She was involved in the criminal case of "Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's analysts". The trial in the special proceedings took place in the Minsk Regional Court from May 31 to July 1. There were 20 defendants in the case. According to the case materials , all of them were accused of committing "extremist crimes" in connection with the election campaign of Alexander Lukashenko, as well as in the post-electoral period.
Trial outcome 01.07.2024
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
He was involved in the criminal case of "Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's analysts". The trial in the special proceedings took place in the Minsk Regional Court from May 31 to July 1. There were 20 defendants in the case. According to the case materials , all of them were accused of committing "extremist crimes" in connection with the election campaign of Alexander Lukashenko, as well as in the post-electoral period.
Trial outcome 01.07.2024
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Alexander was convicted in absentia of "insulting a government official" and "desecrating state symbols" in a criminal case opened in March 2021 on charges of participating in an "extremist group" - "Rudobelskaya Show-Off". He was sentenced to three months of arrest. However, on September 20, 2024, the Supreme Court overturned the sentence on appeal and sent the case back to the same court for review.
In December 2024, Alexander was tried under four articles of the Criminal Code. For the totality of the crimes, in accordance with Part 2 and 6 of Article 72 of the Criminal Code, by partially adding up the main punishments and adding an additional one, he was finally sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony and a fine.
Olga is a Belarusian YouTuber known for her provocative videos with officials. She was an independent observer during the 2020 elections, and later, due to political persecution and threats, she was forced to leave for Lithuania, where she continued to call officials.
In March 2024, a criminal case was opened against her as part of a special proceeding, including articles on "inciting hatred" and "creating an extremist group." In June of the same year, Olga was convicted in absentia, found guilty of leading the "Rudobelskaya show" and other "crimes," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
Trial outcome 24.06.2024
8 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 2500 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Andrei is a Belarusian YouTuber known for his provocative videos with officials. During the 2020 elections, his wife Olga was an independent observer, and Andrei withdrew her complaint to the commission, for which he was arrested for 15 days. Due to persecution, he left for Lithuania, where he continued to call officials and created a satirical duet "Red Green" with Margarita Levchuk — they released videos on YouTube ridiculing the Belarusian authorities.
In March 2024, a criminal case was opened against him as part of a special proceeding, including articles on "inciting hatred" and "creating an extremist group." In June, Andrei was convicted in absentia, found guilty of leading the "Rudobelskaya show" and other "crimes," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
Trial outcome 24.06.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 5000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
A pensioner from Glubokoe. She has two children: a son who is finishing school, and an adult daughter with her own family.
On March 31, 2020, blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, author of the YouTube channel "Country for Life", came to Glubokoe and streamed from the main square for his subscribers. Lyudmila also came to the meeting. She spoke about the life of people in her hometown, expressed her opinion on the policies of Alexander Lukashenko and the coronavirus epidemic.
On October 9, the presidium of the Vitebsk Regional Court “released” Lyudmila and removed her conviction.
Trial outcome 08.05.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Andrei was arrested in February 2024 on charges of group actions grossly violating public order, and in August of that year, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral for participating in post-election protests that took place in 2020.
In February 2025, as part of a special case against Andrei, a court hearing was held in absentia on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 02.05.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 25.07.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 12.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Mikhail was convicted in the spring of 2024 under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open-type institution.
In the winter of 2025, it became known that Mikhail had been tried in absentia as part of a special proceeding to have his sentence replaced by a prison term in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 02.05.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 25.07.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 12.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
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