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Singer. On August 3, a street concert by Meryem was held on the terrace of the "Bottle Banks" bar on Zybitskaya. Among the songs that she performed were the works of the Ukrainian group Okean Elzy. In particular, the song "Hug". There were many spectators at the concert. They posted videos on social media, often with yellow and blue stickers and other signs of support for Ukraine. The next day Meriem was detained.
It is known that Vladimir is accused of participating in Sunday marches in 2020 in Minsk.
2 years of freedom restriction without referral to an open institution
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Guide. According to pro-government telegram channels, she was detained for participating in protests.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
4th year student of BSUIR. On September 14, 2022, at the entrance to the city of Postavy, he was detained by the KGB.
Later he was taken to the KGB building. He was held at Akrestino from September 15, 2022 to September 23, 2022. He was in custody in the pre-trial detention center at Volodarsky from September 23 to November 01, after which he was transferred under house arrest.
3 years of restriction of liberty without referral to an open correctional facility
He was detained and convicted for participating in protests.
In July 2022, he was released in the courtroom on his own recognizance until the sentence comes into force.
3 years of imprisonment with transfer to an open correctional facility
An evangelical believer, a minister and the wife of one of the pastors of the Minsk evangelical church «New Testament», was detained on July 5, 2022, together with her husband Philip Ivanov. Philip was released after the arrest, and Lydia was taken into custody on a criminal case.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexander Samal was detained at the end of March 2021, and after being charged, he was released on bail.
According to the materials of the accusation, Alexander Samal, in October 2020, “intentioning to publicly insult a representative of the authorities in connection with the performance of his official duties, being at the place of residence in Molodechno, in the social Satka “Odnoklassniki” after viewing a publication about the head of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized crime and corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Nikolai Karpenkov, deliberately posted an offensive comment that has a derogatory and indecent form of speech.
1.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Yury was found guilty of participating in one of the marches, during which he “acted jointly and in concert with a group of people”, “shouted slogans in public”, “moved along the roadway”. Yuri pleaded guilty. Before sentencing, the man was at large on bail in the amount of 9,600 rubles ($3,800). After the entry into force of the verdict, the money will be returned to the one who pledged it.
It is known that before the arrest, the man worked as a loader. He also has a higher education and is a labor veteran.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Convicted for the inscription "3%" and the image of a white-red-white flag on the road and public transport stop.
Penalty 80 base units
Sergei was arrested in December 2021 for distributing "protest" newspapers, but during the investigation, the number of criminal code articles under which he was charged increased to five. At trial, the case was sent for further investigation, during which Sergei was added to the list of "terrorists."
In December 2022, he was convicted of a number of criminal charges, including "inciting other social hatred and discord" and "assisting extremist activity," 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.
According to the telegram channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained for comments on the network and participation in protest actions 2020.
2 years of freedom restriction without referral to a correctional facility.
Ekaterina was arrested in early September 2022 along with her husband for hanging a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on the facade of a multi-story building in Minsk on charges of hooliganism.
Two weeks after their arrest, the Ministry of Internal Affairs designated the Zello channel through which the Minsk residents coordinated the protest as an extremist group.
In April 2023, Ekaterina was found guilty of "creating or participating in an extremist group" and "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.