An activist of the Mothers 328 movement, she sent many complaints about the illegal detention of her son and his sentencing under a criminal article.
She was detained for “slander” and sentenced to 4 years of restriction of freedom with a referral to the IWOT. She served her sentence in IUOT-1. On April 12, 2024, a court hearing was held to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a colony for 10 months.
According to the case materials , in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. After which, from January to February 2021, the latter applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure objects in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also applied an inscription to the wall of one of the houses regarding Lukashenko, "in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander."
Then, from August to December 2021, the accused distributed leaflets and other printed materials in Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord on the basis of a different social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that Tatyana was being transferred to a prison in Zhodino.
Trial outcome 12.12.2022
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
For comments in the Telegram channel. The victims were the chairman of the Volkovysk district executive committee, Mikhail Sitko (the only one who did not file a claim for compensation for moral damage), OMON policemen of the Grodno Internal Affairs Directorate Daria Bondarchuk and Maria Mazurkevich, head of the police department of the Volkovysk district police department Valery Romanchik, head of the Volkovysk district police department Vitaly Osotsky. In total, the victims estimated their moral suffering at 5,000 rubles - while the accused has a pension of 500 rubles. The woman in the last word said that imprisonment would be a "death sentence" for her, but judge Andrei Tolochko sentenced her to 2.5 years in prison.
According to the prosecution's version, Vitaliy Zhilinsky repeatedly in August-September 2020, as part of a group of people, moved along the carriageways of Nezavisimost Avenue, Pobediteley, Pushkin, Maxim Bogdanovich and Yakub Kolos Streets in Minsk, publicly shouting slogans. As a result of illegal actions, transport links in the capital were blocked, which led to a malfunction of public transport.
In addition, the political prisoner was charged with posting on January 6 and 9, 2022, in one of the Telegram chats, publications available to an unlimited number of persons aimed at inciting social hostility and discord against military personnel who carried out peacekeeping activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
He was detained on November 25, sentenced to 10 days, but was not released on December 5 and was again given 10 days. But Andrei was not released on December 15 either, receiving another 10 days of arrest. A criminal case was opened against him.
On February 12, 2025, with the help of the US State Department, Elena Movshuk, journalist Andrei Kuznechik and a US citizen whose name has not yet been disclosed were released. They were pardoned by Lukashenko.
Details of the release were revealed to CNN by Chris Smith, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe.
"It was a special operation: we crossed the Belarusian border, met with authorities in Minsk, who handed over three detainees to us. We picked them up and took them through Lithuania." According to Smith, it was a "unilateral gesture" by the Belarusian authorities, seeking to improve relations with the United States.
"Lukashenko received nothing in return," he noted.
Trial outcome 08.06.2022
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
A resident of Vitebsk, he recently worked in the Russian Federation.
Convicted for a comment on the social network Odnoklassniki, which was left on July 2, 2020 under a post about witness testimony in court against the innocent addressed to a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wrote under the photo: "It's written on his forehead: complete scum."
He was brought to justice in March 2021 for symbols in an administrative case.
Detained on September 20 in a criminal case on the creation of an extremist formation (telegram chat). After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
17.06.2022
According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August.
17.06.2022
According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August.
Trial outcome 20.05.2022
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
She was detained on September 20 in a criminal case for a performance at the city cemetery, when a group of young people placed a portrait of Lukashenka on the grave and opened champagne. After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
17.06.2022
According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August.
Trial outcome 20.05.2022
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander was first arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in a circle, and a water cannon was used against them. He served his full sentence and was released in July 2022.
However, in December 2023, it became known about his new arrest in connection with a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. In April 2024, he was sentenced to imprisonment for participating in the protest.
He was released in September 2024 as part of a pardon.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the prosecution, on May 27, 2021, the police came to Natalia's house. There, a woman "publicly insulted" Lukashenka with the words "we have a fucking state" and "a fucking president", which, according to the state prosecution, committed a crime under Part 1 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code. An hour after uttering these words, the investigators were already conducting an inspection in the woman's apartment. During it, according to the prosecution, "wishing to express her superiority and permissiveness," Turova tore up the protocol. So the woman "damaged an official document" (part 1 of article 377 of the Criminal Code). She was pardoned on 03/09/2022.
A resident of Lida, was detained on May 21, 2021 for insult. On October 28, 2020, he was sentenced to 3 days for a march. Then he was arrested on a criminal case.
Trial outcome 07.09.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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