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Artyom was convicted in a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
According to the indictment, in September 2021, Artyom posted a comment on his VKontakte page regarding an employee of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus, "considering him negatively, thereby insulting the government official in connection with the performance of his official duties."
According to the materials of the prosecution, Yury Pratskevich twice took part in group actions that grossly violated public order, and also caused disruption of transport and enterprises. So, in the first case, he moved along the carriageway of Dolgobrodskaya Street as part of a column of employees of enterprises, in the second case, along Nezalezhnosti and Winners Avenues. He was identified by his clothes, and then the investigators found photos from the protests in his phone.
Pratskevich fully admitted his guilt at the court session.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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Convicted for participating in protests on August 10 and 16, 2020.
Furthermore, in July 2021, the accused allegedly assisted an extremist group when he sent messages to a chatbot on a destructive Telegram channel containing allegedly false information regarding one of the company's executives, as well as information about his private life.
At the court hearing, the defendant partially admitted his guilt. However, he stated that he had no intention of assisting an extremist group.
Died on September 22, 2025.
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On January 30, 2023, 18 year old Maxim was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime. He was found guilty under part 1 of Article 130, Article 369 and Article 391 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
At the time of detention on May 10, 2022, the guy was a juvenile.
Released from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations
According to the materials of the prosecution , on August 16, 2020, Valeria Sokol took part in an unsanctioned mass event in the center of Minsk. In court, Valeria admitted her guilt in full and indicated to the court that on August 16 and 30, 2020, she took part in unauthorized mass events that took place in Minsk, which she learned about from social networks.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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The man was accused of participating in a protest rally in Minsk in the fall of 2020. Sergei was identified by photographs from the protests found by the security forces in his mobile phone. The man fully admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.
Sergey Savkin has a higher education, raises a minor child. He worked as a director in a limited liability company.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
Detained for comments on social networks.
On July 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Detained for participating in protests in 2020. Victor has three children, one minor.
On November 17, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
3 years imprisonment in a colony
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Pensioner. Was detained at home for commenting.
On February 27, 2023, the woman turned 68 years old, which she met in prison.
| 02.08.2023 | 07.08.2023 пачнецца суд: 10.00, Мінскі гарадскі суд (вул. Дуніна-Марцінкевіча,1) |
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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Born in Ukraine. European kickboxing champion. Allegedly detained for wanting to fight in Ukraine.
In court, Pavel stated that he initially reacted emotionally to the war in Ukraine, but later abandoned the idea of fighting. Furthermore, Pavel is charged with illegally crossing the Russian border into Belarus with potent substances (100 stanozolol tablets) and illegally acquiring and possessing ammunition (16 9mm cartridge casings and 12 9mm rounds).
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.