Dmitry was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code for Telegram comments about Alexander Lukashenko, Natalia Kachanova, and Russians. State television aired a video about the verdict. In it, the prosecutor explains the essence of the charge: that the comment about Russians constituted an "ethnic insult."
He was scheduled to be released onNovember23,2025.
Trial outcome 28.06.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Dmitry and his wife Elena were detained in April 2023. They were taken from work and taken to the Frunzensky District Department of Internal Affairs. Dmitry was sentenced to 13 days of arrest, Elena - to 15 days, both for "petty hooliganism." After a day, the family was not released, but charged for participating in protests.
Trial outcome 17.07.2023:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
The political prisoner was accused of filming the movement of Belarusian military equipment on his phone on March 18, 2022 in the Ivatsevichi region and sending the video to one of the telegram groups recognized as “extremist” materials. Andrei fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions.
The man’s mobile phone was seized as a “means of committing a crime.”
Trial outcome 04.09.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
In early October 2022, unknown individuals hung a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on a power line support in the Moscow district of the capital. The next day, a post appeared on Anton Motolko's Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: "Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crimea is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!" During operational and investigative activities, police officers detained six Minsk residents aged 34 to 36 who allegedly did this. Including Igor.
As propagandist Gladkaya writes, since September 2020, Igor Tikach has left more than three thousand messages in one of the extremist yard chats.
Gladkaya also notes that Savelyev and Tikach allegedly wanted to get visas, renewed their passports, and Igor was already waiting for a call from the Polish consulate. Igor has two minor children and a wife who has serious health problems at large.
On September 14, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in December 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 12.06.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the Investigative Committee for the Mogilev Region, Ruslan forwarded the video to the VKontakte public group DVIZH, which is designated as "extremist" by the Belarusian authorities. It's worth noting that the video itself is only 12 seconds long and shows virtually nothing happening—the train carrying military equipment is simply parked at the station.
Some time later, the man was detained by KGB officers. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
According to information from former political prisoners, Ruslanwasreleasedin early2026.
Trial outcome 24.07.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Zhanna was arrested on May 11, 2023, right at School No. 63, where she had come to meet her child's teacher. In October of that year, she was convicted on several criminal charges, including "inciting hatred."
According to media reports, during the 2020 protests, police detained her on administrative charges.
According to human rights activists, Zhanna was expected to be released in the winter of 2026.
Vladislav was accused of participating in a Minsk protest in 2020 and entering the roadway. He fully admitted his guilt and repented of his actions.
Vladislav’s detention was changed from detention to a written undertaking not to leave the place and was released from the courtroom. The man worked as a 4th category mechanic in an open joint stock company.
Trial outcome 13.06.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Tatyana is 52 years old. She worked as a producer of the information broadcasting directorate of STV. Detained together with her daughter for participating in the 2020 protests.
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