Member of the Belarusian community for free software, one of the creators of the scientific and educational samizdat «Pamylka». Yury Adamov studied theoretical physics at Belarusian State University, received his doctorate in the UK, and conducted research in American laboratories and universities.
According to pro-government media, he was detained for 24 donations to the extremist «BySol» and «ByHelp», totaling $1,590. Now a criminal case has been opened.
Trial outcome 24.07.2023:
3 years in prison
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the case file, Olga Ivanchenko posted on her page ok.ru a text with an image containing deliberately false fabrications that disgrace Alexander Lukashenko, humiliate his honor and dignity, aimed at undermining his authority and forming a negative image is freely available.
In addition, the woman posted comments with his negative assessment containing profanity under the post with the image of Alexander Lukashenko.
Olga has an autism spectrum disorder. After her detention, she was held for about a month in the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health in «Novinki» (Novinki is a microdistrict of the city of Minsk).
Trial outcome 21.03.2023:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Convicted for making statements on chatroulette against Lukashenko.
Trial outcome 22.03.2023:
3 years imprisonment
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A former MTS employee from Brest was detained in early November 2022. In the “repentance” video, he said that in 2020-2021 he worked at MTS and had access to data. According to the security officials, Andrey handed over the data of several officials and prosecutors to the Black Book of Belarus.
A former cellmate of Tsypak told human rights activists that Andrei was severely beaten during his arrest.
Andrei's case was considered behind closed doors, so the outcome of the trial is unknown to human rights activists.
Andrei Tsypak previously played in the Brest handball club named after Meshkov. From 2020 to 2021, he worked at MTS - and at that time, according to the security forces, he transferred the data of several prosecutors and government officials to the protest initiative.
Trial outcome 23.03.2023:
unknown
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under the general regime.
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Deputy commander of the 310th artillery group for ideological work of the 120th separate guards mechanized brigade of the guard, lieutenant colonel. He is accused of “treason against the state by a person subject to military status” and “inciting other social discord.”
He is a 65 year old businessman from the Gomel region was detained for anti-war messages insulting Lukashenko.
In Soviet times, he studied in the Ukrainian Krivoy Rog, worked for Mozyrpromstroy, and in 1992, together with friends, he founded the «Lotus» company, of which he is still a co-owner.
Starotitorov received letters of thanks from the executive committee and the Orthodox Church, was included in the lists of the best entrepreneurs of the Gomel region.
Trial outcome 21.08.2023:
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Member of the independent trade union JSC Grodno Azot.
He was detained in Grodno on January 10 for participating in protests in 2020 and for reposting on social networks. He also allegedly "insulted the president" in Telegram channels, employees of government bodies, policemen and at the same time passed information to the Belsat TV channel.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He's a Journalist. Vyacheslav is charged with facilitating extremist activities.
At first Lazarev was taken to the Investigative Committee, and for almost a day his family did not know about his future fate. Now he is being held in the Vitebsk pre-trial detention center-2 («SIZO-2»).
The court of first instance sentenced Lazarov to five and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty under the article on creating an “extremist formation” or participating in it (Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code). The Supreme Court changed the sentence to 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the state prosecution, Dmitry Gorbunov in June 2021 wrote a comment with the word: «asshole», on the Internet under the photo of the Lida policeman Kotilo Anton Anatolyevich.
Opposition telegram channels wrote about Kotilo that he participated in the detention of an activist Witold Ashurka (the activist later died in the colony).
The public insult of Lukashenko, according to the prosecution, also happened on the Internet, in August 2022.
Trial outcome 17.03.2023:
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
It is known from the prosecution materials that Kushnarev, using a mobile phone from August 2020 to February 2022, repeatedly posted publications on his page on the ok.ru, which contained insults to the President, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in connection with the performance of their duties.
At the same time, at the discretion of the court, deliberately false and untrue data were given in the publications, discrediting and degrading the honor and dignity of the victims.
Trial outcome 02.02.2023:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On June 2, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 14.03.2023:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the prosecution , in August 2022, Shakirov, in a duly recognized extremist telegram group (chat), in order to interfere with the legitimate activities of an internal affairs officer and out of revenge for the performance of official activities by the head of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kovach, deliberately posted a comment containing signs of verbal aggression .
On June 09, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 13.03.2023:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Former director of the Spanish Visa Center in Minsk.
Trial outcome 07.03.2023:
11 years in prison in a penal colony.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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