A Belarusian with Czech citizenship in his homeland was sentenced to six years in prison. He came to Belarus to visit his sick mother. A court in Belarus sentenced 52-year-old Vitaly Demychik to six years in prison. This was reported by the representative of Svetlana Tikanovskaya's office in Prague, Kristina Sianuk. "Vitaly Demychik, a citizen of Belarus and the Czech Republic, who was arrested in June for political reasons, was sentenced to six years in prison. The repressions have not stopped," she wrote. Demicik is a native of Grodna; Since 2006 he lives permanently in the Czech Republic. He was arrested at the end of June 2026 in Belarus when he came to visit his sick mother. The basis for criminal prosecution, according to the "Vyasana" human rights center, were donations, apparently to the Kalinovsky regiment.

A Belarusian with Czech citizenship in his homeland was sentenced to six years in prison. He came to Belarus to visit his sick mother. A court in Belarus sentenced 52-year-old Vitaly Demychik to six years in prison. This was reported by the representative of Svetlana Tikanovskaya's office in Prague, Kristina Sianuk. "Vitaly Demychik, a citizen of Belarus and the Czech Republic, who was arrested in June for political reasons, was sentenced to six years in prison. The repressions have not stopped," she wrote. Demicik is a native of Grodna; Since 2006 he lives permanently in the Czech Republic. He was arrested at the end of June 2026 in Belarus when he came to visit his sick mother. The basis for criminal prosecution, according to the "Vyasana" human rights center, were donations, apparently to the Kalinovsky regiment.