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Detained along with other young people in Baranovichi (at the end of December 2023).
The court's press service announced the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The charges were briefly stated: they were on the roadway in Baranovichi, shouting slogans, displaying white-red-white flags, and "intentionally obstructing traffic and the normal functioning of businesses and organizations." The exact date of the protests wasn't even specified, simply being referred to as "August 2020."
Thus, in 2024, 25 Baranovichi residents were sentenced for the August 2020 protests. All were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 1 to 3 years (the only exception was a woman with a child under 3, who received a suspended sentence).
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released at the end of 2025.
Detained along with other young people in Baranovichi (at the end of December 2023).
And the court's press service reported the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The essence of the charges is stated briefly: they were on the roadway in Baranovichi, shouting slogans, demonstrating white-red-white flags, "intentionally obstructing traffic and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations." The exact date of the protests is not even indicated, it is simply called "August 2020."
Thus, in 2024, 25 residents of Baranovichi were sentenced for the protests of August 2020. All were sentenced to a penal colony for a term of 1 to 3 years (the only exception was a woman with a child under 3 years old who was sentenced to a penal colony with a deferred sentence).
According to human rights activists , he will be released in June 2025.
Boris was arrested in January 2024 and convicted that spring on several criminal charges, including "insulting government officials and Lukashenko" and "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order." The court sentenced him to imprisonment.
As of the beginning of December 2025, he was in the hospital at Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 undergoing surgery .
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.
Before his arrest, Krukovich worked as a pharmacist at the Belfarmatsiya Republican Unitary Enterprise. He was detained in the spring of 2024 and was held on bail in the amount of 8,000 rubles before trial.
According to the prosecution, Roman Kryukovich, in August 2020, “was in Minsk and moved with friends and acquaintances along the roadway of Pobediteley Avenue, blocked and obstructed the path of vehicles, which resulted in disruption of public transport. These actions caused material damage to the Minsktrans enterprise in the amount of 7,580 rubles 22 kopecks."
During the investigation, photographs were found on the accused’s phone, which showed that he was on the roadway.
2,5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
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A pro-government film (April 2024) reported that six teenagers allegedly united into an "anarchist cell called 'Black Nightingales,'" which was created "under the leadership of the National Liberation Army of Ukraine" by 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen Maria Misiuk.
ONT staff claim the teenagers united to carry out acts of sabotage, following a tip, in Belarus and then in Russia. Maria is charged under Part 2 of Article 289 of the Criminal Code (act of terrorism). According to the film, 16-year-old Maria Misyuk moved with her family from Ukraine to Belarus in 2022, where she created an "anarchist cell to prepare terrorist attacks." According to the film, Misyuk communicated with her "supervisor" online. According to ONT staff, the "supervisor," "Marichka," sent Misyuk "instructions for making an explosive device, a Molotov cocktail, and literature with anarchist and destructive content."
She was pardoned on November 22, 2025, along with 31 other Ukrainian citizens. According to Lukashenko's press service, this occurred as part of "agreements reached" with US President Donald Trump and "at the request of the Ukrainian side in order to create conditions for resolving the armed conflict in the neighboring state." The released citizens were immediately handed over to the Ukrainian side.
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Artem is a Ukrainian citizen who has lived in Belarus since 2009 and in recent years worked as a DJ in Brest, Kobrin, and Minsk.
According to his mother, Artyom was summoned to the migration service in January 2023 and asked to undergo a polygraph test. Soon after, unknown individuals in civilian clothes came to his home, and on January 27, he stopped responding. His mother repeatedly contacted the KGB, but she was not informed of the reasons for his detention, only that Artyom "posed a threat to the Republic of Belarus."
In May 2024, he was convicted of “intelligence activity” and sentenced to imprisonment.
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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A businessman and co-founder of Industrial Kinetic Lab, a manufacturer of stone processing equipment. He is also the former director of the security department at the Belagro group of companies. Until recently, he was the director of Molpak, a dairy wholesaler. In late January 2024, the businessman was named as one of the organizers of the "extremist group Trielit." This is the courtyard chat group of the partnership that manages new buildings in Minsk, including buildings at 126, 128, and 130 Bogdanovich Street.
On July 23, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He was released in September 2025, having served his full sentence.
Andrei was arrested in February 2024 on charges of group actions grossly violating public order, and in August of that year, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral for participating in post-election protests that took place in 2020.
In February 2025, as part of a special case against Andrei, a court hearing was held in absentia on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.