All persecuted

Alexey was convicted in July 2021 for an "offensive" comment on a social network addressed to Timur Pakhomenko, head of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Mogilev, which he left back in the winter of 2020. The court sentenced him to restricted freedom with a referral.

In September 2022, the punishment was toughened and the restriction of freedom was replaced by a penal colony.

In March 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.

Dmitry, deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 under the article “accepting a bribe.”

On February 9, 2024, the Vitebsk District Court heard a case on replacing the unserved portion of the sentence with imprisonment, and on February 20, Dmitry was released from the colony.

Egor is a former investigator, worked for the Investigative Committee for more than six years, dealt with economic crimes. In 2019, he quit, took up sports analytics and planned to move to IT.

On June 11, 2021, he was detained in a criminal case initiated under the article “Active participation in actions that grossly violate public order,” and on October 8 of the same year, he was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

The basis for the charges were photographs from the Marches of August 23 and 30, 2020 in Minsk, which were given to the security forces by a man who had previously been involved in a case investigated by Yegor himself.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Vladimir was detained and beaten in September 2020. He was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 11 and September 13, 2020. According to the case materials, he planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of detention in the Telegram chat "Chas X". The investigation claimed that an attack on police officers was being prepared.

He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Viktor was first detained on September 27, 2020, during one of the protests in Gomel. In the detention center, he was informed that a criminal case had been opened for "resisting police officers." The case was soon closed, but the prosecutor's office sent it for additional investigation, as a result of which the charges were reclassified. Viktor was taken into custody again on June 17, 2021.

In September of the same year, he was found guilty of “violence or threat of violence against a police officer” and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

In April 2022, the court additionally found him guilty of "participation in actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced him to another year and a half in prison. By partially adding up the sentences, the final term was 3.5 years in a maximum security penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Alexey, a former senior investigator, was part of Valery Tsepkalo's team during the 2020 election campaign. In June 2021, he was arrested in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." Searches were conducted at his place of work and in his apartment, and equipment was seized at work.

In October of the same year, Alexey was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, 2020. According to investigators, he joined a group of protesters, clapped his hands, shouted slogans and obstructed traffic.

He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Gleb is a defendant in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. During the investigation, he left the country, and upon returning to Belarus, he was detained while trying to cross the border into the European Union. In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Vladimir, a student at the Aviation Academy, was detained and convicted in a criminal case opened over the events of July 14, 2020, in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. He was sentenced to restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility and ordered to pay large compensation to the "victims."

In 2023, it became known that his punishment had been toughened, replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Alexey is a blogger and the author of the YouTube channel "Diesel," where he publishes videos about firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices.

He was detained on December 16, 2020, "on suspicion of involvement in mass unrest in Minsk." According to the Investigative Committee, homemade weapons, ammunition, explosives, shell casings, and materials for making IEDs were seized during searches of his home and garage.

Alexey was convicted of “illegal possession of weapons,” “preparing to manufacture them,” and “preparing people to participate in mass riots.”

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the second half of 2025.

Daniil, a football fan, was detained on May 4, 2021, by GUBOPiK and SOBR officers as part of a criminal case opened for participating in protests that took place in Mozyr in August 2020 after the presidential elections. He was convicted under the articles "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."

He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

German was detained by GUBOPiK officers in March 2021. During the detention, he was severely beaten, his teeth were knocked out, thereby forcing him to write a confession. It is also known that a week before the detention, German's father, who had a disability, died. He was convicted under the article on "inciting hatred or discord" for two comments left on Telegram in August 2020.

He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Vladimir was arrested and convicted for attempting to block rail traffic. In two cases, the blockade worked, disrupting train traffic.

He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Vadim, a youth coach for Dynamo Brest, was arrested in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Andrei was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

Konstantin was convicted under the article on “inciting hatred or discord” for a comment left on the Internet.

He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.