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In custody: ~118 days
Hometown: Pruzhany
Date of birth: 17.08.1968
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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Trial outcome 23.12.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: ~293 days
folder Categories of cases: Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown: Brest
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the spring of 2025.

Trial outcome 07.10.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.12.2024
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Tatiana Sergeevna Berezovets
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In custody: ~189 days
folder Categories of cases: Kobrin Protests 2020
Hometown: Kobryn
Date of birth: 23.01.1998
Number of children: 3 children
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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The couple (Vyacheslav Berezovets and Tatyana Danilyuk) were placed in custody for taking part in protests in Kobrin on August 10, 2020, where the woman "made obscene gestures to the police," and her husband "pulled down his pants and showed his bare buttocks."

The Investigative Committee notes that the couple still has three young children at large.

On November 4, 2024, the Kobrin District Court held a trial of Tatyana and Vyacheslav "on the recovery of expenses incurred by the state for the maintenance of children in state care. " And on December 24, 2024, the Kobrin District Court held a trial of Tatyana "on determining the child's place of residence."

These hearingsindicate that Tatyana and Vyacheslav Berezovtsy had their young children taken away while they were imprisoned for political persecution .

Most likely she was sentenced to "house arrest" .

Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry Sergeevich Schletthauer
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In custody: ~248 days
Hometown: Kamenec
Date of birth: 21.05.2002
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
11.10.2024 Dmitry was sent to serve his sentence in Penal Colony No. 15. Shortly after the transfer, he was found dead. The exact cause of death is unknown.
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It became known from social networks that Dmitry Shletgauer is 22 years old. He was born in the Russian city of Slavgorod. In 2018, he received a Belarusian residence permit. The guy worked in Kamenets at a polymer production and packaging plant.

The political prisoner was kept behind bars for a little less than a year. According to human rights activists, Dmitry's brother was also detained, but was later deported to Russia.

In early autumn, Dmitry was sent to serve his sentence in Mogilev Colony No. 15. Shortly after the transfer, he was found dead. According to preliminary information, this happened on October 11. He spent less than a month in the colony. The exact cause of death is unknown.

During the trial, Dmitry Shletgauer had a child.

Trial outcome date unknown
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 30.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
In custody: ~40 days
Hometown: Maladzyechna
Date of birth: 11.04.1972
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
09.04.2024 was in jail and awaiting trial, which was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2024. However, a week before, on April 9, the man died of coronary heart disease.
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Alexander was a reserve lieutenant colonel, served in the 38th separate guards airborne assault Brest brigade of the Airborne Forces. Recently, he worked as an individual entrepreneur, engaged in food additives. As sources told the publication , Alexander Kulinich died on April 9, 2024, in the Brest pretrial detention center due to ischemic heart disease: this cause is indicated in the death certificate. In Brest pretrial detention center No. 7, journalists were told that they had a prisoner with that name, but they refused to confirm the fact of death.

It is known that Alexander was detained for comments he left in 2020. This happened on February 29, 2024, in the village of Dorogovo, Korelichi District, Grodno Region. On March 1, the "repentant" video appeared in one of the Telegram channels close to the security forces. But it contained footage of the detention from an apartment building. Relatives and friends of the deceased say that the video from the apartment is not Alexander. And later in the video, Alexander himself says that he was detained "for comments on the Internet." "In one of the accounts, I wrote "cattle" under the president's speech," the man explained.

Alexander Kulinich was buried on his birthday, April 11, 2024, in his native Molodechno.

The case was heard by Judge Marina Skalkovich from April 16 to May 31, 2024.

The appeal against the verdict will be heard on July 12, 2024. Chairman of the Judicial Collegium Dmitry Karasinsky.

Trial outcome 31.05.2024
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Appeal 12.07.2024
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In custody: 152 days
Hometown: Brest
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According to the prosecution , on November 5, 2022, the telegram channel “Belarus beyond the Moscow Ring Road” published a video of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with its signature. In that video, teachers and cadets of the Academy read Ekaterina Dovlatova’s poems “It’s not easy for men.” And 20 minutes after the publication of such a post, Fedoruk left a comment under it, with which (according to the prosecution) he publicly insulted women. Two teachers from the video filed a claim against Fedoruk “for compensation for moral damage” for 2,000 rubles each.

The prosecutor proposed to punish Alexander Fedoruk with 2 years of “chemistry” (restricted freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility. On January 15, 2024, the judge announced the verdict. What it turned out to be is still unknown.

Trial outcome 15.01.2024:

2.5 years of restriction of freedom in an open correctional facility

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In custody: ~344 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 30.12.1997
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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It follows from the verdict that in 2021, on September 18 at 15:07, the man wrote a comment in the telegram chat "Chat Elekhtarata". There he "negatively assessed" A. Lukashenko. There was also an investigation against Kronda under another popular political article - Article 370 of the Criminal Code (Desecration of state symbols) - but that case was closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024.

Trial outcome 06.12.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: 92 days
Hometown: Brest
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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The man was accused of writing a telegram comment about a certain Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus on June 23, 2022. In the commentary, the examination found a “negative assessment” of the minister, expressed “in a non-standard form.”

10/06/2023 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 18.08.2023:

3 months of arrest

Michael Petrovich Litvak
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In custody: 357 days
Hometown: Brest
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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35-year-old Mikhail was accused of writing a public insult about Valentin Pashkevich on August 9, 2021 at 23:19 in the telegram chat “Real Belarus Chat”, namely using the word “moron.”

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 09.08.2023:

1 year in prison

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In custody: 399 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 25.04
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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Evgeniy’s “crime,” according to the prosecution, is that in April 2022, on the Odnoklassniki social network, a man gave a “class” reaction to the publication of the group “STOP LUKA.” After the “class” reaction, this post appeared on Bilobrovko’s page. With this, according to the prosecution, the man publicly insulted A. Lukashenko.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 24.07.2023:

1 year in prison

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In custody: 352 days
Hometown: Malorita
Date of birth: 06.03.1969
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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According to the prosecution , on February 13, 2023, Igor Svirida, while in the Compulsory Enforcement Department (COI), “... provided a department employee with a handwritten explanation of the reasons for non-payment of fines imposed by the court for committing various administrative offenses, in which he deliberately and publicly wrote the text, in the content of which, in an offensive form, he expressed a negative assessment of the president’s personality, presented in the form of an obscene form of speech expression...”

On the same day, when a squad of employees of the Security Department was called to the enforcement department to detain him, he again publicly insulted A.G. Lukashenko. The investigation claims that Igor Svirida was allegedly intoxicated in the premises of the OPI.

During the court hearing, he partially admitted his guilt.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024 upon expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome 29.03.2023:

1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 90 days
Hometown: Malorita
Date of birth: 17.12.1989
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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The reason for the criminal case was a video recorded by Yuri in the Tik Tok. According to Yuri's explanations, on October 5, 2022, he called the local district police officer Dmitry Tiunov to help resolve a family conflict. The district police officer promised to come, but did not do it. On emotions (and being drunk), Yuri recorded a video where he said that the police were working poorly, and insulted Tiunov.

Released upon expiration of sentence.

Trial outcome 24.01.2023:

3 months of arrest.

Andrey Sergeevich Stepanyuk
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In custody: 475 days
Hometown: Brest
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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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.

Trial outcome 20.12.2022:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.

Alesya Olegovna Stolyarchuk
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In custody: 30 days
Hometown: Kobryn
Date of birth: 07.09.1993
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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On July 4, 2022, on VKontakte, in the group “[Suvorov Grad 5.0] Kobrin”, she left an insulting comment about Lukashenko A.G., which, according to the prosecution, was offensive.

Trial outcome 18.11.2022:

2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

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In custody: 87 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 27.06.1990
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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On the night of February 21-22, 2022, Pavel spray-painted several inscriptions around Brest: at a public transport stop he wrote “Long live Belarus”; on the building of the stronghold of the police in the microdistrict "Kovalevo" wrote "ACAB"; wrote an obscene phrase on the balcony and facade of another building. Pavel was arrested and taken into custody.

Released after expiration of sentence

Trial outcome:

3 months of arrest

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