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Worked at a Belarusian Railway depot. Arrested in December 2024 along with other colleagues, presumably in connection with the "Workers' Movement" case.
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Sergei, an employee of JSC Atlant , was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.
In February 2023, Sergei was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
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Igor, the leading legal counsel at Naftan OJSC, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Workers' Movement" initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.
In February 2023, Igor was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
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Alexander, a BMZ employee, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.
In February 2023, Alexander was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
In the spring of 2024, another court hearing took place, following which Alexander was transferred to prison.
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Anna, a Belarusian Railways employee, was detained in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Anna was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
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Sergei, a Belarusian Railways employee, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Sergei was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
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Valentin, an assistant foreman at the Khimvolokno plant, part of Grodno Azot , and deputy chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union of Grodno Azot, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Workers' Movement" initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Valentina was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
In October 2024, another court hearing took place, following which Valentin was transferred to prison.
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Vladimir, a former control room operator at the Ammonia-3 plant at the Grodno Azot plant, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Workers' Movement" initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Vladimir was found guilty of slander, treason, and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
In November 2023, another court hearing took place, following which Vladimir was transferred to prison.
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Andrei, a former maintenance worker in the Ammonia-3 workshop at the Grodno Azot plant, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Workers' Movement" initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Andrei was found guilty of slander, treason, and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
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Sergei, a former operator in the Ammonia-3 workshop at the Grodno Azot plant, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative, which was designated an extremist organization on September 21, 2021, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Sergei was found guilty of slander, treason, and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
In the fall of 2024, another court hearing took place, following which Sergei was transferred to prison.
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Alexander, a former legal adviser to Naftan OJSC, a subsidiary of the Polimir plant, was detained in September 2021 in Russia while attempting to travel to Warsaw. En route from Voronezh, FSB officers checked his documents, and, knowing he would be detained in Moscow, he jumped from a train, suffering a broken leg and a dislocated arm. He made it to the Ukrainian border. While attempting to cross legally, he was detained, handed over to KGB officers, and placed in pretrial detention as part of a criminal case against plant employees who supported the strike and were members of the Workers' Movement (Rabochy Rukh). This initiative was deemed extremist on September 21, 2021, and simultaneously, workers were arrested across the country.
In February 2023, he was found guilty of "illegal actions with firearms," "treason," and "creation of and participation in an extremist group," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
In April 2023, Alexander was among the top three finalists for the international human rights prize, the Global Advocacy Award.
In April 2024, another court hearing took place, following which Alexander was transferred to prison.
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Natalia, a special education teacher, was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" initiative, under the statute of "treason." On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
Released in November 2021 on bail.
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Maxim, a senior energy dispatcher at Belarusian Railways, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative.
On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
Released in November 2021 under a surety.
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Svetlana, a former employee of the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant in Zhlobin, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative, under the article on treason.
On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
Released on bail in November 2021.
In June 2022, it became known that the criminal case against Svetlana was dropped.
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Dmitry, an employee of the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant in Zhlobin, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative, under the article on treason.
On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
He was released on bail in January 2022, and four months later it became known that the criminal case against Dmitry had been dropped.