Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Anatoli Aleksandrovich SIVAK

Aliases

Anatol Aliaksandravich SIVAK

Position

Deputy Prime Minister, former Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee

Nationality

Belarus

DoB

1962-07-19

Official reason

As Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, Anatoli Sivak was responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign run by the state security apparatus in Minsk under his oversight in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intim...

Other Information

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2021-02-18

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Belarus

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the Government of Belarus to: • respect democratic principles and institutions and the separation of powers and the rule of law in Belarus • refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress civil society in Belarus • investigate properly and institute criminal proceedings against the persons ...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/600