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Yuri, an MMZ employee, was arrested on November 16, 2022, allegedly for participating in protests. In February 2023, he was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation therein" and sentenced to restricted freedom with assignment. The details and circumstances of the case, as well as information about where he is serving his sentence, are unknown.
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52 year old actor of the theatrical and musical collective «Pugovitsi».
Allegedly detained for participating in protests in 2020.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Evgeny Vasilevsky was detained almost a year ago in Moscow, from March 25 to April 7, 2022, he was sentenced to administrative arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (violation of the procedure for organizing or holding mass events).
The essence of the accusation is still unknown. Probably, we are talking about the transfer of personal data of security forces to protest chats.
In the fall of 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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Former police officer Alexander Sazonov and Yevgeny Vasilevsky were detained almost a year ago, on February 27, 2022, in Minsk, and on March 1, both were punished with administrative arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (violation of the procedure for organizing or holding mass events).
The Pervomaisky District Court of Minsk sentenced Sazonov to 13 days of arrest for participating in a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Vasilevsky to 15 days.
The essence of the accusation is still unknown. It is likely that it concerns the transfer of personal data of security officials to protest chats.
According to human rights activists , he was released on September 9, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was detained on September 21, 2022 by GUBOPiK officers. The teacher was forced to read his own poems on camera and make excuses - he allegedly went to protests in August 2020, wrote messages on Facebook and VKontakte. Screenshots from his social networks criticizing the actions of the authorities also appeared on pro-government channels.
Children's poet and prose writer, winner of the Writers for Children competition (2017). He is a member of the International Union of Writers "New Contemporary", the Belarusian Literary Union of Writers "Polotsk Branch". Teacher at the Smart School private school.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in prison
On March 3, 2023, the regional court considered the appeal against the verdict. At the moment, the details of the case, as well as the results of the trials, are unknown.
In the fall of 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
According to the investigation materials , from November 2020 to March 2022, the accused, using a mobile phone in Telegram channel chats recognized by the court as extremist materials, published 17 offensive comments with obscene language addressed to the judge, employees of the internal affairs bodies and other government officials, as well as Lukashenko.
On 11.04.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released on January 21, 2025.
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Participant of the rally and procession of MTZ workers in August 2020. In court, Anton admitted his guilt and explained that on August 14, 2020, he saw a group of citizens near the MTZ checkpoint who were going to take part in an unauthorized mass event on the fact of disagreement with the current government, carrying different posters. He joined them, and they all went along Dolgobrodskaya Street towards Kirov, and then to Independence Square.
Later, Stepanov was identified in photographs posted on the Internet and detained. Before the trial, he was in SIZO No. 1 in Minsk. He was released from custody in the courtroom.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.