In a video published by security forces , Stepan reports that he was detained for distributing extremist materials and insulting police officers on the Internet.
After a 15-day administrative arrest, a criminal case was opened against a resident of Minsk, Alla Novikova.
First, law enforcement officials found out that the woman was subscribed to the telegram channel («Chkalova Info»), which is recognized as an extremist formation in Belarus, and Alla also reposted news from this channel.
Then, while Alla was in a temporary detention facility, law enforcement officials found photos from the 2020 protests in her phone.
Trial outcome 21.04.2023:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
On February 10, 2023, the first trial took place under Articles 369 and 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus; the appeal hearing was on April 7, 2023.
On October 16, 2023, a new trial was held under Articles 369 and 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus; no appeal was filed.
He wasreleasedin mid-February2024, under preventive supervision.
Trial outcome 10.02.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 07.04.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 16.10.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the video of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a criminal case was opened against Mikhail for insulting Lukashenko. In total, representatives of law enforcement agencies counted 860 comments of Mikhail against the current government of the Republic of Belarus.
Before the trial, Mikhail was under house arrest, on the day of the verdict he was taken into custody in the courtroom
According to human rights activists, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 24.03.2023:
1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Cameraman. Pavel collaborated with independent media. The journalist had previously been detained multiple times while covering political events in Belarus, including after 2020. He was detained as part of a criminal case on February 9 after a search of his home, during which mobile phones and a video camera were seized. It was later revealed that Pavel was charged under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Pavel Podobed.
21.02.2023
Detained on January 20, 23, placed in the Zaslavsky District Department of Internal Affairs, at 01.01. F. Skorina, 20. They detained the KGB, near the car, in the district of Zaslavl. I received the first 15 days for a repost from the Radio Liberty website from 2017.
Trial outcome 30.06.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He had previously been arrested on administrative charges for participating in protests. Pro-government Telegram channels reported Andrey's arrest. In his "confessional video," he claims he was arrested for disseminating the personal information of police officers and judges and for calling on people to commit violent acts. It is also reported that the man "left more than 2,000 extremist messages, of which at least 100 entries contain signs of violations of the law."
On September 16, 2026, he was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Trial outcome 21.06.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.09.2023
unknown.
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