Andrei is a Belarusian YouTuber known for his provocative videos with officials. During the 2020 elections, his wife Olga was an independent observer, and Andrei withdrew her complaint to the commission, for which he was arrested for 15 days. Due to persecution, he left for Lithuania, where he continued to call officials and created a satirical duet "Red Green" with Margarita Levchuk — they released videos on YouTube ridiculing the Belarusian authorities.
In March 2024, a criminal case was opened against him as part of a special proceeding, including articles on "inciting hatred" and "creating an extremist group." In June, Andrei was convicted in absentia, found guilty of leading the "Rudobelskaya show" and other "crimes," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
Trial outcome 24.06.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 5000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
The man was accused of participating in protests in 2020 in Minsk and entering the roadway. As reported in the court ruling, Oleg “used a white-red-white banner as a protest symbol.” He was identified from photographs from the protest. The man fully admitted his guilt.
During his arrest, Oleg’s guitar and phone were seized, which were returned after the verdict was announced. Before the trial, the Minsk resident was held on bail of 20,000 rubles. Oleg Lyadenko graduated from BSTU and works as director of the recording studio "BLACK LINE STUDIO". He is also the guitarist of the rock metal band "Steel rain".
Trial outcome 28.05.2024:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
A pensioner from Glubokoe. She has two children: a son who is finishing school, and an adult daughter with her own family.
On March 31, 2020, blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, author of the YouTube channel "Country for Life", came to Glubokoe and streamed from the main square for his subscribers. Lyudmila also came to the meeting. She spoke about the life of people in her hometown, expressed her opinion on the policies of Alexander Lukashenko and the coronavirus epidemic.
On October 9, the presidium of the Vitebsk Regional Court “released” Lyudmila and removed her conviction.
Trial outcome 08.05.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Appeal 09.10.2024
unknown.
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