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In July 2021, Oleg was found guilty for participating in a protest on September 13 in Minsk. He has been serving his sentence since September 9.
On March 7, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional institution ("chemistry").
Vitaly was detained in August 2020 during a post-election protest in Minsk and placed in the Okrestina temporary detention facility. A criminal case was subsequently opened against him for "participation in mass riots."
Left Belarus.
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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Alexei, a writer and teacher of Belarusian language and literature, was arrested in August 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November of that year, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Artyom was arrested on June 22, 2021, when he appeared at the police station as a witness in a separate, "non-political" criminal case. His arrest was part of an investigation into charges of "participating in actions that grossly violate public order," "preparing to participate in mass riots," and "preparing to illegally manufacture and carry items whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." He had previously been wanted by the police, although he was not in hiding: he lived at home and went to work.
In September 2021, Artyom was convicted for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020.
He was released in early May 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey was arrested on July 27, 2021, in connection with a criminal case under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Earlier, on election day, August 9, 2020, he was detained at a polling station and beaten at Okrestina. On August 16, he participated in a march and showed bruises from the beating—protesters had written "You can't kill everyone" on his back, a moment filmed near the KGB building. He also participated in the March on October 25, 2020, where he climbed onto the roof of his car with a white-red-white flag and shouted "Long Live Belarus."
In September 2021, Alexey was convicted of participating in protests and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Kirill was found guilty of engaging in acts that grossly violated public order between 1:59 PM and 7:20 PM on September 13, 2020, in Minsk. He shouted slogans, clapped loudly, moved in a chain of vehicles, and disturbed the peace. According to the prosecution, he acted for selfish motives and in collusion with a group of individuals. He was also found guilty of violating the rules of his previous sentence—two years of house arrest—during which he committed numerous violations.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was arrested in May 2021 and convicted in September of that year of "violence or threat of violence against law enforcement officers." According to investigators, on October 12, 2020, on Dzerzhinsky Avenue in Minsk, he and others, while intoxicated, resisted police officers, threatened them with violence, and threw a beer glass toward a police bus. He pleaded not guilty to the crime.
In October 2022, a court hearing was held on the charge of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility," as a result of which Alexander was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Vladimir was found guilty of "resisting law enforcement officers or other persons maintaining public order" in Minsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay substantial compensation to the "victims."
Yulia was found guilty in August 2021 for a comment left in the "Partizany" Telegram chat under a message containing the personal information of Alina Kasyanchik, assistant prosecutor of the Frunzensky District, and information about her trial for the caption "We will not forget! We will not forgive!" According to investigators, the comment was posted with the intent to publicly insult a government official and create a derogatory image in the public eye.
In 2022, Yulia faced another court hearing for "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." She was presumably found guilty under this charge for participating in the post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020, as Yulia stated at her previous trial that she attended all the marches and remains a supporter of Viktar Babaryka. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.
Andrei was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "participation in mass riots" and convicted in November of that year for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in November 2024 as part of a pardon.
Kirill was arrested on August 14, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order." In September of that year, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk on the night of August 10-11, 2020.
Later, Kirill left Belarus.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing a restriction of freedom with a referral to an open-type institution with imprisonment in a penal colony.
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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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Maxim, a former riot police officer, resigned from the service in 2012 (he had decided to leave back in 2010, after the elections). He later went to live in Poland but was forced to return to Belarus and was detained at his home in the agricultural town of Khotzezhino on August 17, 2021. Following his arrest, GUBOPiK officers recorded a "confessional" video with him, in which he spoke about his involvement in the events of August 9–11, 2020. Pro-government Telegram channels, however, portrayed him as a former security officer who resigned in protest in 2020, which was untrue.
In November 2021, Maxim was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom without placement in an open-type facility.
In September 2024, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a commitment to an open correctional facility. The outcome of the hearing, as well as Maxim's presence, remains unknown.