Political prisoners

Nikita was detained for attacks on the building of pre-trial detention center-1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk as a sign of solidarity with political prisoners. Initially he was sentenced to 7 years, but after filing an appeal the term was reduced to 4 years. On May 29, 2020, he was transferred to a strict prison regime. On March 11, 2022, Nikita was sentenced again for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution” for 2 years. On March 23, 2023, he was again transferred to a strict prison regime.

Nikita was detained and beaten on September 13, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots" and protests. According to the case file , Nikita and other political prisoners, Yan Falkin, Vladimir Matyukh and Vladislav Borisov, planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of arrest in the “Hour X” telegram chat. The investigation alleged that they were preparing an attack on police officers.

In 2022, the pressure on Nikita increased: he was repeatedly detained in a punishment cell and placed in a PKT. It is known that Nikita spent six months in a cell-type room from June 30, 2023. In the fall of 2023, a new criminal case was opened against him for “malicious disobedience to the administration of a correctional institution.” The trial in Shklov began on November 3 and ended in January 2024, adding another year of imprisonment to Nikita.

Blogger, activist of the anarchist movement. He was detained on November 11, 2020 and brutally beaten. The video of the confession, which he was forced to film under torture, was published by security forces in various Telegram channels.

While serving his sentence in IK-9, he was subjected to numerous penalties, for which in June 2022 he was transferred to the prison regime in Prison-1, Grodno.

In September 2024, it became known that Nikolai would be tried for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution executing a sentence of imprisonment” (Article 411, Part 1).

Popular Belarusian blogger and creator of the “Country for Life” channel on YouTube.

Sergei expressed his desire to run for president. However, before the start of the election campaign, he was arrested for organizing an unauthorized event. His wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, submitted documents to the CEC using a power of attorney, but he was not registered as a candidate due to the absence of his signature on the power of attorney. Then his wife was registered as a candidate herself. After his release, Sergei became Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s confidant and participated in the collection of signatures. He was detained during the picket and convicted on several criminal charges.

In January 2023, Sergei was charged with another charge for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution,” and he was additionally sentenced to 1.5 years in prison.

The politician was detained on May 31, 2020 on the way to the election picket of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Initially, Nikolai received 30 days of administrative arrest, but was never released. He was subsequently convicted in a criminal case for “organizing mass riots.”

The journalist and consultant for Radio Liberty, as well as the administrator of the telegram channel “Belarus of the Brain,” was detained on June 25, 2020 and convicted of “organizing mass riots.”

The social activist was detained on January 3, 2021, at her home after security forces broke down the door and conducted a search, seizing some of her belongings. Polina was sentenced to two years in prison under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. She refused to testify both during the investigation and in court.

In April 2022, another year in prison was added to Polina's sentence for disobeying the administration's demands, and in October 2023, she was again convicted under the same article to one year and three days in prison.

The political prisoner is subjected to systematic psychological pressure and physical violence. She has been repeatedly placed in solitary confinement, punishment cells and PKT.

The BNR Rada awarded Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk the Order of the Pursuit.

In March 2024, when propagandists filmed a story about a political prisoner, Polina's yellow tag was captured on camera - it indicated that her prison term was supposed to end on May 21. But Polina did not come out on that date, and was charged for the third time with "disobeying the colony administration."

On September 9, 2024, all investigative actions in (yet another) Polina's case were completed. And on the same day, she was familiarized with the criminal case. This means that Polina was finally charged under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.

He was detained and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging effigies in Brest.

In winter 2024 he was transferred to prison regime.

Detained and convicted for participating in protests that took place in Brest in 2020.

Convicted of participating in protests that took place in Brest in 2020.

Detained and convicted for the events that occurred on August 10, 2020 in Brest.

Belarusian Pedagogical University student. Detained and convicted for the events that occurred on August 10, 2020 in Brest.

Detained and convicted for the events that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Timur, returning from work, was shot with rubber bullets five times. The investigator explains the choice of the measure of restraint of detention by the fact that Timur does not have Belarusian citizenship, despite the fact that he has a residence permit and has lived in Belarus for about 23 years.

In June 2023, human rights activists learned that Timur spent more than 100 days in a punishment cell and was then placed in a PKT. After which he was transferred to prison regime.

On July 10, the Leninsky District Court of Mogilev sentenced Brest resident Timur Rizapur to a year in prison under the article on malicious disobedience to the administration (Article 411 of the Criminal Code).

Detained and convicted for the events that occurred on August 10, 2020 in Brest.

He was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Pinsk.