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Sergei was arrested and convicted for throwing screws with the aim of damaging law enforcement vehicles, which was his way of protesting against the results of the presidential elections and the violence used by security forces against people.
He was released in October 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.
He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.
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Nikita was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to seven years in prison, but on appeal, his sentence was reduced to four years. In May 2020, Nikita was transferred to a prison regime.
In March 2022, he was convicted again of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration"—a charge often applied to inmates who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities. In March 2023, he was transferred back to the prison regime.
Throughout his imprisonment, Nikita has been subjected to constant pressure. He is frequently placed in solitary confinement, where he is held in isolation for dozens of days. He is denied visits from his family, his correspondence is restricted, and his personal belongings are confiscated. In response to the harsh conditions, Nikita protests with hunger strikes and by refusing to comply with the administration's demands. He is also regularly subjected to penalties for minor infractions, such as refusing to clean the courtyard or for inter-cell communication.
Three months before his release, in February 2025, Nikita faced another court hearing on charges of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility," as a result of which he was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.
By December 2024, Nikita had spent a total of 568 days in solitary confinement, including two months of continuous isolation.
As of the beginning of December 2025, Nikita had spent 648 days in solitary confinement.
Released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Sergei was detained on December 5, 2020 and convicted of setting fire to the Tabakerka kiosk in Zhodino.
In the colony, he was repeatedly punished, including being placed in a punishment cell for writing poetry and refusing to work for free, and also received penalties for minor violations.
On August 19, 2023, Sergei was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
| 26.08.2021 | Located in Shklov, Mogilev region, IK 17, street 1st Zavodskaya 8, department 13 |
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Sergei was arrested in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Evgeny was arrested in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
In the winter of 2024, he was transferred to prison regime.
In July 2025, he was released , having served his entire sentence.
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Natalia was detained in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
She was released in July 2021, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Olga was arrested in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Maxim was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
On February 1, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Sergei, the director of a freight transport company, was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Olga was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of making six life-size dolls “with cynical inscriptions and images of senior officials,” which were placed on overpasses near the villages of Vilczyce and Lubuż, and then photographed and distributed online.
She was released on February 4, 2024, having fully served her sentence.
Sergei was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of making six life-size puppets “with cynical inscriptions and images of senior officials,” which were placed on overpasses near the villages of Vilchytsy and Lyubuzh, and then photographed and distributed online.
In July 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Vadim was arrested in November 2020 on charges of making Molotov cocktails and attempting to set fire to the Tabakerka kiosk. He was convicted under the article "Illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosives."
In May 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.