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Nikita was convicted of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for his participation in a protest that took place in Minsk on October 25, 2020. He was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave.
Vadim was arrested in June 2021 on charges of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." The criminal case was opened against him for participating in protests that took place on October 25 and November 1, 2020, in Minsk. In September 2021, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction and released from custody in the courtroom.
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Anastasia was convicted of “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after the March of Heroes protest, which took place on September 13, 2020, in Minsk.
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Head of the financial department of the Leninsky district administration. Yuri was detained on April 30 and convicted five times in administrative cases, as a result of which he received 50 days of arrest. Then he was transferred to a pre-trial detention center and charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: under Article 342 of the Criminal Code - for participating in protests on August 16 and 23, 2020, and under Article 368 of the Criminal Code - for reposting on a telegram.
In April 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in a general regime colony
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Diana was detained in May 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for restoring graffiti with "DJs of Change" in the famous protest courtyard "Square of Change" under the article "malicious hooliganism committed by a group of persons." After 72 hours, she was released from the temporary detention facility and placed under house arrest. In August of the same year, Diana was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.
It is known that in October 2024, a case was considered against her within the framework of special proceedings to replace the restriction of freedom.
According to the indictment, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Maxim Tishkevich was on Masherova Avenue, where he joined other protesters, went out onto the roadway, shouted slogans in public, clapped his hands loudly and waved his arms, and also showed insulting gestures to the side police officers.
In March 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 yearsin prison .
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He was detained on August 4, 2021 as part of a criminal case. The trial was held behind closed doors.
According to the charges, Ilya Komkov took part in an unauthorized mass event on September 23, 2020 on Svobody Square in Minsk, acted together with unidentified persons, shouted slogans, repeatedly refused to comply with the demands of police officers, prevented the detention of one of the protesters and was detained for this.
Ilya Komkov did not admit his guilt.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was found guilty of joining a rally in Minsk on September 20, 2020, as part of a large group of people, actively participating in it, disrupting public transportation, and carrying a flag.
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.
Alexey was accused of active participation in group actions that grossly violated public order for the events of September 13, 2020, as well as attempted theft.
He was detained on February 23, 2021 and kept in a pre-trial detention center until his trial. On August 15, 2021, Alexey was sentenced to three years in prison in the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk to be served in a general regime colony . Minsktrans filed a claim for compensation for damage caused in the amount of almost 29 thousand rubles . Alena Busheva also decided to apply “compulsory security measures and treatment for chronic alcoholism and drug addiction” to Alexey at the place where he was serving his sentence.
At the time of his arrest, Alexey Maltsev had an outstanding criminal record and was serving a sentence of restriction of freedom without being sent to the Penitentiary Labor Inspectorate: 2 months and 3 days remained before the expiration of the term at the time of arrest.
11/20/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
3 years in prison.
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Tatyana is a sociologist, expert at the Agency for Humanitarian Technologies and coordinator of the Flying University. She was first detained in August 2021 after a search and placed under arrest for 10 days, but after her release she remained a suspect in the criminal case.
She was detained again on March 23, 2022, the day she came to the Investigative Committee to receive a response to her petition to leave for treatment.
In June 2022, Tatyana was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on October 25, 2020, in Minsk, and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional institution.
She was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Pavel was arrested on June 17, 2021, in connection with a criminal case involving group actions grossly violating public order. In September of that year, he was convicted of participating in the post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020.
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Leonid was found guilty of participating in an unauthorized protest in Minsk on September 20, 2020, by stepping onto the roadway, shouting slogans, and clapping, thereby grossly disturbing public order. He was also charged with obstructing public transportation on several streets, which resulted in the shutdown of traffic, including public transportation.
In December 2024, a court hearing was held in absentia as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with a sentence of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Igor was convicted in July 2021 in a criminal case opened in connection with the August 2020 events in Minsk. According to the prosecution, he took part in protests that took place in the capital from August 9 to 11, 2020. Minsktrans estimated the damage from the public transportation shutdown during those days at 27,958 rubles 50 kopecks. After the verdict was announced, Igor was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
In May 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Yulia, a human rights activist and volunteer at the Moscow Center for Civil Society and Information (MCGI) "Our House," and the daughter of renowned human rights activist Natalia Goryachko-Basalyga, was detained on July 14, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In March 2022, the court found Yulia guilty and sentenced her to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
Yulia was released in the courtroom. Her time in custody was counted toward her sentence, so her sentence was considered fully served.