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.
He learns English, worked as a tester before being detained, worked hard for this (before that he was a storekeeper) — he worked for 3 months at a new place and was detained.
Loves children. An optimist, bravely endures difficulties.
According to the materials of the prosecution, Yuriy Usnich took an active part in protest actions in August 2020 in Minsk.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
Convicted for a photo against the background of protesters.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
He was detained on August 4, 2021 as part of a criminal case. The trial was held behind closed doors.
4.5 years in prison 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.
Dmitry Belikov was found guilty that on September 20, 2020, he joined the rally as part of a group of 800 people, took an active part in it, disrupted the operation of transport, and he also had a white-red-white flag with him.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Anarchist. Detained on July 29, 2021. His apartment was searched, and during the arrest he was beaten. Demanding access to the phone and computer, the guy pulled a bag over his head. During the transfer to the pre-trial detention center, all books were taken from Yevgeny Rubashko and put on a preventive record as prone to extremism, which means making a note in a personal file, special treatment and additional work with a psychologist.
In February 2023, Yevgeny Rubashko was transferred for a month to a cell-type room in IK No. 2. Prior to that, he was placed in a ShIZO three times for 10, 7 and 7 days for far-fetched violations of internal regulations. After being kept in the PKT, Yevgeny was again placed in the ShIZO for a total of 17 days.
In Bobruisk on April 19, 2023, the court transferred the political prisoner to the prison regime .
At the beginning of May 2023, it became known that Evgeniy had been transferred to Prison No. 8 in Zhodzina.
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5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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