
Released at the end of his term
Release date: 11.04.2024
Artem S.
Solovey
He was sentenced to 4 years & 6 month
Pardoned
Release date: 03.07.2024