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In June 2021, Olga was found guilty under the article "violation of equality of citizens" for refusing to rent an apartment to the assistant prosecutor of the Frunzensky district of Minsk, Alina Kasyanchik. She was sentenced to restriction of freedom.
Tatyana was convicted for calling Vitaly Stasyukevich, deputy head of the public order protection department of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee Internal Affairs Directorate, a "hateful bastard" in the Grodno 97% Telegram channel. This statement was classified as an insult to a government official. Tatyana was sentenced to restriction of freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and was ordered to pay moral compensation to the "victim."
Albert was convicted of insulting OMON officer Alexei Talyarenko "with the aim of damaging the authority of state power." According to the prosecution, on October 25, 2020, he left an offensive comment in the chat "Brest Vostok 97%". At the trial, he did not admit guilt, claiming that he did not publish the message, and his account was deleted.
Evgeny was convicted of publishing, according to the prosecution, offensive comments in one of the Telegram channels addressed to a judge from Brest.
In September 2021, the punishment in the form of restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional institution was replaced by “house arrest” as part of a pardon.
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Vladislav, the lead singer of the band Gods Tower, was convicted in June 2021 for a comment left under a video in which the chairman of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee Gennady Solovey communicates with people. He was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. It was later reported that Vladislav left Belarus.
In March 2024, a new criminal case was opened against him under the articles "Incitement of hatred or discord" and "Creation of an extremist formation or participation in it" as part of a special proceeding. In June of the same year, he was convicted in absentia for participating in an "extremist formation" - "Rudobelskaya show-off". Vladislav was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment and a fine of 500 basic units.
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Elena, a teacher, was convicted in April 2021 under the article on slander and sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction and large financial compensation. The reason for the proceedings was a repost of information about police officers on a Telegram channel. After being detained in July 2022 in Ivanovo, where a wave of repression took place, her illness worsened and she was hospitalized. She later left Belarus.
In December 2024, as part of a special proceeding against Elena, a court hearing was held in absentia “On replacing the restriction of freedom without sending her to an open-type correctional facility.”
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Leonid, an activist of the "Tell the Truth" campaign and a member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) from Mikashevichi, has been repeatedly persecuted for his active civic position. In March 2021, it became known that a case had been opened against Leonid "for inciting social hatred or discord."
Recently, Leonid Dubonosov was working in Poland. He knew that a criminal case had been opened against him; officers had come to his home to conduct a search. Leonid Dubonosov's relatives clarified that he was currently at large.
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Tamara was convicted for a comment posted on the social network Odnoklassniki in February 2021. During a dispute with another user, she wrote:
"And you are a louse on a comb if you like the schizoid speeches of a paranoid. Only a d... (a person with mental retardation - PV) like you can listen to this ravings of a gray mare."
The investigation found that the statement referred to Lukashenko, despite the fact that his name or position were not directly mentioned. The court hearing was held behind closed doors.
Sergei, director of the Office for the Rights of People with Disabilities, was arrested in February 2021 on charges of fraud.
Released on bail on July 31, 2021.
Roman was convicted in March 2021 for a comment left on a Telegram channel about police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Krotov.
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Darya was convicted in April 2021 for a comment left about police lieutenant colonel Vadim Polyakov. In December of the same year, she was convicted again for a comment published on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus".
A resident of Vitebsk was convicted in March 2021 under the article “desecration of state symbols” for tearing down a flag.
A resident of Zhabinka was convicted under the article “violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies” for, according to the charges, throwing a bottle with a flammable mixture towards the car of the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers.