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Maksim was detained on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov, and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Denis was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Nikita, a biker, was detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
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Nikita, a biker, was convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In December 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
| 15.10.2023 | Освобожден |
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Andrei, a biker, was first detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others began to defend him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
In August 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Andrei, and he became a suspect under the article on gross violation of order. The basis for this was photographs. He was later convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Evgeniy, a firefighter and rescuer of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, was detained and convicted for participating in a protest action - the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners", which took place on October 4, 2020 in Minsk.
Released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
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Grigory was detained in October 2020 and later convicted of throwing at least three unspecified objects towards the roadway and special transport during a protest on August 10, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Natalia was first detained and sentenced to administrative arrest on August 29, 2020, after the Women's Solidarity March. She was detained along with her brother Alexander on a trolleybus, and a video of their detention was distributed in the media and social networks.
In October 2020, she was arrested again and convicted under the article on “violence against a police officer” for biting OMON officer Andrei Khomich on the thigh during his arrest in August.
She was released in May 2021, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
| 19.05.2021 | from 03/14/21 is in the women's colony No. 4 in Gomel |
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Vladislav was detained and accused of participating in a protest against the results of the presidential elections that took place on November 1, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 30.12.2021 | 4.6.21 accounting is prone to extremist and other destructive activities |
Alexander was arrested in October 2020 at his home and convicted of allegedly taking part in a protest against the election results that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk and hitting the hood of an official vehicle at least three times.
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Viktor was detained on October 18, 2020, after the "Partisan March" protest. Upon seeing security forces, he attempted to flee, but was knocked down and fell along with a riot police officer, who sustained a fracture. Viktor was severely beaten and hospitalized. At trial, he testified to torture but was convicted of allegedly tripping a riot police officer, pleading not guilty.
In the summer of 2021, he was convicted again under the article on "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration." This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration and for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison sentence was seven years.
In December 2023, Viktor's conditions of detention were tightened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
In December 2025 , he was released, having fully served his sentence.
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Ignat, a poet, actor and director, was arrested and convicted of creating the Telegram chat “Progulka” (Walk), in which he invited friends to a meeting on August 9, 2020, and shared information on how to use proxy servers and applications in the context of the Internet block, and, according to the prosecution, “took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order.”
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Levon, a volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters, was detained on August 11, 2020, near his home on charges of participating in a protest against the results of the presidential election held on August 9, 2020, in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Ivan, an anarchist activist, was first detained at the height of the August protests against the 2020 election results. During his detention, he was severely beaten, forcing him to use a wheelchair for a long time.
Ivan was detained again in the fall of the same year. He was accused of blocking roads on the night of August 10-11, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In October 2024, it became known that Ivan had a court hearing in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
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Darya, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally held in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Darya was detained along with her colleague Ekaterina Bakhvalova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 03.09.2022 | Released!! |