Detained for participating in protest actions 2020.
unknown years of restriction of freedom
In early September, the Telegram channel of the volunteer initiative "Lists of Detainees" published information about the detention of an entire family : Yan, Anastasia and Ales Papkovich. Anastasia was released. And Yan and Ales were transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1. During the detention, Ales' phone and equipment were taken away. As a result, one photo from the 2020 march was found. For it, the guy was given 2 years in prison.
Ales has been interested in music since childhood, - says the brother of the political prisoner. - He knows many Belarusian performers, played with some of them. For example, he performed with cover bands in Minsk clubs, performed with the group "D-Major" as a violinist. The last two years before his arrest were especially creative for Ales - he wrote several lyrics for songs, music for them, made recordings. Ales sings in Belarusian.
10.06.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Accused of attacking journalist Azarenka and participating in protests in 2020.
According to the prosecution , Artem Zabelenkov was on Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk on October 11, 2020, where he demanded to stop filming a pro-government TV channel. He also allegedly “used violence against journalist Grigory Azarenka and threatened television cameraman Andrei Ivanenko with violence.” In addition, Artem Zabelenkov is accused of taking an active part in group actions on October 11, 2020, together with other persons, grossly violating public order, resulting in disruption of transport and enterprises.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for participating in 2020 protests.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Evgeniy and Olga Prudnikovs were found guilty under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. During one of the peaceful meetings, they allegedly went out onto the roadway, thereby obstructing the movement of traffic and causing damage to Minsktrans. They are outside Belarus and were not present at the trial. They were put on the wanted list on December 21, 2022. At the trial, their testimony, which they gave as witnesses in another case in August 2022, was read out. Then they talked about their participation in the Marches on August 16 and 30, 2020.
The evidence in the case was photographs from Facebook of Olga Prudnikova with Marsha, testimony of witnesses who allegedly confirmed “the fact of the existence of an initial agreement with the accused to jointly participate in unsanctioned mass events in the central part of Minsk.”
2 years of imprisonment in absentia in a colony under general regime conditions
Evgeniy and Olga Prudnikovs were found guilty under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. During one of the peaceful meetings, they allegedly went out onto the roadway, thereby obstructing the movement of traffic and causing damage to Minsktrans. They are outside Belarus and were not present at the trial. They were put on the wanted list on December 21, 2022. At the trial, their testimony, which they gave as witnesses in another case in August 2022, was read out. Then they talked about their participation in the Marches on August 16 and 30, 2020.
The evidence in the case was photographs from Facebook of Olga Prudnikova with Marsha, testimony of witnesses who allegedly confirmed “the fact of the existence of an initial agreement with the accused to jointly participate in unsanctioned mass events in the central part of Minsk.”
2 years of imprisonment in absentia in a colony under general regime conditions
Detained for participating in protests. She was detained on 08/04/2022.
According to human rights activists, Olga is at large.
Detained for participating in protests.
On December 16, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Convicted for participating in 2020 protests.
In January 2023, it became known that Alexander was placed in a PKT (cell-type room) until the end of his term. Released on May 8, 2023 at the end of his term.
| 19.12.2022 | In October-November he was twice placed in a shizo for 7 days and 18 days. |
| 19.12.2022 | Since November 2022, he has been placed in a PKT for 5 months, after which he will stay in a ShIZO (IK-2) for the remaining 14 days until his release. Deprived of secure transmissions and calls home, as well as the opportunity to shop at a local store for the prescribed 6 b.v. (only 2 left) |
1 year 8 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
She is a lawyer, graduated from the Belarusian State University. Has experience as a legal adviser, notary, chief specialist of the Ministry of Justice. In the United Civil Party since 2002. She worked in the Executive Committee of the UCP, headed the Commission on Legal Issues of the National Committee of the UCP for two years. In 2012, she was elected deputy Chairman of the United Civic Party. Then she resigned from this position.
She was detained along with other party leaders on July 27, 2022. According to the prosecution, Kozlov, Kovaleva and Alekseeva on August 23, 2020 publicly shouted slogans, loudly applauded, were on the roadway, which blocked and hindered the movement of transport in Minsk, including the city passenger transport «Minsktrans».
1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He was detained in June 2022 by employees of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption for participating in protest actions 2020.
Father of three children.
On October 20, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment.
unknown
According to the prosecution version, Vitaly participated in protest actions on August 10, 2020.
| 28.10.2023 | Освобожден по срокам |
| 15.10.2023 | Освобожден по подсчетам |
1 year 8 months imprisonment under general regime conditions.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2023.
According to the prosecution's version, Sergey participated in protest actions on August 10, 2020.
Also, the judicial board satisfied the prosecutor's protest and confiscated the car from Sergei.
10/14/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
3 years in an open prison.
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