1. Abozau Andrej

Andrej Abozau is currently a webmaster of the page of the Third Way civil initiative. Chronicle of repression In August 2005 Andrej Abozau was charged under the article 367, part 1 of the Criminal Code (criticizing the honor and dignity of the President of Belarus). Reason for initiating the procedure were satirical cartoons that appeared […]

2. Marchyk Siarhiej

Siarhiej Marchyk is a young opposition activist from Baranavichy, a member of the Young Front. Chronicle of repression On 10 April 2006 the KGB in Baranovichy brought a criminal case under the article 193 part 1 (acting on behalf of an unregistered organization) against Siarhiej Marchyk. On 13 April the flats of Siarhiej Marchyk and the […]

3. Minich Aleh

A Belarusian IT programmer from Grodno, one of the founders of Multclub, a series of satirical cartoons on current Belarusian issues. Chronicle of repression KGB officers visited the apartment of Minich on 16 August 2005. They rang the doorbell and introduced themselves as a television repairmen. Five KGB agents conducted search in the apartment. Aleh […]

4. Morozov Pavel

Pavel Morozov was one of the suspects in a criminal case concerning the distribution on the Internet of satirical cartoons. The case was initiated in August 2005 by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Minsk. Pavel Morozov at the time was coordinator of the  Third Way civil initiative. Chronicle of repression In August 2005 Pavel Morozov […]

5. Sivchyk Vyacheslav

Vyacheslav Sivchyk together with Yury Hadyka were the first Belarusian political prisoner in the post-Soviet times.

6. Szydlovski Aliaksandr

Born on 27 December 1978 in Stowbtsy. One of the first political prisoners of the post- independence Belarus and co-founder of the Young Front and Zubr movements. Studied journalism at the Belarusian State University.

7. Zhukavec Andrej

A Belarusian businessman, an opposition activist. Born on 12 September 1972. In 1993, he founded the company Trajs. He was a member of the Young Front. Supported financially and technically the Mahilou Centre for Human Rights, youth committee of the Belarusian National Front (BNF) and the Young Front. Andrej’s company also produced series of agitational materials […]