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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.
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Yuri, the head of the financial department of the Leninsky District Administration, was arrested on April 30, 2021, and convicted five times under administrative law, receiving 50 days of arrest. He was subsequently transferred to a pretrial detention center on charges under two articles of the Criminal Code: "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "insulting Lukashenko."
In August of that year, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020, as well as for reposting them on Telegram.
In April 2024, Yuri was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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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.
Maxim was arrested in April 2021 and later convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk in August 2020. According to the charges, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, he was on Masherov Avenue, joined other protesters, walked onto the roadway, shouted slogans, loudly clapped, waved his arms, and made offensive gestures toward police officers.
In March 2023, Maxim was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Artem, an anarchist activist, was arrested on August 4, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In January 2022, Artem and other defendants were charged with additional membership in an extremist group for subscribing to the Telegram channel "Pramen." At the time of his arrest, the channel had not yet been added to the list of extremist groups; this only happened in November 2021.
In April 2022, Artem was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in July 2024 as part of a pardon.
Artyom was convicted in November 2021 under the article "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" for expressing his civic position. Human rights activists view his prosecution, imprisonment, and charges as "politically motivated punishment for exercising the right to peaceful assembly and expressing an opinion on the results of the August 2020 presidential elections."
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Dmitry, a musician, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during a birthday party for IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians and guests. Over the next two days, some of the participants were convicted of disobeying police, including Dmitry, who was sentenced to 15 days in jail, but was not released after serving his sentence.
In October of that year, Dmitry was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
Ilya was found guilty in August 2021 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them," for participating in a protest on September 23, 2020, on Freedom Square in Minsk. According to the charges, he acted in concert with unidentified individuals, shouted slogans, repeatedly refused to comply with police orders, and obstructed the arrest of one of the protesters, for which he was detained. Ilya pleaded not guilty.
In January 2025, 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.
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.
Alexei was detained on February 23, 2021, and held in pretrial detention pending trial. In August 2021, he was convicted of "active participation in group actions that grossly violated public order" for his participation in the post-election protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Minsk, as well as for attempted theft.
In addition, the Minsktrans company filed a civil claim for damages in the amount of almost 29 thousand rubles.
At the time of his arrest, Alexei had an outstanding criminal record and was serving a restricted-liability sentence without being sent to a correctional facility; he had two months and three days remaining on his sentence.
In November 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Nadezhda, the vocalist of the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk while celebrating her birthday with other musicians and guests.
In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
She was released in April 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.