Gomel resident Elena Totskaya attended many trials of opponents of the authorities of the Republic of Belarus. She previously worked in public service, but in 2020 she became an activist and volunteer.
She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
Trial outcome 13.09.2024
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Tatyana and her husband were detained in November 2023. Before the trial, Sergei was in custody, and Tatyana was under recognizance, since the family had two minor children.
According to the prosecution , in August 2020, Sergei and Tatyana took part in an unauthorized mass event, together with the protesters they marched through public places in the city, the central square, and Zhilibert Park. At the same time, they showed a pre-made poster measuring approximately 2.5 x 3 meters, on which a text containing slanderous information against the president was written in black and red colors, thereby deliberately spreading slanderous information against him in connection with his execution powers of the head of state.
The accused Sergei Chizh fully admitted his guilt at the court hearing. He explained that the poster was heavy, and it was soon rolled up, and after the procession, Sergei burned it.
Tatyana Chizh did not admit guilt to the charges, explaining that she was depressed due to the serious illness of her mother, who is disabled.
They were identified from photographs from the Internet.
Trial outcome 26.02.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
The woman was accused of leaving a message on her Facebook page with a photo of Lukashenko and a link to the online platform Change.org. According to the court, the text on the link contained “false fabrications and accusations of Lukashenko of a particularly serious crime.” Alla fully admitted her guilt. She was identified while security forces were monitoring publications on the social network Facebook.
Before the verdict was announced, the woman was under recognizance not to leave the place.
Alla Velikaya works as a leading specialist at Belarusbank.
Trial outcome 05.02.2024:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
She was on bail until the trial. In addition to the restriction of freedom, Vasilina was awarded 22.5 thousand Belarusian rubles. rubles fine. Vasilina has a small child under one year old.
Trial outcome 02.02.2024:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
Catholic believer. Former journalist for catholic.by. Oksana Yuchkovich comes from the parish in Parafyanovo. The believer is especially famous among Catholics in Minsk, where she organized numerous events and activities.
Oksana also worked in Catholic journalism - first at the Pro Christo publishing house, then at the official national Catholic portal catholic.by. She wrote a lot about people and their interesting destinies. During the visit of the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Paralin, to Belarus in 2015, Oksana interviewed him on behalf of the portal.
The believer gave a lot of her strength and energy to helping other people, those who needed help. She worked at the Christian Social Center of the Good Samaritan Charitable Mission in Minsk.
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