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Hanna Pyshnik

Belarusian political prisoner Hanna Pyshnik is 29 years old. She was sentenced to three years in prison for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. According to the indictment, Hanna recorded a video on her iPhone showing the trail of a flying military object and sent it to an “extremist” Telegram channel. She also left …

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Zianida Mikhaniuk

Female political prisoner Viera Tsvikievich has fully served her sentence for a political article. The woman spoke about political prisoner Zinaida Mikhaniuk, an activist of the REP trade union, who was sentenced to two years in prison. “I met Zinaida in penal colony No. 4. We were in the same unit, the 5th one, for …

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Iryna Slaunikava

Former political prisoner Hanna spoke about journalist Iryna Slaunikava. Iryna was detained at Minsk airport on her way back from holiday with her husband. The woman was sentenced to five years in a penal colony. “Ira was in another unit, but we were in the same shift, so we saw each other every day at …

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Alena Hnauk

Alena Hnauk, 66, was tried under three “protest articles”. When the pensioner was already serving her sentence in the Homieĺ penal colony, a new criminal case was brought against her under Article 411 – “persistent disobedience to lawful demands of the administration”. Alena received another year in prison. Behind bars, the activist from Pružany experienced …

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Natallia Taran

Natallia Taran, a 75-year-old Belarusian woman, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on three charges – allegedly for insulting a representative of the authorities, the official head of state, and for slandering him. Natallia is serving her sentence in Homieĺ penal colony, and she suffers from a number of chronic diseases.

Liudmila Khlusievich

Liudmila Khlusevich, a pensioner, was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom under home confinement (“chatniaja khimiya”) for one word written online. Liudmila has leukemia. The woman went through searches, 10 interrogations, a criminal investigation due to one case, and an accusation due to another one. While awaiting trial, Liudmila wrote a note in case …

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Iryna But-Husaim

Iryna But-Husaim was sentenced to 1.5 years in a general-security imprisonment for actions that grossly violate public order. The High Court upheld the decision without any changes, and she is currently serving her sentence in a general-security penal colony.

Valeryia Bayarovich

Valeryia Bayarovich was detained together with her journalist husband in March of this year, and later the couple was charged with active participation in rallies. The detention took place right in the entrance hall of their block. 3 years of restriction of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional institution (“home chemistry”). Valeria was released …

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Volha Barushka

Volha Barushka worked as a doctor specializing in anesthesiology and intensive care. She was sentenced to two years in prison for her comment on the internet, based on the article concerning insults towards the authorities and a judge. Later, she was included in the extremist list and transferred to penal colony No 4 (ИК-4)

Ksenyia Alkenava

Ksenyia Alkenava, who worked in an IT company, was accused of financing extremism in the amount of 425 conventional units. During a search, 20,000 conventional units, the flag, and all her equipment were seized. Ksenyia, who is 36 years old, is currently under investigation and being held at the pre-trial detention center No 1 (СИЗО-1).

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