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Vladimir was detained on September 13, 2020, during a protest in Vitebsk and subsequently convicted. He was charged with "attempting to injure police officers, taking possession of their service badge, and then, while in a paddy wagon after their detention, spraying pepper spray in their direction." Vladimir did not plead guilty in court.
In December 2023, he was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 for a medical examination.
According to human rights activists, he was released in early May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Andrey, a military lawyer, was arrested on August 9, 2020, and convicted of participating in a protest in Polotsk after the elections. According to investigators, Andrey participated in an unauthorized protest on Freedom Square in Polotsk and used tear gas against uniformed police officers. When arrested, he allegedly resisted and continued to use the gas.
In October 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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Galina was detained on December 10, 2020, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case", which the authorities declared "the organizer of a terrorist group". She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police officers' property. During the investigation, Galina was constantly threatened and forced to incriminate herself. She wrote complaints to the prosecutor's office, but received no answers, and was also subjected to harsh conditions in a punishment cell, which led to her losing consciousness several times. She was convicted of "participation in a criminal organization", "act of terrorism" and "attempted seizure of power".
In the spring of 2024, Galina and two other defendants in the “case” were ordered to pay compensation for damage to the police officers’ property in the amount of more than 40 thousand rubles.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Galina Derbysh.
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Anton was detained in December 2020 along with his mother as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." He was charged with participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police officers' property, but these charges were later dropped and replaced with a new charge for participating in a protest. In September 2022, Anton was transferred to house arrest.
In October 2022, he was convicted of participating in a protest that took place in September 2020 in Brest and released in the courtroom, as the time served in custody was counted.
Irina was arrested on December 1, 2020, as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case", which the authorities declared "the organizer of a terrorist group". She was accused of participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police officers' property. Irina was convicted of "illegal actions with firearms" and "concealing a serious crime". In March 2023, the Supreme Court considered an appeal of the case, overturning the charge under Article 405 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and reducing her prison term by one month.
She was released on parole in September 2024.
A family friend of presidential candidate Viktor Babariko and the coordinator of his initiative group in one of the districts of Minsk was detained on June 11, 2020, on charges of tax evasion.
On October 12, 2021, Svetlana's preventive measure was changed to a written undertaking not to leave the country.
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The coordinator of Viktor Babariko’s initiative group was detained on June 18, 2020, on charges of tax evasion.
On October 12, 2021, the preventive measure for Dmitry was changed to a written undertaking not to leave.
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Viktor is a Belarusian businessman and public figure. He founded the international foundation "Chance" and initiated the "Teart" and "Art-Belarus" projects, which helped bring works of art back to the country. Under his leadership, Belgazprombank became one of the largest banks in Belarus. In 2020, he ran for president, attracting widespread support. As a result, he was arrested in June 2020 and later convicted of economic crimes.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
He was allegedly arrested on January 19, 2021 and later convicted for a comment on Telegram.
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Alexey is an IT engineer with an excellent education and a gold medal for graduating from a physics and mathematics school. He has a disability due to joint damage caused by hemophilic polyarthropathy.
On December 3, 2020, he was arrested and convicted of “threatening to use violence and insulting a government official.”
On August 26, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
| 18.05.2021 | patronymic Aleksandrovich |
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Oleg, a former ambulance paramedic and salesman at the 5th Element, was arrested on November 4, 2020 and convicted of “gross violation of public order” and “deliberate damage to the railway.” However, the real reason for his conviction was his participation in a meeting with Sergei Tikhanovsky in the spring of 2020.
On June 3, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
| 25.09.2021 | Transferred to IK-17. Mogilev region, Shklov city, 1st Zavodskaya street, 8, index 213004. |
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Viktor was arrested on November 11, 2020, for performances with stuffed animals depicting Interior Ministry employees and convicted of "publicly insulting a government official." His car was also confiscated.
He was released on August 22, 2021, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Mikhail was detained on September 27, 2020, during a protest in Grodno and convicted of “violence against a police officer.”
He was released in November 2022 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
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Vadim was detained on September 27, 2020, during a protest in Grodno and convicted of “violence against a police officer.”
He was released in November 2022 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
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Mikhail was arrested on September 27, 2020, after he made a remark to riot police officers who were dispersing peaceful protesters. As a result, he was convicted of “violence against a police officer.”
He was released in May 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.