Transgender man. When writing a letter, please note: indicate Oleg's passport data (Olga Alekseevna Zayats) on the envelope. He worked as a craftsman, made bracelets and other souvenirs that could be purchased in the shop of St. Elisabeth Monastery. Has a stomach disease, as well as problems with the musculoskeletal system (amputated toes).
Detained on March 29, 2023, allegedly for participating in protests. The apartment was searched by the KGB officers. Oleg first spent several weeks in the KGB pre-trial detention center, then for an examination at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health, and now he has been transferred to pre-trial detention center-1 (SIZO-1).
Earlier, Oleg was repeatedly detained on political charges. In all cases, as a sign of protest, Oleg announced and held a dry hunger strike.
After graduating from the Department of Foreign Languages of the Gomel State University, Gleb began working as a bartender. Human rights activists learned about the detention of 24-year-old Vetoshkin by GUBOPiK officers from pro-government telegram channels on November 28 last year.
It was reported that he allegedly distributed extremist materials, and in August 2020 he participated in protests, insulted government officials and incited social hatred. After the arrest, a protocol was drawn up against Gleb under Part 2 of Art. 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials).
On June 8, 2023, the prosecutor's office filed an appeal to increase the punishment from 5 years of “home chemistry” to three years in prison. The representative of the prosecutor's office in court requested a year and a half of imprisonment with serving in a general regime colony. The Judicial Collegium of the Supreme Court upheld the prosecutor's request.
Trial outcome 30.05.2023
5 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Prosecutor's protest 08.08.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Famous Belarusian poet and musician. Former frontman of the band Hurma, as well as the author of a number of songs for various artists. In 2015, he won the Golden Apostrophe award in the Debut nomination for the best publication of poems in the Dzeyasloў magazine. Detained in March 2023 for participating in protests in 2020.
Andrey was detained on the morning of March 10, 2023 after a search. He was kept in a temporary detention facility for 5 days and only on March 15 a trial took place over him. He was accused of spreading extremist materials under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code and arrested for 15 days.
It became known that Andrei was never released — he was detained for 10 days under Article 108 of the Criminal Procedure Code (detention on suspicion of committing a crime). Later it became known that he was accused under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Head of the «School of Practical Mediation». Mediator from Grodno. He was twice recognized as the «Best Mediator of the Year» (2016-2017) by the Center for Mediation and Negotiations (Minsk).
Khotyanovich specializes in disputes in the field of construction, real estate, consumer, commercial and corporate disputes, as well as in family mediation.
In a video posted on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a man was forced to admit that in 2020 he participated in rallies in Minsk, spoke negatively to police officers and their families, had a subscription to telegram channels recognized in the Republic of Belarus as extremist.
A criminal case has been opened against Victoria and she is wanted for participating in protests in Pinsk in 2020 in connection with disagreement with the election results.
In June 2024, her mother was detained and sentenced to six months in prison for participating in protests in Pinsk under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Victoria's underage brother was placed in an orphanage during his mother's imprisonment.
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