Since September 14, 2021, Koranevsky has been taken into custody in a pre-trial detention center for participating in protests. Released on November 2, 2021 in the courtroom.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Deputy Director for Production. Arrested May 26, 2021. Accused of participating in protests on November 1, 2020. A Minsker was detained on May 26 as an assistant in organizing protests for sending a video of the special equipment of the security forces moving along Nezalezhnosti Avenue to the telegram channel Nexta and Nexta Live and sending a message with the name of the special equipment. But during the search, Trusov was found about two grams of marijuana, which he himself gave to the security forces during the search. The essence of the accusations under parts 1 of articles 328 and 329 of the Criminal Code is that Trusov grew a narcotic plant for the purpose of its sale and use. Trusov has grown at least three seedlings with the help of a personal computer case, light and other necessary equipment for growing cannabis. He also kept drugs in his car.
In September 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
2.5 years in prison.
Denis was detained on September 9, 2021. Denis was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Actions grossly violating public order) for participating in the August protests in 2020 and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
He was detained for participating in a coupling at protests. Was calculated from the photo.
2 years of restriction of liberty with a referral.
In July 2021, Oleg was found guilty for participating in a protest on September 13 in Minsk. He has been serving his sentence since September 9.
On March 7, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional institution ("chemistry").
Head of the financial department of the Leninsky district administration. Yuri was detained on April 30 and convicted five times in administrative cases, as a result of which he received 50 days of arrest. Then he was transferred to a pre-trial detention center and charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: under Article 342 of the Criminal Code - for participating in protests on August 16 and 23, 2020, and under Article 368 of the Criminal Code - for reposting on a telegram.
In April 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in a general regime colony
According to the indictment, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Maxim Tishkevich was on Masherova Avenue, where he joined other protesters, went out onto the roadway, shouted slogans in public, clapped his hands loudly and waved his arms, and also showed insulting gestures to the side police officers.
In March 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 yearsin prison .
He was detained on August 4, 2021 as part of a criminal case. The trial was held behind closed doors.
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.
Alexey was accused of active participation in group actions that grossly violated public order for the events of September 13, 2020, as well as attempted theft.
He was detained on February 23, 2021 and kept in a pre-trial detention center until his trial. On August 15, 2021, Alexey was sentenced to three years in prison in the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk to be served in a general regime colony . Minsktrans filed a claim for compensation for damage caused in the amount of almost 29 thousand rubles . Alena Busheva also decided to apply “compulsory security measures and treatment for chronic alcoholism and drug addiction” to Alexey at the place where he was serving his sentence.
At the time of his arrest, Alexey Maltsev had an outstanding criminal record and was serving a sentence of restriction of freedom without being sent to the Penitentiary Labor Inspectorate: 2 months and 3 days remained before the expiration of the term at the time of arrest.
11/20/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
3 years in prison.
According to the indictment, on the night of August 9-10, Ilya Tolkach was on the road near the architectural complex "Minsk - Hero City" and took an active part in group actions with other protesters. The defendant is also accused of shouting slogans in public, clapping his hands loudly and disobeying demands to stop such actions. The defendant admitted his guilt in part - he admitted the fact of being in the designated place, but did not admit that his actions led to a stop of public transport.
In the fall of 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution ("chemistry").
Detained in custody, he has a young son. According to the materials of the case, Falkin, Litvinenko, Matyukh and Borisov, having entered into an agreement, planned participation in protests, determined the route, coordinated actions in case of detention. The defendants were in a telegram chat called "Hour X", where the discussion took place.
According to human rights activists, he was released on September 1, 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Was a volunteer at Minsk detention center at Okrestina lane, afterwards was a volunteer in the courts. She was detained few times during street protests and got big fines. Charges indicted: Art. 361 Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 03.12.2021: 4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Was detained with her brother in the trolleybus and administratively convicted. A criminal proceeding in accordance with Article 364 of the Criminal Code was initiated against her. Convicted on February, 25, 2021. Released on May, 29, 2021.
| 19.05.2021 | from 03/14/21 is in the women's colony No. 4 in Gomel |
Sentenced to 8 months in prison.
Convicted on February 17, 2021 under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
creative director of the advertising agency Salmon Graphics.
He was charged for participating in the Sunday march on the sixth of September.
According to the Investigative Committee, Sergei Kostyukevich “disturbed public peace” in the center of Minsk, was in the front row of a mass event and “led a street procession, being one of the first to enter the roadway.” He was accused of blocking transport routes and disrupting public transport. In the Minsk resident’s phone they found messages “sent to administrators of radical Telegram channels” using a bot: there was information about the situation in the capital, the movement of special equipment, and the installation of fences.
02/27/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in a penal labor facility
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