Political Persecution:
Aleh Chamienka was detained in Minsk on 25 June. A criminal case was opened against him for cooperating with an independent Belarusian media outlet, which is designated as an “extremist formation”. He is currently held in Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1.
On 9 July 2025, human rights defenders recognised him as a political prisoner.
Creative activity:
The website of the band Pałac.
Publications:
Chamienka. The integrated sphere of values and symbols in Belarusian calendar holidays // Traditional Culture and Children: Problems of Ethno-Education / Minsk, 2008. Issue 3. pp. 34–37
Chamienka. On the issue of periodisation of Belarusian sociocultural processes // Culture of Belarus: Current Realities — Transformation of Traditional Values in the Information Society. Minsk, 2016. pp. 224–227
Chamienka. The ethnohistorical context of using the words “bieły” (white), “bieła,” and “alba” in folklore, ethnonyms, and toponyms of the Slavs // Authentic Folklore: Problems of Preservation, Study, and Perception (in memory of anthropologist Zinaida Mažejka). Minsk, 2016. pp. 95–97
Chamienka. Radunitsa — a fan of characteristics: from a folk gate to an ethno-labyrinth // Authentic Folklore: Problems of Preservation, Study, and Perception (in memory of anthropologist Zinaida Mažejka). Minsk, 2018. pp. 60–61
Chamienka. Archaic festive-ritual attributes of Belarusian Christmas (tradition and modern state) // Authentic Folklore: Problems of Preservation, Study, and Perception (in memory of anthropologist Zinaida Mažejka). Minsk, 2019. p. 83
Chamienka. Patriotism and nationalism: understanding the terminology // Problems and Prospects of Higher Education Development in the Field of Culture. Minsk, 2021. pp. 488–491
Place of detention:
Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 1, 223016, Navadvorski Village Council, 143/4, Paškovičy village, Minsk District, Minsk Region.