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unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
In April of this year, it became known about the detention of three men in Zhlobin in 2020. Among them is an employee of the BMZ, who in the video of the security forces called on everyone who participated in the protests to voluntarily come and surrender to the authorities. As I found out “daily”, this person turned out to be Zhlobin resident Evgeniy Sizov. It became possible to find out that he is an employee of BMZ from a message on social networks where Evgeniy’s colleagues congratulate him on his birthday. At the time of 2018, he worked as a wire drawer at StPTs-2.
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
2 years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
Evgeny was convicted in the summer of 2024 under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "calls for actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
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.
Yuri was detained on the eve of the "Unified Voting Day" in February 2024. He was identified as the administrator of the Kirov Telegram channel, created in 2020, where he allegedly called on people to take to the streets, left offensive comments about security forces, registered with the "Plan Peramoga" group, and sent photos of homemade weapons to an anonymous chatbot.
On February 23, 2024, Yuri was tried on an administrative charge of "propaganda or dissemination of Nazi symbols" (Part 2, Article 19.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus). In June of that year, he was convicted of "insulting a government official." The details of the case are unknown.
On September 30, 2024, the Mogilev Regional Court heard his case behind closed doors under the articles "mass riots" and "inciting racial, national, religious, or other social hatred or discord." Details of the case and the court's decision are also unknown.
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 restriction of freedom without direction
| 13.08.2024 | Апелляция от 6 августа - без изменений. С марта 2024 года состоит на учете, как экстремист |
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
- Associations
- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
According to the court , Andrei Timonin, Valeria Ivchina, Mikhail Pishchalo, Svetlana Kotova and Denis Kotov took part in marches in Minsk in August and September, “went out onto the roadway” and “blocked traffic.”
All defendants admitted guilt.
According to activists, Svetlana and Denis Kotov have small children.
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According to the court , Andrei Timonin, Valeria Ivchina, Mikhail Pishchalo, Svetlana Kotova and Denis Kotov took part in marches in Minsk in August and September, “went out onto the roadway” and “blocked traffic.”
All defendants admitted guilt.
According to activists, Svetlana and Denis Kotov have small children.
According to the court , Andrei Timonin, Valeria Ivchina, Mikhail Pishchalo, Svetlana Kotova and Denis Kotov took part in marches in Minsk in August and September, “went out onto the roadway” and “blocked traffic.”
All defendants admitted guilt.
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- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Two brothers - Pavel and Vladimir Dzhezhor, and the wife of one of them - Elena Nedbalskaya were accused of participating in three protests in 2020 (one of the brothers - in four) blocking the road. The verdict notes that they took part in the actions “for the purpose of publicly expressing their socio-political views and protest through illegal means, conducting destructive activities, aimed, among other things, at aggravating tension in society.”
At the trial, all three admitted guilt. From the case materials, it is known that they were identified from video recordings and photographs from the roadway at protest rallies.
Elena and one of the brothers were held on bail in the amount of 12,000 rubles before the trial. It is known that the woman has dependent young children.
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction