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Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei 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."
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Sergei was detained and convicted for reposting a video and commenting on it addressed to the riot police on the social network VKontakte.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 28.05.2021 | On May 28, a letter arrived from SIZO-3 Gomel. Answer to a postcard dated 08.05. The letter is not dated, but stamped by Gomel dated May 26 |
| 16.05.2021 | On May 12, the letter was returned - not kept in SIZO-3 |
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Igor, an activist from Pruzhany, was arrested in March 2021 in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. The participants were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. He and his wife were convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order", despite the fact that they are the parents of three children. According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depot caused damages in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergey, the director of a hardware store, was arrested in February 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections. His head was smashed during the dispersal of the protest. It is also known that his store supported the nationwide strike on October 26, 2020, after which the authorities forced the landlord to terminate the lease.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Andrey was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Oleg was convicted for a text message containing threats to the wife of a riot police officer, Anna Naumchik, which he did not send. Despite the lack of any evidence, he was sentenced to serve his sentence in an open-type correctional facility.
In March 2023, a court hearing took place, following which Oleg's punishment was increased and he was later transferred to a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Nikita was first detained on August 11, 2020, after which he was beaten by riot police, but was soon released. In late August, he was detained again on charges related to the August 10, 2020 protests in Brest against election fraud. He was later released on bail, but in July 2021, he was taken into custody again and convicted of participating in “mass riots.”
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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.
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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Dmitry was convicted for insulting the head of the traffic police in one of the videos on his YouTube channel.
In November 2022, at the initiative of the administration of Correctional Institution No. 9, the court ordered Dmitry to be transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a correctional colony for “violating order.”
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 18.06.2021 | From June 17, 2021 is serving a sentence at Correctional Facility No. 9, Vitebsk. |
Alexander was convicted of resisting police officers who used force during an attempt to detain him on August 9, 2020, in Soligorsk. According to the charges, on that day, police officers tried to detain him near the Central store, but he, not wanting to be detained, categorically refused to follow the police.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was arrested and convicted for trying to protect a man from being beaten by three plainclothes police officers by using a pepper spray against them as a means of self-defense.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.