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As stated in the court order, the surrender was written by Elena voluntarily on 04/04/2023. The woman was accused of taking part in a protest rally in Minsk on October 25, 2020 and going out onto the roadway. Elena was identified from photographs from the protest found on the Internet. Before the trial, the woman was on bail in the amount of 37,000 rubles. Elena fully admitted her guilt and repented of her deed.
Elena Milaeva has a higher education, she is raising a minor child. She worked as an economist in an open joint-stock company.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
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unknown years of restriction of liberty without referral
He was detained on March 10, 2023, according to the pro-government media, video and photos from the marches were found in the confiscated computer of Sergei.
On June 13, 2023, the trial took place.
unknown years of restriction of liberty without referral
unknown years of restriction of liberty without referral
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
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Kirill was detained early in the morning in February 2023 as he was leaving his apartment building on his way to work. Following a search, he was placed under administrative arrest for 15 days, but was not released after the search. He was charged with financing the activities of an extremist group.
That summer, he was convicted of donating money to the "By_help," "BYSOL," and "Honest People" initiatives through the "Facebook Fundraising" payment system from June 2020 to May 2021. At the hearing, he was presented with six donations of $10 each.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
Alexey was arrested in March 2023 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and was placed in pretrial detention pending trial. In October of that year, he was convicted on three criminal charges, including "financing the activities of an extremist group," and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
unknown years of probation
According to the prosecution, electrician Vladimir Dudko in September 2020, "being on the roadway of Maksim Bogdanovich and Vera Khoruzhey streets, violated public order, disobeyed the demands of police officers, interfered with the operation of public transport, which caused "Minsktrans" material damage in the amount of 33,771 rubles 63 kopecks".
The photographs examined at the court session fully confirmed Dudko's participation in the unsanctioned mass event.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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Zhanna Sedletskaya worked at the Department of Software and Technologies of BNTU before her arrest. She was placed in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Minsk.
According to the materials of the prosecution , Zhanna, from 2:15 pm to 7:40 pm at the end of August, “being on the territory of Minsk, including the roadway of Pobediteley Avenue ... took an active part in group actions that grossly violate public order and are associated with a clear disobedience to legal requirements representatives of the authorities, namely, she, along with others, blocked the traffic and prevented the normal operation of public transport, which caused damage to the transport company ... "
On photographic images and video recordings, it was recorded how Zhanna, together with other persons, went out onto the carriageway.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
According to pro-government Telegram channels, Kirill and three other guys "have been administering four TikTok accounts and two Telegram channels since 2020. The said resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass riots, resisting law enforcement officers with the aim of encroaching on the independence, territorial integrity, and foundations of the constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus. The guys united in a Telegram group, which was recognized as an extremist group in early November." They allegedly "had to find perpetrators to destroy infrastructure facilities and organize attacks on law enforcement officers."
On June 21, 2025, Kirill was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and was immediately taken to Lithuania.