Artist. Anna was detained on the evening of November 29, 2023 in the Marks cafe in Minsk. Two days later, the artist was tried under Art. 24.23 Code of Administrative Offenses (unauthorized picketing). According to the protocol, Anna “demonstrated a picture with a white-white flag, which became available to an unlimited number of people.”
Kruk did not admit her guilt and explained to the court that she had indeed placed her painting in the cafe, but there was no image of a white-red-white flag on it. As a result, the court decided to arrest the girl for 13 days.
Anna is currently in custody as part of a criminal case.
Trial outcome 08.02.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Tamara and her daughter were detained because of photos from women's marches. But in all the images shown, women are standing on hiking trails.
Tamara is the director of the Association of Applied Aesthetics and Air Defense of Belarus, and Yulia is her deputy in this organization. The association develops state standards for spa services. Yulia and Tamara have their own business firm, Korolev Trade, which has existed for more than 15 years. The company sells services and products in the field of “beauty, spa and wellness.” In addition to cosmetics, these also include devices for creating spa areas and beauty salons, as well as turnkey salon design services.
Trial outcome 11.04.2024:
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction.
The Potapovichs were detained on December 5. After 10 days in Akrestsin they were transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.
The Potapovichs were detained in 2020 during the “march against terror.” Then the court fined them under administrative articles for disobedience to an official (Article 23.4 of the Administrative Code ) and participation in an unauthorized mass event (Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code ).
Trial outcome 11.03.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
In 2016, Nadezhda graduated from the Minsk State Linguistic University with a degree in foreign language teaching. She worked as a translator for over a year and then moved to IT, where she worked in testing. In November 2023, Nadezhda was arrested .
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 02.08.2024
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Catherine's trial will begin on May 15, 2024. She is being tried under three articles of the Criminal Code. The minimum punishment is 4 years in prison.
Trial outcome 22.05.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Larisa, an English tutor, was arrested in late August 2023. She was initially convicted of administrative offenses for "distributing, producing, and storing extremist materials," but was later charged with "assisting extremist activity."
According to calculations, she was supposed to be released in April 2026.
Detained for participating in protests. According to pro-government telegram channels, she sang “Magutny Bozha” on the steps of the Philharmonic in August 2020.
Trial outcome 27.12.2023:
2 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
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