All persecuted

52 year old actor of the theatrical and musical collective «Pugovitsi».

Allegedly detained for participating in protests in 2020.

Former officer of the special detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Almaz", at the time of his dismissal from it he served with the rank of captain. He is credited with participating in the brutal dispersal of protesters at the intersection of Pushkin and Pritytsky (metro station Pushkinskaya). Then a large group of armed men in full ammunition left the Almaz base in the area of Kalvariyskaya Street and went towards Pushkinskaya, simultaneously shooting at point-blank range at civilians.

According to our information, Chemyakin made the fundamental decision to leave the service after receiving an order to detain Kolesnikova as part of the Almaz group - she was abducted on the street in Minsk in September 2020.

According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means. The "criminal group" included Prokopiev, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovichi, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.

From the beginning of the war, Igor Chemyakin defended Ukraine. Recently, the former diamond man fought in the “Sakhashchik detachment” in the 79th separate air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the end of May, he was seriously wounded in the back, and is currently undergoing rehabilitation. The fighter is conscious, recovering.

Charged in a terrorism case. Until 2008 - an employee of the 8th Directorate of the Department of Security for the protection of DIP representative offices and consular offices of foreign states, as well as special. objects of the first national importance.

According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means.

There are 18 defendants in the case, 15 of whom are in custody, and three were convicted in absentia. The process took four and a half months. At the trial, the main person involved in the case, deputy Oleg Gaidukevich, acted as a witness (for some reason, not the victim) , who stated that they wanted to set fire to his house - they threw three Molotov cocktails. Then only the cat of the deputy suffered.

Businessman. Founder and deputy commander of the Pahonia regiment.

According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means. The "criminal group" included Prokopiev himself, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovichi, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.

There are 18 defendants in the case, 15 of whom are in custody, and three were convicted in absentia. The process took four and a half months. At the trial, the main person involved in the case, deputy Oleg Gaidukevich, acted as a witness (for some reason, not the victim) , who stated that they wanted to set fire to his house - they threw three Molotov cocktails. Then only the cat of the deputy suffered.

41-year-old former individual entrepreneur, employee of the Peugeot car dealership in Minsk. He was involved in the case of an attack on the house of deputy O. Gaidukevich. Little is known about his fate. At some point, the man disappeared from the list of accused. KGB officers wiretapped him before his arrest. I was forced to leave the Republic of Belarus.

Political activist, co-chair of the unregistered party Belarusian Christian Democracy and member of the Coordinating Council for organizing the process of overcoming the political crisis.

Member of the initiative group and head of the headquarters of the election campaign of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Currently, he heads the charitable foundation «Country for Life».

Activist, chairman of the strike committee of the Minsk Tractor Plant, member of the presidium of the Coordinating Council for organizing the process of overcoming the political crisis.

Human rights activist and member of the Council of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" (HRC "Viasna"). Dmitry Solovyov has been engaged in human rights activities for more than 20 years, previously he headed the Novopolotsk branch of the Human Rights Center "Vesna". Dmitry Solovyov is one of the organizers of independent observation of elections in Belarus within the framework of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign, including in the 2020 elections, as well as a participant in many international independent observation missions. The human rights activist also participates in the work of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.

A software engineer from Mogilev, was detained in October 2022 for participating in protests in Minsk in 2020. Alexander was transferred to a pre-trial detention center and charged.

Deputy Director of the Minsk Bicycle Society. He was detained on November 29, 2022 at work, then he was taken to an apartment to conduct a search there. During the search, law enforcement officers seized a phone and a laptop.

First, Maxim was sentenced to 11 days of administrative arrest, then he was transferred to a pre-trial detention center on a criminal case.

Belarusian statesman, diplomat, initiator and creator of the Hi-Tech Park. Member of the 2020 presidential campaign.

He was severely beaten during his arrest in September 2022. At first, Denis was convicted under administrative article 19.1. and awarded a fine of 30 basic units. After this, a criminal case was immediately opened for participation in the 2020 protests. On December 22, 2022, he was sentenced to “domestic chemicals,” but political persecution and threats against Denis did not stop. He was not registered, and in April 2023 he was again detained for 30 days and served in a temporary detention center in the Minsk region. The prosecutor issued the sanction. After his release, he was forced to leave Belarus.

Denis has a daughter born in 2011.

The verdict was delivered in absentia. The defendant himself was not present at the trial, as he has been abroad since the fall of 2020. This is the first verdict in Belarus in a criminal case, which was investigated within the framework of "special proceedings". Ex-chairman of BSSF Alexandra Herasimenia and executive director of the fund Alexander Opeikin were found guilty of calling for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.

The verdict was delivered in absentia. The defendant herself was not present at the trial, as she has been abroad since the fall of 2020. This is the first verdict in Belarus in a criminal case, which was investigated within the framework of "special proceedings". Ex-chairman of BSSF Alexandra Herasimenia and executive director of the fund Alexander Opeikin were found guilty of calling for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.