Convicted for reposting a picture showing a tombstone with a portrait of Lukashenko. For such "willfulness", Alexandra was found guilty of "insulting Lukashenko". The sentence was handed down by Judge Alesya Parfenenko. Alexandra will serve her sentence in a general regime.
During the trial, the defendant said that she found the text under the aforementioned picture funny, so she gave it a "like" and reposted it.
The sentence has come into force.
She was released in December 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
According to human rights activists , the son of politician Anatoly Lebedko is accused of financing extremist activities. Artem was detained in late March and subsequently sentenced to two 15-day arrests, after which he was charged and transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1.
According to the prosecution, in 2020, "motivated by ideological hatred," Lebedko made several money transfers over the phone using a bank account to three foundations designated as "extremist groups." The funds were reportedly transferred through the payment system of the popular social network Facebook. These foundations allegedly include BY_help and the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation.
At the trial, the political prisoner did not admit guilt and stated that he did not at all understand the essence of the charges brought against him and did not understand why he was in the dock.
On October 31, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
In July 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 24.08.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Denis was charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and was sentenced in April 2023 to a restricted freedom sentence. According to the charges, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Denis, along with others, actively violated public order, disobeyed police orders, walked onto the roadway, and obstructed public transportation.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Lawyer-entrepreneur. Dmitry was accused of inciting other social hostility or discord.
The essence of the accusation and the circumstances of the case, except for the fact that Dmitry left comments on social networks, are still unknown to human rights activists.
On August 22, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
On January 30, 2024, a new trial of Dmitry took place. This time he was accused of libel. The verdict is unknown. On April 17, 2024, consideration of the appeal is due to take place.
Trial outcome 23.05.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 02.02.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man was accused of swearing after drinking alcohol with a friend near a store after being detained by Smorgon District Department of Internal Affairs officers, including at Lukashenko for the fact that Belarus did not recognize the independence of Abkhazia.
Yuri has been convicted three times and has been repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 26.04.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Viktor Lameko, a businessman from Zelva, was brutally detained and beaten during his arrest. Initially, he was charged under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (dissemination of extremist materials). Without even allowing Lameko to leave the courthouse, security forces detained him again and again charged him under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus. While he was in pretrial detention, a third charge was filed against him.
As it became known , the businessman is in pretrial detention, he has already been charged under the criminal article for slander against Lukashenko A.G.
While the man was in pretrial detention, his mother died.
Viktor sued the tax authorities and defended entrepreneurs from the Grodno region in court.
The appeal was heard on October 24, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2025.
20.05.2023
03.05 у него умер отец
29.04.2023
При задержании прямо в микроавтобусе был избит. Позже избили в 9-м управлении ГУБОПиК.
Сильно повредили ногу.
Trial outcome 31.08.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander was charged with writing two comments under publications on the Belarus of the Brain Telegram channel. One message was written on February 24, 2022, under the news that Russian troops were entering Ukraine from Belarus. The second message, with which (according to the prosecution) Alexander publicly insulted A. Lukashenko, was published on April 7, 2022 (when Ukraine and Russia were negotiating a ceasefire) under the news with a quote from Lukashenko that "there can be no negotiations without the participation of Belarus."
On June 16, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
On April 21, 2023, Vladimir was tried in the Central District Court of Minsk and sentenced to four years of restricted freedom in an open correctional facility (called a "chemistry" facility) and a fine of 200 basic units (7,400 rubles). Vladimir managed to partially serve his sentence.
Several months later, Vladimir was re-arrested at a "chemistry" facility to increase his sentence. He has been in custody since July 10, 2023.
Vladimir was accused of leaving an offensive comment on July 5, 2021, referring to a police major with the Ivanovo District Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate (IDD) as "scum" on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel. In 2020, the police officer was tasked with "maintaining public order" and was involved in the administrative cases brought against Belarusians en masse for participating in protests.
Released in June 2025.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 30.06.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 25.08.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The meeting was an off-site event and took place in the premises of the Dobrush municipal unitary enterprise.
The man was accused of leaving messages in one of the Telegram chats calling for participation in protests, and also sending "various news and information of a destructive nature" to the chat. At the trial, he said that he himself had participated in protests twice. The man fully admitted his guilt and repented of what he had done.
Galymzhan Bakirov has a secondary education. He worked at the Dobrush paper mill.
According to human rights activists,he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 20.04.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The appeal court hearing took place on June 16, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
Sergei is known to be free, but his politically motivated sentence, where he will be serving his sentence, and his release date remain unknown due to the closed judicial system in Belarus.
Trial outcome 18.04.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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