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Nadezhda was convicted for participating in a protest held on September 6, 2020 in Grodno against the falsification of the presidential elections and violence in the country. She was sentenced to serve her sentence in an open-type correctional facility, after which she had to leave Belarus.
In 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Nadezhda as part of a special proceeding and she had been convicted in absentia under the article on “assistance to extremist activity.”
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Singer. On August 3, a street concert by Meryem was held on the terrace of the "Bottle Banks" bar on Zybitskaya. Among the songs that she performed were the works of the Ukrainian group Okean Elzy. In particular, the song "Hug". There were many spectators at the concert. They posted videos on social media, often with yellow and blue stickers and other signs of support for Ukraine. The next day Meriem was detained.
Evgeniy and Olga Prudnikovs were found guilty under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. During one of the peaceful meetings, they allegedly went out onto the roadway, thereby obstructing the movement of traffic and causing damage to Minsktrans. They are outside Belarus and were not present at the trial. They were put on the wanted list on December 21, 2022. At the trial, their testimony, which they gave as witnesses in another case in August 2022, was read out. Then they talked about their participation in the Marches on August 16 and 30, 2020.
The evidence in the case was photographs from Facebook of Olga Prudnikova with Marsha, testimony of witnesses who allegedly confirmed “the fact of the existence of an initial agreement with the accused to jointly participate in unsanctioned mass events in the central part of Minsk.”
2 years of imprisonment in absentia in a colony under general regime conditions
Evgeniy and Olga Prudnikovs were found guilty under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. During one of the peaceful meetings, they allegedly went out onto the roadway, thereby obstructing the movement of traffic and causing damage to Minsktrans. They are outside Belarus and were not present at the trial. They were put on the wanted list on December 21, 2022. At the trial, their testimony, which they gave as witnesses in another case in August 2022, was read out. Then they talked about their participation in the Marches on August 16 and 30, 2020.
The evidence in the case was photographs from Facebook of Olga Prudnikova with Marsha, testimony of witnesses who allegedly confirmed “the fact of the existence of an initial agreement with the accused to jointly participate in unsanctioned mass events in the central part of Minsk.”
2 years of imprisonment in absentia in a colony under general regime conditions
In June 2022, Stepan was found guilty of, according to the prosecution, leaving an offensive comment on a Telegram channel addressed to a police officer.
In February 2025, a court hearing was held in absentia as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Convicted for "political" graffiti on the walls of buildings.
According to the court schedule , Tatyana's case on replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony will be heard in absentia on October 1, 2024, in the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk.
Stand-up comedian Komissarenko was put on the wanted list in January 2022 and was forced to leave Russia, where he lived in recent years.
Detained for participating in post-election protests and for registering in the Peramoga chat bot. It is known that earlier Andrushkevich was detained on art. 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
Defendant of the so-called "round dance case" concerning the protest action on September 13, 2020 in Brest. Igor was detained on December 1, 2021 and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
Timur was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
In the fall of 2022, as part of a special proceeding in Timur's case, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Pavel was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
In December 2024, as part of a special proceeding in Pavel's case, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Yegor was arrested on September 6, 2021, in connection with a criminal case involving group actions grossly violating public order. In November of that year, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Activist, former head of the Radislava organization, which helps women victims of domestic violence. Olga was detained on November 9, 2021 on suspicion of organizing women's marches in 2020.
Yulia was detained and convicted for installing a scarecrow, which, according to investigators, resembled Lukashenko, in the regional center on Varshavskoe Shosse.
In November 2024, a court hearing was held regarding Yulia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.