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According to the materials of the prosecution, Alena Klimovich took part in unauthorized mass events in Minsk twice from August to September 2020. At the same time, she used a red balloon and a white-red-white flag as protest symbols.
Elena Klimovich was detained on June 1, 2022 for three days, then she was under house arrest and proper behavior. The woman pleaded guilty in court.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without referral to an open institution
According to the prosecution, Gerasimovich desecrated the national flag by pulling the flag by its cloth while intoxicated and throwing it to the ground. After that, the flag was damaged and its staff was destroyed. The property damage to the organization on whose building the flag hung was estimated at 89 rubles - that is how much the accused must pay in compensation.
The man admitted his guilt in full and said that he pulled the flag by accident so as not to fall. He had no intention of desecrating the state symbol of Belarus.
The court considered that if the accused did not admit to intentionally desecrating the flag, he did not fully understand his responsibility and did not repent, so he decided to impose a punishment associated with imprisonment. Although the expert concluded that the accused suffers from chronic alcoholism and needs compulsory treatment.
On 03.03.2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey was convicted for insulting comments in the telegram channel towards two representatives of the authorities. As follows from the text of the resolution, one of the tokens in Alexey's comments was: «erysipelas». The man fully admitted his guilt and repented. However, after the verdict was announced, the prosecutor of the Glubokoe district filed an appeal.
The Vitebsk Regional Court overturned the decision of the Glubokoe district court and replaced Alexey with two years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility for two years of imprisonment in a general regime colony and a penalty of 1920 BYN.
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Employee of "Brestgazoapparat". He was detained right at the factory, from where he was taken out in handcuffs. Presumably for comments on social networks.
The appeal trial was held on March 3, 2023.
Released in the fall of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
unknown years of imprisonment in the colony
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
On November 23, 2022, the Gomel Regional Court considered the appeal.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years imprisonment in a colony
According to the materials of the prosecution, on January 26, 2021, Gennady Boris, a 55 year old veteran of the war in Afghanistan, posted an image in red and green with a swastika with a national ornament on his page on the social network ok.ru, and on the same day he posted an image of Alexander Lukashenko in a military uniform against the background on his page swastikas.
The next episode of the case concerns July 26, 2022. Gennady Boris posted a text message in ok.ru in which he indicated that «terrorist No. 1 is wanted» and that an amount of one million euros would be collected for his detention. He further writes that 586 000 euros have already been reserved for whoever arrests Lukashenko.
The man admitted his guilt in the deed.
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Sergei was detained on September 19, 2022 according to photos from the protests. The man was accused of participating in the Unity March in Minsk on September 6, 2020, walking along Independence Avenue and obstructing public transport. He was also charged with using the national Belarusian flag. The man fully admitted his guilt.
Sergei has a higher education, raises a minor child. He worked in a private company as the head of the sales department.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
As stated by the investigation, Ruslan from February 2017 to November 2020 posted on his page in ok.ru publications with insulting and slanderous statements against Lukashenko. There were also accusations of Lukashenko's murder in the publications.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The verdict was delivered in absentia. The defendant himself was not present at the trial, as he has been abroad since the fall of 2020. This is the first verdict in Belarus in a criminal case, which was investigated within the framework of "special proceedings". Ex-chairman of BSSF Alexandra Herasimenia and executive director of the fund Alexander Opeikin were found guilty of calling for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.
The verdict was delivered in absentia. The defendant herself was not present at the trial, as she has been abroad since the fall of 2020. This is the first verdict in Belarus in a criminal case, which was investigated within the framework of "special proceedings". Ex-chairman of BSSF Alexandra Herasimenia and executive director of the fund Alexander Opeikin were found guilty of calling for sanctions and other actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.
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Has group 3 disability (hearing loss). Accused of posting an offensive comment in the telegram messenger regarding A.G. Lukashenko. The prosecutor requested 1.5 years in prison.
A sign language interpreter was also involved in the process.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2023.
1 year and 2 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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According to the prosecution’s position , Stepanyuk was detained at 01:50 at night under Article 24.4 of the Administrative Code, he was taken in a police car to the police department, and on the way to the police station, Stepanyuk spoke insultingly about the police and Alexander Lukashenko using profanity, everything was recorded on the video recorder. Andrei Stepanyuk made a full admission of guilt at the trial. During the investigation, he identified himself on video recordings. As aggravating circumstances, they are asked to take into account a recent conviction under Article 149 of the Criminal Code, and as a mitigating circumstance - the presence of a dependent small child.
On 02/03/2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Convicted for a comment deemed threatening.
| 09.09.2023 | Денис никогда не выступал против власти. На митинги не ходил. В тот день он возвращался с работы, а накануне его только выпустили с суток за избиение жены (сыновья вызвали наряд). А тут рядом в форме падает сотрудник. Вот и пнул его - выместил злость. Приговор суда 9 лет строгого режима. Направлен отбывать в Оршу. 08.09.2023 вышел по УДО с подписанным контактом с ЧВК и отправка в Украину. Никакой он не политический заключенный, а наемник в рядах ВС РФ и предатель. |
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He ran the travel agency "Studio Travel", and was a lawyer by education. Anton has a daughter who was born after he was detained.
Anton was convicted for photos from the protests that he had on his mobile phone, but in which he was not present. And also for an episode with a scuffle with a security officer in the metro, where passengers prevented the detention and beating of a person after a protest. Anton got on video by accident and was detained and convicted 2 years later.
On 21.03.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
| 23.01.2023 | There is a newborn daughter. 0.5 years. |
| 23.01.2023 | He is on preventive records as prone to taking hostages and attacking the administration. Red card. |
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.