3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry Dashkevich is one of the most famous political figures in Belarus. He has been involved in public activities since 2001. He was the leader of the Young Front and served long sentences several times for political activities in Belarus. Dashkevich is also one of the organizers of the “Night of Executed Poets” and “Defense of Kurapaty” events.
After the 2020 elections, Dashkevich remained perhaps the only public opposition politician who remained in Belarus.
He was detained on March 23, 2022, sentenced to 15 days under an administrative article, during which time a criminal case was opened against Dmitry and after 15 days he was left in custody.
In July 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Dmitry for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of the correctional institution” (Article 411 of the Criminal Code). On October 18, Judge Tatyana Derevyanko sentenced Dmitry to another year in prison under strict regime conditions.
In January 2024, the political prisoner was again transferred to Correctional Colony No. 14. In the colony, he was placed in a punishment cell, where it was terribly cold. During the night, Dmitry has to get up up to eight times to do exercises and somehow warm up. For this, reports are drawn up against him, which does not lie after lights out.
At the end of May 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Dmitry - he was charged with Article 342. Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to the telegrams of channels supporting state power, he was detained for participating in protest actions in 2020.
The man was caught on video by a journalist from protest actions in the first days after the elections.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
An employee of «Beltelecom».
According to the channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for reposts from resources recognized as extremist in the corporate telegram chat of the enterprise, as well as for photos from protest actions found in his mobile phone.
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He's an MMA (Mixed martial arts) Fighter.
Detained for participating in protest actions.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Detained for participating in protest actions 2020.
Detained for participating in protest actions. He worked at the «Minsk Tractor Plant».
Suspected of calling for a strike.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the free union of metalworkers at the «MAZ» plant.
He was taken into custody for charges of preparing participants in mass riots and calls for restrictive measures (sanctions). The trial was held behind closed doors.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He is an electronics engineer of the 1st category in assembly-mounting manufacturing.
Detained for participating in protest actions.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
He was detained according to the information of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption on December 16, 2021 at his home at night.
Convicted of participating in protests on August 9, 2020. He was identified by video.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
A resident of Minsk. Father of 6 children: 4 boys and 2 girls, aged from 1 to 16 years.
Detained on December 7, 2021 for participating in protests on August 10, 2020 near a supermarket in «Riga», was identified on video. Convicted on June 16, 2022.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
in custody since June 1, 2021. He refused a lawyer, because he is confident that he will be able to successfully defend himself.
Andrei Novitsky was found guilty of taking part in the marches on September 27, 2020, holding a BCHB flag in his outstretched arms, and publicly shouting slogans. He also took part in the march on October 11 on the street. Kalvariyskaya and others. Pobediteley, where, among other things , he "put a BCHB flag on his shoulders and demonstrated a clenched fist with an outstretched hand." He is accused of such actions in connection with the events of October 25. He was also found guilty of insulting Lukashenka on YouTube no later than December 7, 2020. Andrey Novitsky was also convicted for the fact that, no later than January 27, 2021, he acquired a bulk substance and illegally stored and transported it without notifying the authorized bodies.
On June 13, 2022, a trial under Article 411 took place in the court of the Bobruisk district and the city of Bobruisk, as a result of which the political prisoner was given four more months of imprisonment and the regime was changed from enhanced to strict.
On January 17, 2023, the political prisoner was again tried under Art. 411 of the Criminal Code. The verdict is unknown.
5 years and 4 months in prison under enhanced regime.
Artyom was detained on August 4 by the GUBOP officers. During the arrest, the Gubopovtsy greeted Artyom with the phrase "Welcome to the Gestapo!", after which they beat him, put him in the "swallow" and threatened with rape so that he would tell the password to his phone. The court of the Zavodskoy district of Minsk appointed him a 15-day arrest, after which he was never released. He was charged under Art. 342.1 for participating in protests and transferred to SIZO-1.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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.
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