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was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
2.5 years in prison
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She was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On January 5, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
| 21.10.2022 | 20/10/2022: Melanie Vogel, member of French Senate, became Natalia's godmother via Libereco https://www.libereco.org/en/pinchuk-berasnieu-nikitsina/ |
| 04.06.2022 | Jun 2nd, 2022: Special Rapporter for Belarus will forward Natalia's case to the WGAD, Working Group of Arbitrary Detention. |
1 year 10 months in prison
was detained on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
09.19.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Bogacheva was accused of commenting on a publication on the telegram channel "Punishers of Belarus" on January 15 about a senior assistant to the prosecutor Valeria Taratynko , who supported the prosecution in many politically motivated cases. Anna Bogacheva wrote: "Well, nothing, then she will work as an escort, sh**a!".
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
Initially, Sudnik was charged under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code for insulting Oleg Gaidukevich, however, due to the fact that the "crime" was committed on a call to 102, he was recognized as non-public and the charges were dropped.
Such conditions of “non-publicity” do not apply to Article 368 of the Criminal Code: the court considered that the policeman heard the insult and passed it on, which made it public. Therefore, Sudnik was found guilty that on January 6, 2021, she called the police twice and insulted Lukashenka .
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Nadezhda was accused of insulting an official on social networks, a police officer who did not appear at the meeting. Nadezhda Kuznetsova has a higher education and is raising two minor children.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
For what reason the woman is kept in a pre-trial detention center is unknown. She has a public lawyer. Natalya Belobekhova works as a teacher-defectologist. She brings up two minor children (11 and 16 years old). It is known that Natalya is involved in a criminal case initiated under an article on treason against the state against employees of Belarusian factories who supported the strike and were members of the Workers' Movement. This initiative was recognized as extremist on September 21, and at the same time, workers were detained throughout the country.
She was released on November 12, 2021 on bail.
According to the materials of the criminal case, on the morning of May 30, 2021, the girl applied the inscription "BCHB live" on the sewer located on the overpass between Pravda Street and Frunze Avenue over the Danube Stream using an aerosol can with golden paint. By her actions, according to the prosecutor Lazarenko, the girl "reduced the aesthetic characteristics of this property, which led to the need to eliminate the named inscriptions by painting over."
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Activist from Zhlobin. Former employee of BMZ.
According to preliminary information, she was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”). Svetlana is survived by her husband and 14-year-old son.
She was released on November 12, 2021 on bail.
Darina was found guilty in September 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel about a riot police officer. However, neither his name nor the comment itself were disclosed in court.
Yana was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, she was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in June 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
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Olga, a former employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Security Department, was convicted in September 2021 for a comment she left on social media under a photograph of a police officer from Babruisk: "It's because of jerks like these that people don't like cops," which, according to the prosecution, insulted him. She was sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and ordered to pay compensation. It is also known that after her arrest and interrogation, Olga was fired from her job.
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Ekaterina was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Ekaterina was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic," and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility.
Released from custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
Olga was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Olga was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
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Elena was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Elena was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
After her release, pressure continued to be exerted on Elena; in June 2022, she was detained by KGB officers. She was subsequently forced to leave Belarus.