Dmitry was arrested and convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests against the results of the presidential election.
According to the prosecution, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Dmitry, “being on the roadway and acting in a group of people, shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the work of organizations, thereby taking an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order and were accompanied by disobedience to the legal demands of government officials.”
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
Milana Melnik and her mother Natalia Ganiberzina were convicted of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
46-year-old Natalia is from Lida and is a hairdresser by profession. Her 25-year-old daughter Milana graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University and worked as an English teacher in the capital, and now teaches online. Probably both women live in Grodno.
It is unknown what sentence the family received. Judging by social networks, at least for Milana it is not associated with imprisonment: she continues to maintain her page. But there hasn’t been a single post on her mother’s account since September 2023.
Trial outcome 22.05.2024:
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
Natalia Ganiberzina and Milana Melnik were convicted of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
46-year-old Natalia is from Lida and is a hairdresser by profession. Her 25-year-old daughter Milana graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University and worked as an English teacher in the capital, and now teaches online. Probably both women live in Grodno.
It is unknown what sentence the family received. Judging by social networks, at least for Milana it is not associated with imprisonment: she continues to maintain her page. But there hasn’t been a single post on her mother’s account since September 2023.
Yervand was accused of "repeatedly uttering offensive language" toward Lukashenko while intoxicated in a company car and in the presence of Department of Security officers. According to the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, Yervand fully admitted his guilt during the trial. In August 2024, the court sentenced him to imprisonment.
In February 2025, a court hearing was held against the political prisoner for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility" — a charge often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with prison administration.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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