Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus

Type Decision
Publication 2012-10-17
Last updated 2026-07-24
State In force
Department Council of the European Union
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Andrei Grigoryevich SVIRIDOV Андрэй Рыгоравiч СВIРЫДАЎ Андрей Григорьевич СВИРИДОВ Financial director of Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD DOB: 24.11.1983 POB: Belarus Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Passport number: KH 1801845 Andrei Svirydau is the financial director of Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD, a company established in the EU. In 2022 and 2023, Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD provided transport and forwarding services to OJSC Belaruskali – which has been designated by the Union since 2022 – at a price nearly double the market rate. As financial director of Dimicandum, Svirydau signed documents confirming this deal, facilitating the undermining of the provisions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. It follows that by making funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of OJSC Belaruskali, Andrei Svirydau has significantly frustrated the prohibition against circumvention of Art. 2(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. Moreover, Andrei Svirydau is benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime by facilitating the export of Belaruskali's potash fertilisers. 16.12.2024

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Dzmitry Mihaylavych ZAMULEVICH

Dmitriy Mikhailovich ZAMULEVICH Дзмітрьій Міхайлавіч ЗАМУЛЕВIЧ Дмитрий Михайлович ЗАМУЛЕВИЧ Part-owner of Vlate Logistik LLC DOB: 7.5.1974 Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Belarusian passport number: BM2229283 Belarusian ID:3070574E057PB8 Dzmitry Zamulevich is part-owner of Vlate Logistik LLC, a transport and storage company which holds the status of authorised economic operator. Through this status, issued by state authorities, it enjoys significant tax advantages. Through ownership of Vlate Logistik LLC, Zamulevich is associated with an entity benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 16.12.2024

287.

Uladzimir Mihaylavych ARKADZYEU

Vladimir Mikhailovich ARKADIEV Уладзімір Міхайлавіч АРКАДЗЬЕЎ Владимир Михайлович АРКАДЬЕВ Part-owner of Vlate Logistik LLC DOB: 23.4.1965 POB: Russia Nationality: Russian and Belarusian Gender: male Belarusian passport number: KH2757270 Belarusian ID: 3230465K000PB5 Russian passport number: KH1935655 Uladzimir Arkadzyeu is part-owner of Vlate Logistik LLC, a transport and storage company which holds the status of authorised economic operator. Through this status, issued by state authorities, it enjoys significant tax advantages. Through ownership of Vlate Logistik LLC, Arkadzyeu is associated with an entity benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 16.12.2024

288.

Aliaksei Uladzimiravich BASHAN

Alexey Vladimirovich BASHAN Аляксей Уладзіміравіч БАШАН Алексей Владимирович БАШАН Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission DOB: 28.2.1975 Passport number: 3280275A062PB3 Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Aliaksei Bashan is the Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As Deputy Chairman, Aliaksei Bashan is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Aliaksei Bashan is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

289.

Alena Anatolieuna BALDOUSKAYA

Elena Anatolyevna BALDOVSKAYA Алена Анатольеўна БАЛДОЎСКАЯ Елена Анатольевна БАЛДОВСКАЯ Secretary of the Central Election Commission DOB: 14.4.1980 Personal ID: 4140480B020PB4 Alena Baldouskaya is the Secretary of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As Secretary, Alena Baldouskaya is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Alena Baldouskaya is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Dzianis Uladzimiravich DUK

Denis Vladimirovich DUK Дзяніс Уладзіміравіч ДУК Денис Владимирович ДУК Member of the Central Election Commission DOB: 29.5.1977 Personal ID: 3290577E034PB4 Dzianis Duk is a member of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As CEC member, Dzianis Duk is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Dzianis Duk is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

291.

Alena Kanstantinauna KUNTSEVICH

Elena Konstantinovna KUNTSEVICH Алена Канстанцінаўна КУНЦЭВIЧ Елена Константиновна КУНЦЕВИЧ Member of the Central Election Commission DOB: 30.4.1971 Personal ID: 4300471C014PB0 Alena Kuntsevich is a member of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As CEC member, Alena Kuntsevich is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Alena Kuntsevich is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Aliaksandr Genadzevich TKACHOU

Alexander Gennadievich TKACHEV Аляксандр Генадзьевіч ТКАЧОЎ Александр Геннадьевич ТКАЧЕВ Member of the Central Election Commission DOB: 17.9.1977 Personal ID: 3170977H042PB1 Aliaksandr Tkachou is a member of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As CEC Member, Aliaksandr Tkachou is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Aliaksandr Tkachou is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Katsiaryna Aliaksandrauna FEDASENKA

Ekaterina Alexandrovna FEDOSENKO Кацярына Аляксандраўна ФЕДАСЕНКА Екатерина Александровна ФЕДОСЕНКО Member of the Central Election Commission DOB: 20.12.1976 Personal ID: 4201276K012PB1 Katsiaryna Fedasenka is a member of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As CEC Member, Katsiaryna Fedasenka is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Katsiaryna Fedasenka is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Aliaksandr Uladzimiravich YUZHIK

Alexander Vladimirovich YUZHIK Аляксандр Уладзіміравіч ЮЖЫК Александр Владимирович ЮЖИК Member of the Central Election Commission DOB: 25.4.1975 Personal ID: 3250475K039PB6 Aliaksandr Yuzhik is a member of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. As CEC Member, Aliaksandr Yuzhik is responsible for the organisation of the 2025 presidential election, which was neither free, nor fair. The election violated basic laws and international standards of fairness and transparency, and the results were falsified. Aliaksandr Yuzhik is therefore responsible for seriously undermining democracy and the rule of law in Belarus. 27.3.2025

295.

Aleh Aliaksandravich RAMANAU

Oleg Aleksandrovich ROMANOV Алег Аляксандравіч РАМАНАЎ Олег Александрович РОМАНОВ Leader of the party ‘Belaya Rus’ Chairman of the republican public association ‘Belaya Rus’ DOB: 9.8.1975 POB: Grodno (Hrodna), Belarus Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Aleh Ramanau is a long-time supporter of President Lukashenka. In 2022, Aleh Ramanau was elected as a chairman of pro-regime public association ‘Belaya Rus’, which he turned into the largest political party in Belarus, holding the majority of seats in the Parliament. In 2021, Aliaksandr Lukashenka appointed Aleh Ramanau to be Rector of the Polotsk State University, where he served until 2022. Aleh Ramanau was also a member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation from 6 December 2019 to 22 March 2024. As chairman of ‘Belaya Rus’, Aleh Ramanau supports the Lukashenka regime. 27.3.2025

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Nastassia Paulauna PAPKO

Anastasia Pavlovna POPKO Настасся Паўлаўна ПАПКО Анастасия Павловна ПОПКО Judge at the Minsk City Court DOB: 13.12.1984 Personal ID: 4131284A078PB8 Nastassia Papko is a judge of Minsk City Court. Since at least August 2020, she has been issuing politically-motivated verdicts against civil society representatives, with sentences of over 10 years imposed in at least five cases. Nastassia Papko is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights or the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Yury Viktaravich NAZARAU

Yury Viktorovich NAZAROV Юрый Віктаравіч НАЗАРАЎ Юрий Викторович НАЗАРОВ Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate DOB: 7.2.1962 POB: Belarus Passport number: MP4071150 (issued on 4.10.2017) Personal ID: 3070262M082PB4 Yury Nazarau is the Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. The Belarus President Property Management Directorate (PPMD) is a Belarusian government body subordinated directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The Directorate started as a small unit managing inventory, logistics and welfare for government agencies, and has since evolved into the largest operator of non-residential real estate and of lotteries in Belarus. It thereby generates revenue for the regime. As Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, Yury Nazarau supports the Lukashenka regime. He is also associated with Synesis LLC and the Directorate’s subsidiaries: GHU – Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration, Republican unitary enterprise ‘Tsentrkurort’ (now merged with BelExpo), Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise ‘Hotel Minsk’, Open Joint Stock Company ‘Hotel Planeta’, Republican unitary enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei. 27.3.2025

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Mikalai Uladzimiravich SHKRED

Nikolai Vladimirovich SHKRED Мікалай Уладзіміравіч ШКРЭД Николай Владимирович ШКРЕД First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate Former Deputy Head of the Security Service of the President of Belarus DOB: 26.4.1981 POB: Belarus Passport number: MP4388698 (issued on 17.7.2019) Personal ID: 3260481A001PB5 Mikalai Shkred is the First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate and a former Deputy Head of the Security Service of Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The Directorate is a Belarusian government body subordinated directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The Directorate started as a small unit managing inventory, logistics and welfare for government agencies, and has since evolved into the largest operator of non-residential real estate and of lotteries in Belarus. It thereby generates revenue for the regime. As First Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, Mikalai Shkred supports the Lukashenka regime. He is also associated with Synesis LLC and the Directorate’s subsidiaries: GHU – Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration, Republican unitary enterprise ‘Tsentrkurort’ (now merged with BelExpo), Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise ‘Hotel Minsk’, Open Joint Stock Company ‘Hotel Planeta’, Republican unitary entreprise Belorusskiye Loterei. 27.3.2025

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Anton Mikhailavich KRAEUSKY

Anton Mikhailovich KRAEVSKY Антон Міхайлавіч КРАЕЎСКI Антон Михайлович КРАЕВСКИЙ Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate DOB: 22.8.1982 Passport number: MP4083089 (issued on 2.11.2017) Personal ID: 3220882A100PB8 Anton Kraeusky is a Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. The Directorate is a Belarusian government body subordinated directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The Directorate started as a small unit managing inventory, logistics and welfare for government agencies, and has since evolved into the largest operator of non-residential real estate and of lotteries in Belarus. It thereby generates revenue for the regime. Companies subordinate to PPMD, like Belorusskiye Loterei, also benefit from their connection to the regime through preferential conditions. In turn, the regime benefits from additional revenue. As Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, Anton Kraeusky supports the Lukashenka regime. He is also associated with Synesis LLC and the Directorate’s subsidiaries: GHU – Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration, Republican unitary enterprise ‘Tsentrkurort’ (now merged with BelExpo), Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise ‘Hotel Minsk’, Open Joint Stock Company ‘Hotel Planeta’, Republican unitary enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei. 27.3.2025

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Mikalai Mikhailavich RAHASHCHUK

Nikolai Mikhailovich ROGASHCHUK Мікалай Міхайлавіч РАГАШЧУК Николай Михайлович РОГАЩУК Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate DOB: 22.4.1979 POB: Belarus Passport number: MP4274241 (issued on 29.11.2018) Personal ID: 3220479C043PB6 Mikalai Rahashchuk is a Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. The Directorate is a Belarusian government body subordinated directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The Directorate started as a small unit managing inventory, logistics and welfare for government agencies, and has since evolved into the largest operator of non-residential real estate and of lotteries in Belarus. It thereby generates revenue for the regime. As Deputy Head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, Mikalai Rahashchuk supports the Lukashenka regime. He is also associated with Synesis LLC and the Directorate’s subsidiaries: GHU – Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration, Republican unitary enterprise ‘Tsentrkurort’ (now merged with BelExpo), Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise ‘Hotel Minsk’, Open Joint Stock Company ‘Hotel Planeta’, Republican unitary enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei. 27.3.2025

301.

Dzmitry Mikalaevich SHVEDKA

Dmitry Nikolaevich SHVEDKO Дзмітрый Мікалаевіч ШВЕДКА Дмитрий Николаевич ШВЕДКO Businessman, majority shareholder and director of Ridotto LLC. DOB: 17.1.1979 POB: Belarus Passport number: MP3615765 (issued on 19.2.2015) Dzmitry Shvedka is a Belarusian businessman. He is a majority shareholder and director of Ridotto LLC, a Belarusian IT company specialising in online gambling application development. Ridotto LLC has developed and maintains the online casino Belbet for the state-owned Republican Unitary Enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei, which operates under the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. Belorusskiye Loterei serves as a significant revenue source for the Directorate, which reports directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Alexander Shatrov, who has been sanctioned by the Union since 21 June 2021 for benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime, owns 49,99  % of the shares of Ridotto LLC. Dzmitry Shvedka is associated with Alexander Shatrov, Ridotto LLC, the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, and the Republican unitary enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei. Dzmitry Shvedka is also benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime by providing a service that brings significant revenue to the President Property Management Directorate, subordinate directly to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. 27.3.2025

302.

Mikhail Uladzimiravich DZENISENKA

Mikhail Vladimirovich DENISENKO Міхаіл Уладзіміравіч ДЗЯНIСЕНКА Михаил Владимирович ДЕНИСЕНКО Businessperson DOB: 27.5.1974 POB: Belarus Passport number: MP3303172 (issued on 10.6.2013; might have expired) Personal ID: 3270574C044PB2 Mikhail Dzenisenka is the director of the Republican unitary enterprise Belorusskiye Loterei. Belorusskiye Loterei is owned by the Belarus President Property Management Directorate; a government body subordinate to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Belorusskiye Loterei is one of the two government bodies which have the right to run lotteries in Belarus. It manages Belbet, an online casino, which creates high revenues. Under Belarusian law, Belbet is classified as an online lottery, while de-facto it operates as an online casino, which creates favourable conditions for its work. The online casino was developed, and its operation is maintained by Ridotto LLC, a company born out of the reorganisation of Synesis LLC, co-owned by Alexander Shatrov, who has been designated by the Union since 21 June 2021 for benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. Mikhail Dzenisenka is associated with Belorusskiye Loterei and the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. Moreover, in his role as the director of Belorusskiye Loterei, Mikhail Dzenisenka is supporting the Lukashenka regime through generating substantial profit from online gambling. 27.3.2025

303.

Siarhei Mirzaevich AVAKAU

Sergey Mirzoevich AVAKOV Сяргей Мірзаевіч АВАКАЎ Сергей Мирзоевич АВАКОВ Businessperson, CEO of OJSC Planar DOB: 1955 POB: Belarus Siarhei Avakau is the CEO of OJSC Planar. OJSC Planar is a state enterprise that specialises in the development and supply of components in the field of microelectronics, which are used for the production of military hardware such as UAVs. It forms part of a state-administered enterprise cluster supervised by the Strategic Projects Council under the direct supervision of the President of Belarus. Planar also contributes to Belarusian-Russian technological and military cooperation. As CEO of OJSC Planar, Siarhei Avakau benefits from and materially supports the Belarussian military industrial complex. 27.3.2025

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Yuri Mikalaevich TCHORNY

Yuri Nikolaevich CHERNYI Юрый Мікалаевіч ЧОРНЫ Юрий Николаевич ЧЕРНЫЙ Director of Precise Electro-Mechanics Plant DOB: 1979, 1980 or 1981 POB: Belarus Yuri Tchorny is the Director of Precise Electro-Mechanics, a Belarusian State enterprise that specializes in the development and production of military products and is subordinate to the State Military-Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus. In that capacity, Precise Electro-Mechanics Plant produces military hardware for use by the Belarus armed forces, notably ballistic missiles and provides revenue to the Belarusian State. Thus, Yuri Tchorny supports the Lukashenka regime and is associated with the listed entity Precise Electro-Mechanics. 27.3.2025

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Aleh KALIADA

Oleg KALYADA Алег КАЛЯДА Олег КАЛЯДА Judge of the Zavodsky District Court of the city of Minsk DOB: 1.1.1965 Passport number: 3010165A135PB5 Aleh Kaliada is a Belarusian judge of the Zavodsky District Court of the City of Minsk. He has issued politically motivated sentences concerning, inter alia, freedom of expression or freedom of assembly, against Yana Barysovich, Andrei Asaula, Rastsislau Shavel, Aliaksandr Zialiutkin, and Maksim Prazhenik. Aleh Kaliada is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Alena BUSHAVA

Alena BUSHEVA Алена БУШАВА Алена БУШЕВА Judge of the Court of the Frunzensky District of the City of Minsk DOB: 23.8.1976 Personal ID: 4230876A016PB7 Alena Bushava is a Belarusian judge at the Court of the Frunzensky District of the City of Minsk. She has issued politically motivated sentences concerning, inter alia, freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Siarhei Karytanovich, Darya Lychkouskaya, Aliaksei Maltsau, Yahor Mikhailau, Yuliya Mudreuskaya, Andrei Sheshko, Siarhei Staravoitau, Ihar Kapanaika. Alena Bushava is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

307.

Andrei VASILIUK

Andrei VASILYUK Андрэй ВАСIЛЮК Андрей ВАСИЛЮК Judge of the court of Brest region DOB: 20.7.1977 Personal ID: 3200777C039PB0 Andrei Vasiliuk is a Belarusian judge of the court of the Brest region. He has issued politically motivated rulings concerning, inter alia, freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Aliaksandr Bazarau, Anastasiya Padhaiskaya, Aliaksandr Veliasnitski. Andrei Vasiliuk is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Dzina KUCHUK

Dina KUCHUK Дзіна КУЧУК Дина КУЧУК Judge of the Supreme Court of Belarus; former judge of Minsk City Court DOB: 11.2.1974 Personal ID: 4110274A107PB7 Dzina Kuchuk is a Belarusian judge at the Supreme Court of Belarus. Until February 2024, Dzina Kuchuk served as a judge of the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Minsk City Court. As a judge at Minsk City Court, Dzina Kuchuk issued politically motivated rulings concerning freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Andrei Andreyeu, Aliaksandr Komar, Sviatlana Bychkouskaya, Maryna Dubrouskaya, Yury Hrabianiok, Valeryia Kastsiuhova, Tatsiana Kouzina, Aliaksei Khralovich, Uladzimir Lavor, Viachaslau Pantsiushenka, Dzianis Varozau, Volha Tserakh, and Katsiaryna Zaretskaya, among others. Dzina Kuchuk is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Halina BONDAL

Galina BONDAL Галіна БОНДАЛ Галина БОНДАЛ Judge at Vitebsk Regional Court DOB: 30.4.1962 Personal ID: 4300462E001PB6 Halina Bondal is a Belarusian judge of the Vitebsk Regional Court. Halina Bondal has issued politically motivated rulings concerning freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Volha Brytsikava, Siarhei Dalivelia, Maryia Famina, Tatsiana Frantskevich, Tsimafei Halubko, Yaraslau Kazakevich, Robert Kuzniatsou, Natallia Labatsevich, Anatol Mikhailau, and Andrei Ruskikh, among others. Halina Bondal is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Siarhei BUDREVICH

Sergei BUDREVICH Сяргей БУДРЭВIЧ Сергей БУДРЕВИЧ Judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Minsk DOB: 29.6.1986 Siarhei Budrevich is a Belarusian judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court of the City of Minsk. He has issued politically motivated sentences concerning freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Yuliya Kashaverava, Siarhei Paspelau, Siarhei Belski, Aliaksandr Mikhailau, Andrei Hryva, Siarhei Yupatau, Artsiom Isakau, and Aliaksandr Zhaliazousk, among others. Siarhei Budrevich is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Zhanna BRYSINA

Zhanna BRYSINA Жанна БРЫСIНА Жанна БРЫСИНА Judge of the Oktyabrsky District Court of the City of Minsk DOB: 21.10.1961 Zhanna Brysina is a Belarusian judge of Minsk City Court. Zhanna Brysina has issued politically motivated rulings concerning freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Pavel Belavus, Siarhei Kreida, Tsimafei Shkuratovich , Maksim Hrechkayedau, Vadzim Baranau, Aliaksandr Loban, Dzmitry Maholin, Ihar Artsiukh, Aliaksandr Ziankou, Ruslan Zavadzich, Artsiom Ziankou, Andrei Velikaselets, and Pavel Kharytonau, among others. Zhanna Brysina is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Ala SKURATOVICH

Alla SKURATOVICH Ала СКУРАТОВIЧ Алла СКУРАТОВИЧ Judge of the court of the Frunzensky district of the city of Minsk DOB: 18.10.1980 Personal ID: 4181080A069PB5 Ala Skuratovich is a Belarusian judge of the court of the Frunzensky district of the city of Minsk. She has issued politically motivated sentences concerning, inter alia, freedom of expression or freedom of assembly against Andrus Asmalousk, Ivan Charavaka, Dzmitry Lapets , Andrei Akushka, Dziana Charnushyna, Andrei Mirashnichenka , and Artur Smaliakou. Ala Skuratovich is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 27.3.2025

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Ilya Valerievich IKAN

Iлля Валер’евіч IКАН Илья Валерьевич ИКАН Function: Chairman of Belneftekhim, Member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus DOB: 10.1.1981 POB: Pchelnik, Borisov District, Minsk Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus) Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Associated entities: Belneftekhim Ilya Ikan is the Chairman of the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry (Belneftekhim). Belneftekhim is one of the largest industrial complexes of the Republic of Belarus and consists of multiple other state-owned companies established in 1997. Aliaksandr Lukashenka considers Belneftekhim to be one of the most important and strategic concerns in Belarus. In particular, Belneftekhim represents a fundamental asset for the Belarusian economy and foreign policy, in particular in relation to the cooperation between Russia and Belarus in developing a common oil market. Regular consultations are held between the concern and President Lukashenka. Belneftekhim benefits from the support provided by the Lukashenka regime, especially with regard to the effects of sanctions. Therefore, Belneftekhim is benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. By acting as the Chairman of Belneftekhim, Ilya Ikan is benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 23.10.2025

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Yuri Ivanovich PREDKO

a.k.a. Yuriy Ivanovich PREDKO Юрий Иванович ПРЕДКО Function: General Director of OJSC Horizont DOB: 1964 POB: Belarus Nationality: Belarusian Gender: male Associated entities: Horizont Holding, ICT Horizont Yuri Predko is general manager of OJSC ‘Management Company of the Holding Horizont’, which is one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics and household appliances in the Republic of Belarus. It is the managing company of Horizont Holding. Horizont Holding is one of the largest and most dynamically developing diversified holdings in the Republic of Belarus, covering a wide range of business areas. Horizont Holding’s activities are being implemented with the instructions of Aliaksandr Lukashenka. ICT Horizont, part of Horizont Holding, is one of the leaders in the development and production of special electronics in the Republic of Belarus. The company develops and produces special and dual-use goods, for example video-viewing devices for armoured vehicles. ICT Horizont collaborates with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus in creating and modernising models of range equipment in accordance with the requirements for the training of formations and military units of the Armed Forces. In addition, ICT Horizont takes part in the Union State (Russia and Belarus) scientific-technical programme ‘Intelavto’. The programme was approved by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Therefore, Yuri Predko is associated with entities forming part of the military-industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development of military technology and equipment. 23.10.2025

  • B. Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 4(1) Names (Transliteration of Belarusian spelling) (Transliteration of Russian spelling) Names (Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling) Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing
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Beltechexport

Белтехэкспорт Address: Nezavisimosti Ave. 86-B, Minsk, Belarus Website: https://bte.by/ E-mail address: mail@bte.by Registration number: 100138662 Beltechexport is a private entity which exports weapons and military equipment produced by Belarusian state-owned companies to countries in Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East. Beltechexport is closely associated with the Ministry of Defence of Belarus. Beltechexport is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime, by bringing benefits to the presidential administration. Furthermore, Beltechexport forms part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus, and is involved in the development, production and supply of military technology and equipment. 17.12.2020

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Dana Holdings

ТАА ‘Дана Холдынгз’ ООО ‘Дана Холдингз’ Address: Peter Mstislavets St. 9, pom. 3 (office 4), 220076 Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 690611860 Websites: https://bir.by/; https://en.dana-holdings.com; https://dana-holdings.com/ E-mail address: info@bir.by Tel.: +375 (29) 636-23-91 Dana Holdings is one of the main real estate developers and constructors in Belarus. The company and its subsidiaries received development rights for plots of land and developed several large residential complexes and business centres. Individuals reportedly representing Dana Holdings maintain close relations with President Lukashenka. Liliya Lukashenka, daughter-in-law of the President, had a high-ranking position in Dana Astra. Dana Holdings is still active economically in Belarus. Dana Holdings is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 17.12.2020

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Dana Astra

ЗТАА ‘Дана Астра’ ИООО ‘Дана Астра’ Address: Peter Mstislavets St. 9, pom. 9-13, 220076 Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 191295361 Websites: https://bir.by/; https://en.dana-holdings.com; https://dana-holdings.com/ E-mail address: PR@bir.by Tel.: +375 (17) 269-32-60; +375 17 269-32-51 Dana Astra, previously a subsidiary of Dana Holdings, is one of the main real estate developers and constructors in Belarus. The company received development rights for plots of land and is developing the multifunctional centre ‘Minsk World’, which is advertised by the company as the biggest investment of its kind in Europe. Individuals reportedly representing Dana Astra maintain close relations with President Lukashenka. Liliya Lukashenka, daughter-in-law of the President, had a high-ranking position in the company. Dana Astra is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 17.12.2020

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GHU – Main Economic Department of the Presidential Administration

Главное хозяйственное управление Address: Miasnikova St. 37, Minsk, Belarus Website: http://ghu.by E-mail address: ghu@ghu.by Main Economic Department (GHU) of the Presidential Administration is the largest operator on the non-residential real estate market in the Republic of Belarus and a supervisor of numerous companies. Victor Sheiman, who as the former head of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate exercised direct control over GHU, was asked by President Aliaksandr Lukashenka to supervise the safety of the 2020 presidential elections. GHU is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 17.12.2020

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SYNESIS LLC

ООО ‘Синезис’ Address: 220005, Minsk, Platonova 20B Belarus; Mantulinskaya 24, Moscow 123100, Russia. Registration number (УНН/ИНН): 190950894 (Belarus); 7704734000/ 770301001 (Russia). Website: https://synesis.partners; https://synesis-group.com/ Tel. +375 (17) 240-36-50 Email address: Synesis LLC has provided the Belarusian authorities with a Kipod surveillance platform, which can search through and analyse video footage and employ facial recognition software, making the company responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition by the state apparatus in Belarus. The Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) and Ministry of Internal Affairs have been listed as users of a system created by Synesis. Synesis claims to have stopped providing the Belarusian authorities with the Kipod platform, but according to ByPOL reports Kipod is still used by the state securities agencies. Synesis is one of the residents of the Hi-Tech Park, created by a decree of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, and as such enjoys numerous benefits, including exemptions from income tax, VAT, offshore duty, customs duties and others. The company is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 17.12.2020

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AGAT electromechanical Plant OJSC

Агат-электромеханический завод Address: Nezavisimosti Ave. 115, 220114 Minsk, Belarus Website: https://agat-emz.by/ E-mail address: marketing@agat-emz.by Tel.: +375 (17) 272-01-32; +375 (17) 570-41-45 Registration number: 100093400 AGAT electromechanical Plant OJSC is part of the Belarusian State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus (a.k.a. SAMI or State Military Industrial Committee), which is responsible for implementing the military-technical policy of the State and a subordinate to the Council of Ministers and President of Belarus. AGAT electromechanical Plant OJSC is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. The company manufactures ‘Rubezh’ – a barrier system designed for riot control that has been deployed against peaceful demonstrations that took place in the wake of the presidential elections held on 9 August 2020, thus making the company responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. The company also produces goods with military end use, which are used by the Belarusian military, including the Air Force. AGAT electromechanical Plant OJSC therefore forms part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development, production and supply of military technology and equipment. 17.12.2020

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140 Repair Plant

140 ремонтный завод Address: Borisov, 19 L. Chalovskaya St. Phone: +375 177 74-64-64 +375 177 74-79-99 Email: info@140zavod.by Website: 140zavod.org Registration number: 600136102 140 Repair Plant is part of the Belarussian State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus (a.k.a. SAMI or State Military Industrial Committee), which is responsible for implementing the military-technical policy of the State and a subordinate to the Council of Ministers and President of Belarus. 140 Repair Plant is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. The company manufactures transport vehicles and armoured vehicles, which have been deployed against peaceful demonstrations that took place in the wake of the presidential elections held on 9 August 2020, thus making the company responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. Furthermore, the company develops, produces and modernises military vehicles. 140 Repair Plant therefore forms part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development, production and supply of military technology and equipment. 17.12.2020

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MZKT (a.k.a. VOLAT)

МЗКТ - Минский завод колёсных тягачей Address: 150 Partizansky Ave., 220021, Minsk, Republic of Belarus Phone: +375 (17) 330-17-09 Fax: +375 (17) 291-31-92 E-Mail: link@mzkt.by Website: www.mzkt.by Registration number: 100534485 MZKT (a.k.a. VOLAT) is part of the Belarusian State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus (a.k.a. SAMI or State Military Industrial Committee), which is responsible for implementing the military-technical policy of the State and a subordinate to the Council of Ministers and the President of Belarus. MZKT (a.k.a. VOLAT) is therefore benefitting from its association with and supporting the Lukashenka regime. Employees of MZKT who protested during the visit of Aliaksandr Lukashenka to the factory and went on strike in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were fired, which makes the company responsible for violation of human rights. Furthermore, the company also develops and produces military vehicles. MZKT therefore forms part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development, production and supply of military technology and equipment. 17.12.2020

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Sohra Group / Sohra LLC

ООО Сохра Address: Revolucyonnaya 17/19, office no. 22, 220030 Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 192363182 Website: http://sohra.by/ E-mail address: info@sohra.by Sohra company was owned by Aliaksandr Zaitsau, one of the most influential businessmen in Belarus, a person with close connections to the Belarusian political establishment and a close aide to Lukashenka's eldest son Viktor. Sohra promotes Belarusian industrial products in countries in Africa and the Middle East. It co-founded the defence company BSVT-New Technologies, engaged in weapons production and missile modernisation. Sohra, using its privileged position, serves as a proxy between the Belarusian political establishment and state-owned companies and foreign partners in Africa and the Middle East. It also engaged in gold mining in African countries on the basis of concessions obtained by the Lukashenka regime. Sohra Group is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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Bremino Group LLC

ООО ‘Бремино групп’ Address: Niamiha 40, 220004 Minsk, Belarus; Bolbasovo village, Zavodskaya 1k, Orsha Region/Oblast, Belarus Registration number: 691598938 Website: http://www.bremino.by E-mail address: office@bremino.by; marketing@bremino.by Bremino Group is the initiator and co-administrator of the Bremino-Orsha special economic zone project, created by a presidential decree signed by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. The company has received state support for developing the Bremino-Orsha zone, as well as a number of financial and tax advantages and other benefits. The owners of Bremino Group - Aliaksandr Zaitsau, Mikalai Varabei and Aliaksei Aleksin - belong to the inner circle of Lukashenka-related businessmen and maintain close relations with Lukashenka and his family. Bremino Group is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. Bremino Group is the owner of Transport and Logistics Center (TLC) on the Belarusian-Polish border - Bremino-Bruzgi, which was used by the Lukashenka regime as a shelter for migrants who have been transported to the Belarusian-Union border with the aim of illegally crossing it. Bremino-Bruzgi TLC was also a site of Lukashenka's propaganda visit to the migrants. Bremino Group is therefore contributing to the activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 21.6.2021

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Globalcustom Management LLC

ООО ‘Глобалкастом-менеджмент’ Address: Nemiga 40/301, Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 193299162 Website: https://globalcustom.by/ E-mail address: info@globalcustom.by Globalcustom Management is associated with the Belarus President Property Management Directorate, formerly headed by Victor Sheiman, who has been designated by the Union since 2004. The company is involved in the smuggling of goods to Russia, which would not be possible without the consent of the Lukashenka regime, which controls the border guards and customs. The privileged position in the flower export sector to Russia, from which the company benefits, is also conditioned on the support of the regime. Globalcustom Management was the first owner of the GardService, the only private company to whom Lukashenka granted the use of weapons. Globalcustom Management is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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Belarusski Avtomobilnyi Zavod (BelAZ) / OJSC ‘BELAZ’

Open Joint Stock Company ‘BELAZ’ - Management Company of Holding ‘BELAZ-HOLDING’ ААТ ‘БЕЛАЗ’ ОАО ‘БЕЛАЗ’ Address: 40 let Octyabrya St. 4, 222161, Zhodino, Minsk Region/Oblast, Belarus Website: https://belaz.by OJSC BelAZ is one of the leading state-owned companies in Belarus and one of the largest manufacturers of large trucks and large dump trucks in the world. It is a source of significant revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Lukashenka stated that the government will always support the company, and described it as a ‘Belarusian brand’ and ‘part of the national legacy’. OJSC BelAZ has offered its premises and equipment to stage a political rally in support of the Lukashenka regime. Therefore OJSC BelAZ benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. The employees of OJSC BelAZ who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 elections in Belarus were threatened with layoffs and intimidated by the company management. A group of employees was locked indoors by OJSC BelAZ to prevent them from joining the other protesters. The company management presented a strike to the media as a staff meeting. Therefore OJSC BelAZ is responsible for the repression of civil society and supports the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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Minskii Avtomobilnyi Zavod (MAZ) / OJSC ‘MAZ’

Open Joint Stock Company ‘Minsk Automobile Works’ – Management Company of ‘BELAVTOMAZ’ Holding ААТ ‘Мiнскi аўтамабiльны завод’ ОАО ‘Минский автомобильный завод’ Address: Socialisticheskaya 2, 220021 Minsk, Belarus Website: http://maz.by/ Date of registration: 16.7.1944 Tel.: + 375 (17) 217-22-22; + 8000 217-22-22 OJSC Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) is one of the biggest state-owned automotive manufacturers in Belarus. Lukashenka described it as ‘one of the most important industrial enterprises of the country’. It is a source of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. OJSC MAZ has offered its premises and equipment to stage a political rally in support of the regime. Furthermore, in the light of the involvement of Belarus in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, MAZ delivers military trucks to the Russian Army, which are also deployed in the Ukrainian territory for military actions. Therefore, OJSC MAZ benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. Employees of OJSC MAZ who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of fraudulent elections of August 2020 in Belarus were intimidated and later laid off by the company’s management. A group of employees was locked indoors by OJSC MAZ to prevent them from joining the other protesters. Therefore, OJSC MAZ is responsible for the repression of civil society and supports the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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Logex

ТАА ‘Лагекс’ ООО ‘Логекс’ Address: 24 Kommunisticheskaya St., office 2, Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 192695465 Website: http://logex.by/ E-mail address: info@logex.by Logex is associated with Aliaksandr Shakutsin, a businessman close to the Lukashenka regime, who has been designated by the Union. The company is involved in the export of flowers to the Russian Federation at dumped prices, which would not be possible without the consent of the regime, which controls the border guards and customs. The privileged position in the flower export sector to Russia, from which the company benefits, is conditioned on the support of the regime. The main Belarusian suppliers of cut flowers are the companies that are closely connected with the leadership of the republic. Logex is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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JSC ‘NNK’ (Novaia naftavaia kampania) / New Oil Company

ЗАТ ‘ННК’ (Новая нафтавая кампанiя) ЗАО ‘ННК’ (Новая нефтяная компания) Address: Rakovska St. 14W room 7, 5th floor, Minsk, Belarus Registration number: 193402282 Novaya Neftnaya Kompaniya (NNK), New Oil company, is an entity founded in March 2020. It is the only private company entitled to export oil products from Belarus - an indication of close links to the authorities and the highest level of state privileges. NNK is owned by Interservice, a company belonging to Mikalai Varabei who is one of the leading businessmen benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. NNK is also reported to be connected to Aliaksei Aleksin, another prominent Belarusian businessman who benefits from the Lukashenka regime. According to media reports, Aleskin was the founder of NNK alongside Varabei. NNK was also used by the Belarusian authorities to adapt the Belarusian economy to restrictive measures introduced by the Union. NNK is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 21.6.2021

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Belaeronavigatsia

State-owned enterprise Белаэранавiгацыя Дзяржаўнае прадпрыемства Белаэронавигация Государственное предприятие Address: 19 Korotkevich St., 220039 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 1996 Website: http://www.ban.by/ E-mail address: office@ban.by Tel.: +375 (17) 215-40-51 Fax: +375 (17) 213-41-63 The state-owned enterprise Belaeronavigatsia is responsible for Belarusian air traffic control. It therefore bears responsibility for diverting passenger flight FR4978 to Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. This politically motivated decision was taken with the aim of arresting and detaining opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. The state-owned enterprise Belaeronavigatsia is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. 21.6.2021

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Belavia Belarusian Airlines’

ААТ ‘Авiякампанiя Белавiя’ ОАО ‘Авиакомпания Белавиа’ Address: 14A Nemiga St., 220004 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 4.1.1996 Registration number: 600390798 OJSC Belavia Belarusian Airlines is the state-owned national flag carrier airline. Belavia also owns and operates Belarusian governmental airplanes used by President Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Aliaksandr Lukashenka promised that his administration would provide all possible support to Belavia after the Union decided to introduce a prohibition on the overflight of Union airspace and on access to Union airports by all Belarusian air carriers. To that end, he agreed with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on planning the opening of new airline routes for Belavia. In 2021, Belavia’s CEO confirmed receiving government support in the restoration of flights to the Russian Federation. The flag carrier airline has also been exempted from paying added value tax by the Belarusian government in respect of aircraft and components imported into the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Furthermore, in 2014, Belavia received loans for the acquisition of new aircraft from a state-owned bank. Belavia’s management also told its employees not to protest against election irregularities and mass detentions in Belarus, in view of the fact that Belavia is a state-owned enterprise. Belavia is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 2.12.2021

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Republican unitary enterprise ‘TSENTRKURORT’

Рэспублiканскае унiтарнае прадпрыемства ‘ЦЭНТРКУРОРТ’ Республиканское унитарное предприятие ‘ЦЕНТРКУРОРТ’ Address: 39 Myasnikova St., 220030 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 12.8.2003 Registration number: 100726604 State-owned tourism company Tsentrkurort is part of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate. Tsentrkurort is reported to be one of the companies coordinating the flow of migrants that intend to cross the border between Belarus and the Union. Tsentrkurort helped at least 51 Iraqi citizens acquire visas for their visit to Belarus, and signed a contract for transportation services with Belarusian company Stroitur, which offers bus rentals with drivers. Buses booked by Tsentrkurort transported migrants, including children, from Minsk airport to hotels. Tsentrkurort is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021

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Oskartour LLC

ООО Оскартур Address: 25 Karl Marx St., room 1n, Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 18.10.2016 Registration number: 192721937 Oskartour is a tour operator, which facilitated the obtainment of visas for migrants coming from Iraq and organised their subsequent travel to Belarus by flights from Bagdad to Minsk. Those Iraqi migrants were later transported to the Belarusian-Union border with the aim of illegally crossing it. Thanks to Oskartour and its contacts with Iraqi airlines, Belarusian authorities and the state-owned Tsentrkurort company, regular flights from Baghdad to Minsk were launched by the Iraqi air carrier, in order to bring more persons to Belarus to illegally cross the external borders of the Union. Oskartour took part in this illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and state-owned companies. It is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021

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Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise ‘Hotel Minsk’

Гатэль ‘Мiнск’ Республиканское дочернее унитарное предприятие "Отель ‘Минск’ Address: 11 Nezavisimosti Ave., Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 26.12.2016/3.4.2017 Registration number: 192750964 Website: http://hotelminsk.by/ E-mail address: hotelminsk@udp.gov.by; marketing@hotelminsk.by Tel.: +375 (17) 209-90-61 Fax: +375 (17) 200-00-72 Hotel Minsk is a subsidiary company of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate – a government agency that directly reports to the President. Hotel Minsk took part in the illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and state-owned companies. Migrants were accommodated in the hotel before being transported to the border between Belarus and the Union in order to illegally cross it. Iraqi migrants had listed Hotel Minsk as a temporary residence in their Belarusian visa applications, which were lodged immediately before their arrival in Belarus. Hotel Minsk is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Hotel Planeta’

ААТ ‘Гасцiнiца Планета’ OAO ‘Гостиница Планета’ Address: 31 Pobediteley Ave., Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 1.2.1994/6.3.2000 Registration number: 100135173 Website: https://hotelplaneta.by/ E-mail address: planeta@udp.gov.by Tel.: +375 (17) 226-78-53 Fax: +375 (17) 226-78-55 OJSC Hotel Planeta is a subsidiary company of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate – a government agency that directly reports to the President. Hotel Planeta took part in the illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and state-owned companies. Migrants were accommodated in the hotel before being transported to the border between Belarus and the Union in order to illegally cross it. They paid USD 1 000 to a travel agent in Baghdad for the flight, a tourist visa and a stay in the hotel. Hotel Planeta is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021

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ASAM (Asobnaia sluzhba aktyunykh merapryemstvau)

OSAM (Otdiel'naya sluzhba aktivnykh mieropriyatiy) Асобная служба актыўных мерапрыемстваў (АСАМ) Отдельная служба активных мероприятий (ОСАМ) Address: State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 24 Volodarsky St., 220050 Minsk, Belarus ASAM (Separate Service for Active Measures) is a Belarusian special border guard unit controlled by Viktar Lukashenka and headed by Ihar Kruchkou. ASAM forces under special operation ‘Gate’ organise illegal border crossings through Belarus to Union Member States and are directly involved in the physical transportation of migrants to the other side of the border. ASAM additionally charges the transported migrants for the border crossing. ASAM is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021 —————

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VIP Grub

Address: Büyükdere Cad., No:201, Istanbul, Turkey VIP Grub is a passport and visa service based in Istanbul, Turkey, which organises trips to Belarus with the explicit intention of facilitating migration to the Union. VIP Grub actively advertises migration to the Union. VIP Grub therefore contributes to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. 2.12.2021

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Grodno Azot’

Including Branch ‘Khimvolokno Plant’ JSC ‘Grodno Azot’ ААТ ‘Гродна Азот’ ОАО ‘Гродно Азот’ Фiлiял ‘Завод Хiмвалакно’ ААТ ‘Гродна Азот’ Филиал ‘Завод Химволокно’ ОАО ‘Гродно Азот’ Address: 100 Kosmonavtov Ave., Grodno/Hrodna, Belarus Date of registration: 1965 Registration number: 500036524 Website: https://azot.by/en/ Address: 4 Slavinskogo St., 230026 Grodno/Hrodna, Belarus Date of registration: 12.5.2000 Registration number: 590046884 Website: www.grodno-khim.by E-mail address: office@grodno-khim.by; market@grodno-khim.by; ppm@grodno-khim.by; tnp@grodno-khim.by Tel./Fax: +375 (152) 39-19-00; +375 (152) 39-19-44 OJSC Grodno Azot is a large state-owned producer of nitrogen compounds, based in Grodno/Hrodna. Lukashenka described it as ‘a very important enterprise, a strategic one’. Grodno Azot also owns Khimvolokno Plant, which is a large manufacturer of polyamide and polyester and composite materials. Grodno Azot and its Khimvolokno Plant are a source of substantial revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Grodno Azot is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime. Lukashenka visited the company and met with its representatives, discussing the plant’s modernisation and various forms of State support. Lukashenka also promised that a loan would be used for the construction of a new nitrogen plant in Grodno/Hrodna. Grodno Azot is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. The workers of Grodno Azot, including its employees at the Khimvolokno Plant, who participated in peaceful protests against the regime and went on strike, were dismissed, intimidated and threatened both by the Grodno Azot management and regime representatives. Grodno Azot is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. Furthermore, Grodno Azot is part of the Belneftekhim concern. Therefore, Grodno Azot is associated with Belneftekhim, which is benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 2.12.2021

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State Production Association ‘Belorusneft’

Дзяржаўнае вытворчае аб'яднанне ‘Беларуснафта’ Государственное производственное объединение ‘Белоруснефть’ Address: 9 Rogachevskaya St., 246003 Gomel/Homyel, Belarus Date of registration: 25.2.1966 Registration number: 400051902 Belorusneft is a state-owned company, operating in the petrochemical sector. The company’s management dismissed workers who went on strike, took part in anti-regime protests or publicly supported those protests. Belorusneft is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. 2.12.2021

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Belshina’

AAT ‘Белшина’ ОАО ‘Белшина’ Address: 4 Minskoe Shosse St., 213824 Bobruisk, Belarus Date of registration: 10.1.1994 Registration number: 700016217 Website: http://www.belshinajsc.by/ OJSC Belshina is one of the leading state-owned companies in Belarus and a large manufacturer of vehicle tyres. In the years 2022 and 2023 it had a profitability of 9 %, as confirmed by the Belarusian deputy prime minister Petr Parkhomczyk. The Belarusian State is directly profiting from the earnings made by Belshina. Furthermore, Belshina is supplying tyres to the Russian military deployed in Ukraine, supporting the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The distributor for Belshina’s sales to Russia is controlled by Dmitry Lukashenko, Aliaksandr Lukashenko’s son. Therefore, Belshina is supporting the Lukashenka regime. Employees of Belshina who protested and went on strike in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were dismissed and forced to resign, under the pretence of absenteeism. Additionally, political prisoners are forced by the State to perform hazardous labour for the benefit of Belshina. Moreover, Belshina receives state aid in the form of payment of debts and deferment in the payment of import VAT. Furthermore, state bodies are allowed by the Belarusian government to purchase Belshina products without a tender. Belshina is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime and it is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 2.12.2021

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Belaruskali’

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства ‘Беларуськалiй’ Открытое акционерное общество ‘Беларуськалий’ Address: 5 Korzha St., Soligorsk, 223710 Minsk Region/Oblast, Belarus Date of registration: 23.12.1996 Registration number: 600122610 OJSC Belaruskali is a state-owned enterprise and one of the biggest potash producers in the world. Despite the decline of its global share in the global potash market from 20 % to 9 % in 2022, Belaruskali remains one of the most significant exporters of potash and a substantial source of revenue for the Belarussian state budget. Alexander Lukashenka described Belaruskali as ‘a national treasure, pride, one of the pillars of Belarusian exports’. It is also a major source of foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime. Belaruskali is directly involved in the Lukashenka regime’s relocation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories in collaboration with Russia. Since Russia’s illegal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Dubrava facility, which is owned by OJSC Belaruskali, has held more than 2 050 Ukrainian children. Therefore, OJSC ‘Belaruskali’ supports the Lukashenka regime. The employees of OJSC ‘Belaruskali’ who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were intimidated and laid off by the company’s management. Alexander Lukashenka himself personally threatened to replace the strikers with miners from Ukraine. In 2024, several dozen employees of OJSC ‘Belaruskali’ were dismissed due to their participation in the 2020 protests. Therefore, ‘Belaruskali’ is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus and supports the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Joint Stock Company ‘Belarusian Potash Company’

ААТ ‘Беларуская калiйная кампанiя’ ОАО ‘Белорусская калийная компания’ Address: 35 Masherova Ave., 220002 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 13.9.2013 Registration number: 192050251 Tel. +375 (17) 309-30-10; +375 (17) 309-30-30 Email address: info@belpc.by JSC Belarusian Potash Company is the exporting arm of Belarusian state potash producer Belaruskali. Belaruskali is one of the largest sources of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Supplies from the Belarusian Potash Company account for 20 % of global potash exports. The state guaranteed the Belarusian Potash Company monopoly rights to export potassium fertilizers. Thanks to preferential treatment from the Belarusian authorities, the company earns a substantial revenue. Therefore, the Belarusian Potash Company benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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'Inter Tobacco' LLC

Таварыства з абмежаванай адказнасцю 'Iнтэр Табак' Общество с ограниченной ответственностью 'Интер Тобако' Address: 131 Novodvorskiy village, Novodvorskiy village council, Minsk District, 223016 Minsk Region/Oblast, Belarus (Minsk Free Economic Zone) Date of registration: 10.10.2002 Registration number: 808000714 Inter Tobacco LLC is part of the tobacco manufacturing industry in Belarus. It has a significant share of the profitable domestic cigarette market in Belarus. The company was given exclusive privileges to import tobacco products to Belarus, based on a decree signed by Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Additionally, Lukashenka issued a Presidential decree to re-draw the boundaries of Belarus's capital, Minsk, to carve out land for Inter Tobacco's factory, probably for reasons related to tax evasion. Inter Tobacco belongs to Alexei Oleksin and members of his close family (it is owned by Oleksin's company Energo-Oil). Therefore, Inter Tobacco is benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Open Joint Stock Company 'Naftan'

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства 'Нафтан' Открытое акционерное общество 'Нафтан' Address: Novopolotsk 1, 211440 Vitebsk Region/Oblast, Belarus Date of registration: 1992 Registration number: 300042199 As a state-owned enterprise, OJSC Naftan is a major source of revenue and foreign currency for the Lukashenka regime. Therefore, Naftan benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. Employees of Naftan who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were intimidated and dismissed by the company's management. Therefore, Naftan is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus and supports the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Open Joint Stock Company 'Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman'

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства 'Гродзенская тытунёвая фабрыка Нёман' Oткрытое акционерное общество 'Гродненская табачная фабрика Неман' Address: 18 Ordzhonikidze St., 230771 Grodno/Hrodna, Belarus Date of registration: 30.12.1996 Registration number: 500047627 OJSC Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman is a Belarusian state-owned enterprise and one of the major sources of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. The company has a 70-80 % share of the tobacco market in Belarus. Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman therefore benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. Manufactured in Belarus, Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman brands are among the most common cigarettes smuggled into the Union as part of the lucrative contraband tobacco trade. Train cars belonging to Belarusian state-owned companies Belaruskali and Grodno Azot are used in the contraband scheme. Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman therefore contributes to facilitating the illegal transfer of restricted goods into the territory of the Union. 3.6.2022

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Beltamozhservice

Рэспублiканскае унiтарнае прадпрыемства 'Белмытсэрвiс' Республиканское унитарное предприятие 'Белтаможсервис' Address: 17th km, Minsk-Dzerzhinsk highway, administrative building, office 75, Shchomyslitsky s/s, 223049 Minsk Region/Oblast, Belarus Date of registration: 9.6.1999 Registration number: 101561144 Beltamozhservice is a state-owned company and one of the largest logistics companies in Belarus. It is closely associated with the Belarusian authorities and is involved in the smuggling and re-export of goods from Belarus to Russia. The company benefits from links with the Belarusian authorities and provides significant revenue to the Lukashenka regime. Beltamozhservice is therefore benefitting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘Managing Company of Holding 'Belkommunmash'’

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства ‘Кiруючая кампанiя холдынгу 'Белкамунмаш'’ Открытое акционерное общество ‘Управляющая компания холдинга 'Белкоммунмаш'’ Address: 64B-2 Perekhodnaya St., 220070 Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 13.8.1991 Registration number: 100205408 Belkommunmash is a Belarusian manufacturer of public transport vehicles. Aliaksandr Lukashenka is promoting Belkommunmash's business, guaranteeing the company's compliance with its contractual obligations to its partners and using his influence to support its business activity. Belkommunmash is therefore benefitting from the Lukashenka regime. Belkommunmash dismissed workers in retaliation for their protest against falsified presidential election results in 2020, and is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and supports the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Belteleradio Company / National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus

Нацыянальная дзяржаўная тэлерадыёкампанiя Рэспублiкi Беларусь / Белтэлерадыёкампанiя Национальная государственная телерадиокомпания Республики Беларусь / Белтелерадиокомпания Address: 9 Makayonka St., Minsk, Belarus Date of registration: 14.9.1994 Registration number: 100717729 Website: tvr.by Belteleradio Company is the state television and radio broadcasting company, and controls seven television channels and five radio stations in Belarus. In the aftermath of fraudulent presidential elections in August 2020, Belteleradio Company dismissed protesting workers of the media outlets it controls and replaced them with Russian media employees. It is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. The television and radio stations supervised by Belteleradio Company are actively spreading propaganda and thus supporting the Lukashenka regime. 3.6.2022

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Open Joint Stock Company ‘MINSK ELECTROTECHNICAL PLANT NAMED AFTER V. I. KOZLOV’

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства ‘МIНСКI ЭЛЕКТРАТЭХНIЧНЫ ЗАВОД IМЯ В.I.КАЗЛОВА’ Открытое акционерное общество ‘МИНСКИЙ ЭЛЕКТРОТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАВОД ИМЕНИ В.И.КОЗЛОВА’/ОАО ‘МЭТЗ ИМ. В.И.КОЗЛОВА’ Address: Room 502, 4, Uralskaya st., Minsk 220037, Republic of Belarus Type of entity: State-owned company Place of registration: 4, Uralskaya st., Minsk 220037, Republic of Belarus Date of registration: 1.3.1994 Registration number: 100211261(УНП) Principal place of business: Belarus Company website: www.metz.by Company email: urist@metz.by Company phone: 8017 230 11 22 OJSC ‘Minsk Electrotechnical Plant named after V.I. Kozlov’ is a state-owned enterprise, one of the biggest producers of electricity equipment in Europe and one of industrial giants of Belarus. As such, it is a major source of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. The employees of OJSC ‘Minsk Electrotechnical Plant named after V.I. Kozlov’ who took part in peaceful protests and strikes in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 elections in Belarus were threatened with layoffs and intimidated by company management. Workers were later fired due to their participation in the strikes. Therefore OJSC ‘Minsk Electrotechnical Plant named after V.I. Kozlov’ is benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. Furthermore, OJSC ‘Minsk Electrotechnical Plant named after V.I. Kozlov’ is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 3.8.2023

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Open joint stock company ‘Byelorussian Steel Works – management company of “Byelorusssian Metallurgical Company” holding’ a.k.a. OJSC ‘BSW (BMZ) – management company of “BMC” holding’

Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства ‘Беларускi металургiчны завод – кiруючая кампанiя холдынгу “Беларуская металургiчная кампанiя”’ a.k.a. ААТ ‘БМЗ – кiруючая кампанiя холдынгу “БМК”’ Открытое акционерное общество ‘Белорусский металлургический завод- управляющая компания холдинга “Белорусская металлургическая компания”’ a.k.a. ОАО ‘БМЗ- управляющая компания холдинга “БМК”’ Address: 37, Promyshlennaya Street, Zhlobin,Gomel region, Belarus, 247210 Type of entity: Open joint stock company Place of registration: Zhlobin, Gomel region, Belarus Date of registration: 24.4.1991 as ‘БЕЛОРУССКИЙ МЕТАЛЛУРГИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАВОД’, 11.9.1996 as ‘Государственное предприятие – Белорусский металлургический завод’, 1.12.1997 as ‘Белорусский металлургический завод’, 3.11.1999 as ‘Республиканское унитарное предприятие “Белорусский металлургический завод”’, 1.1.2012 as ‘Открытое акционерное общество “Белорусский металлургический завод”’ Registration number: 400074854 Principal place of business: Zhlobin, Gomel region, Belarus OJSC BSW – management company of ‘BMC’ holding is a unique state enterprise in the metallurgical industry in Belarus and among the largest companies in the country. As such, it is a substantial source of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. The Belarusian State is directly profiting from the earnings made by OJSC BSW – management company of ‘BMC’ holding. Furthermore, the company receives large government grants and political support from the Lukashenka regime. The general director of OJSC BSW – management company of ‘BMC’ holding was personally appointed by President Lukashenka. Employees of OJSC BSW – management company of ‘BMC’ holding who protested and went on strike in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were dismissed. Since then, the enterprise continues to take measures against employees who attempt to organize strikes through threats and dismissals. Therefore, OJSC BSW – management company of ‘BMC’ holding is benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. Furthermore, it is responsible for the repression of civil society in Belarus. 3.8.2023

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Belneftekhim – Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry

Белнафтахiм – Беларускi дзяржаўны канцэрн па нафце i хiмii Белнефтехим, Белорусский государственный концерн по нефти и химии Address: 73, Dzerzhinskogo Street, Minsk, 220116 Type of entity: State concern Place of registration: 73 Dzerzhinskogo Street, Minsk, 220116 Date of registration: 21.7.1997 Registration number: 101272253 Principal place of business: Minsk, Belarus The Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry (Belneftekhim) is one of the largest industrial complexes of the Republic of Belarus and consists of multiple other state-owned companies established in 1997. Aliaksandr Lukashenka considers Belneftekhim to be one of the most important and strategic concerns in Belarus. In particular, Belneftekhim represents a fundamental asset for the Belarusian economy and foreign policy, in particular in relation to the cooperation between Russia and Belarus in developing a common oil market. Regular consultations are held between the concern and President Lukashenka. Belneftekhim benefits from the support provided by the Lukashenka regime, especially in relation to the effects of Western sanctions. Therefore, Belneftekhim is benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime. 3.8.2023

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Ruzekspeditsiya LLC

RUZSPEDITION LLC OOO RUDENSKI UDOBRENCHESKI ZAVOD OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOI OTVETSTVENNOSTYU RUZEKSPEDITSIYA TAA ‘Рузэкспедыцыя’ OOO ‘Рузэкспедиция’ Address: 1K Zavodzkaya St., room 36 Bolbasovo 211004 Belarus; 40 Nemiga St., room 304 Minsk 220004 Belarus Date of registration: 6.1.2016 Registration number: 690664113 Email address: info@ruz.by Tel.: + 375296615929; +375172006232 Website: https://ruz.by/ Ruzekspeditsiya LLC conducts its business from the Bremino-Orsha Special Economic Zone (SEZ) established by a presidential decree of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, which is managed by Bremino Group LLC. Bremino Group LLC was listed in Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006. Companies established in the Bremino-Orsha Special Economic Zone profit from tax and other financial advantages. Bremino-Orsha SEZ is home to and therefore gives these benefits to only six companies, including Bremino Group LLC. The decision as to who is allowed to share in the benefits of the Bremin-Orsha SEZ by becoming its resident lies solely Bremino Group LLC as the managing company of the SEZ. For the reasons set out above, Ruzekspeditsiya is associated with Bremino Group LLC. As a company established in the Bremino-Orsha SEZ it benefits from the regime. Ruzekspeditsiya also facilitates infringements of the prohibition against circumvention of the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 by participating in the delivery of cars prohibited to be sold, supplied, transferred or exported from the Union to Belarus. 16.12.2024

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Vlate Logistik LLC

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