Valentina, a nurse anesthetist at the Emergency Hospital, was found guilty in November 2021 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for participating in the "Unity March" protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno.
Irina was detained on September 20, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "hooliganism committed by a group of persons."
In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to prison for a performance at a city cemetery in Vitebsk: a group of young people installed a portrait of Lukashenko on a grave and opened champagne.
She was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Ekaterina was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Svetlana was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Olga was convicted of "participating in group actions grossly violating public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Veronika was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Valentina was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 15.11.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Tatyana was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
Olga, an activist and former head of the organization "Radislava," which helps women victims of domestic violence, was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for organizing women's marches in 2020.
In May 2022, Olga was found guilty of "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus.
In September 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of "replacing a restriction of freedom without sending to an open-type correctional facility."
Yanina was found guilty in November 2021 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for participating in the post-election protest, the Unity March, which took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno.
Trial outcome 11.11.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Irina was detained on August 23, 2021, for posting messages on the Mozyr 97 Telegram channel, which was deemed "extremist."
In November 2021, she was found guilty of "group actions grossly violating public order" and "illegal actions against private information and personal data" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in June 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Yana was detained in St. Petersburg on November 1, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under several criminal articles, including "inciting other forms of social hatred and discord," "public calls for the seizure of state power," and "creating or participating in an extremist group."
In May 2022, a Russian court denied Yana temporary asylum.
On August 9, 2022, she was extradited from Russia to Belarus, despite a ban on extradition by the UN Human Rights Committee.
In June 2023, Yana was found guilty of administering the Telegram channel "Vitebsk 97%," in which, according to investigators, she posted messages with "negative assessments of law enforcement officers and government agencies," and allegedly published "calls to harm police officers" and "extremist materials."
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Tatyana was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left in the "Korelichi 97%" Telegram group addressed to Alexei Kot, the chief of staff of the Korelichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
Trial outcome 27.10.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Olga was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki addressed to Viktor Turchinovich, head of the ideological work department of the Kobrin District Police Department. According to the prosecution, the comment contained an obscene and negative assessment of the "victim."
Trial outcome 27.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 800 rubles of compensation.
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