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Marek was first detained on September 9, 2020, at his place of study, but was later released on bail. However, in February 2021, he was detained again in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020, in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Sergei, an individual entrepreneur and owner of a private farm growing raspberries and strawberries in the Drogichin district, was detained as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vladimir was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." According to investigators, on August 11, 2020, in the Telegram channel "Svetlogorsk for Life," he called for gathering at the Berezki shopping center to hide from the police, to act in groups, to use pallets for protection, and to tie up security forces.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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The first time, Yuri was convicted for, according to the charges, in September 2020, while walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya Hotel, during a conversation he tugged at the national flag, which eventually fell.
In November 2021, his sentence was changed and he was sent to a penal colony.
In January 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
On February 15, 2022, Yuri was detained again in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity." He received administrative arrest, during which KGB officers visited him. As a result of the beatings, he was suspected of having broken ribs. The criminal case was not closed.
In May 2022, he was detained again in Russia due to a wanted list, and in October of the same year he was extradited to Belarus, although the extradition case was formally closed on September 26, 2022.
In January 2023, Yuri was convicted again for helping other political prisoners receive aid from foundations. At the trial, he pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.
In May 2024, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison until the end of his term.
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Ruslan is a Belarusian blogger who has been creating videos on social and political topics since 2020. By February 2021, his channel had more than 90,000 subscribers. On February 20, 2021, he was detained and later convicted of “insulting a government official.”
It became known that Ruslan was not released from the colony after his term expired, but was transferred to the pretrial detention center in Kolyadichi. The reasons for the new charges are still unknown.
He was released in June 2025, having served his full sentence.
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Maksim was detained on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov, and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Denis was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Pavel was detained as part of a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 20, 2020, in Gomel, and convicted of alleged violence against a criminal executive inspector, Pavel Shapovalov.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Maxim was arrested in December 2020 and convicted of setting fire to tires and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Nikita, a biker, was detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
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Nikita, a biker, was convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In December 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Andrei, a biker, was first detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others began to defend him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
In August 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Andrei, and he became a suspect under the article on gross violation of order. The basis for this was photographs. He was later convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Evgeniy, a firefighter and rescuer of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, was detained and convicted for participating in a protest action - the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners", which took place on October 4, 2020 in Minsk.
Released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
Nikolai was convicted in the criminal “round dance case” initiated after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 07.04.2022 | In November, they added one more profuchet - prone to escape !!! |
| 29.07.2021 | On 06/08/2021, he was registered as a person prone to extremism and destructive activities. |