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The wife of political prisoner Artem Anishchuk , was detained on November 4, 2022. Then she was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for reposting a post from Nasha Niva. After 10 days, Olga was not released. A “repentant video” appeared with her, in which she says that she was subscribed to “extremist” channels and made reposts from them. Pro-government telegram channels wrote that Anishchuk "is a candidate to spend the New Year in a temporary detention facility, as dozens of reposts have been recorded." Also, according to the security forces, Olga "fueled the situation around the penitentiary system with stuffing and fakes, bombarded government agencies with far-fetched complaints." On November 16, Olga was sentenced to 14 days of arrest for reposting from the Zerkalo telegram channel. On November 28, she was sentenced to another 10 days of arrest.
According to human rights activists, Olga has already been ill with bronchitis twice behind bars, as she is kept in inhuman conditions and sleeps on a concrete floor. In the Mogilev TDF, where she was transferred after the Akrestsin TDF, she is bullied and pressured - three times a day she is forced to undress to the naked and squat. In protest against this, on November 28, Olga Anishchuk went on a hunger strike.
On December 8, 2022, Olga left the temporary detention facility at the end of her administrative arrest.
Local historian, teacher of history of the highest qualification category, researcher of archaeological sites, toponymy, history of settlements, life and work of famous people of the Miory region, head of the museum association "Heritage of the Miory Territory". Vitold was allegedly detained for insulting comments and "leaking" data into the Black Book of Belarus. Together with him, his son Anton Yermalenok was detained.
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Convicted for participating in protests and comments on social media.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Railway employee. The circumstances of the trial/s are unknown.
On 03.03.2022, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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She was arrested for participating in the 2020 protests in Grodno along with Lyudmila Mazurkevich. Natalia was ultimately sentenced to restricted freedom without a referral. In January 2024, Natalia was detained during a security forces raid on relatives of political prisoners and supporters. Natalia was never released and was sentenced to imprisonment.
Natalia was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. She received credit for time served in a correctional facility (eight months), as well as time spent in pretrial detention. After four months in prison, Natalia was released, having served her sentence in full.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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Nikolai was accused of participating in a protest march in Minsk in 2020 together with a group of people, moving along Pobediteley Avenue, entering the roadway and interfering with public transport, thereby “grossly violating” public order.
The man stated that he mostly moved along the sidewalk, went out onto the roadway, only to cross the road. It did not interfere with public transport, as the road was blocked by law enforcement officers.
Mykola Butsky worked as a storekeeper, has a higher education and is raising two minor children.
2 years restriction of freedom without referral to an open correctional institution.
Oksana worked as a notary for more than 17 years, the last place of work was the Notary Office No. 2 of the Savetsky district of the city of Minsk. According to pro-government telegram channels , detained for participating in protests in 2020.
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She was detained on November 4, 2022 and sentenced to 13 days of administrative arrest. After the end of the arrest, Evgenia was not released, but was charged under criminal articles: first for insulting Lukashenka, then for participating in post-election protests.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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A former EHU student, he was detained in October 2022. He was initially arrested for 15 days and then charged with a criminal case for participating in post-election protests.
The period of serving house arrest has ended.
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Sergei, an employee of the Värtanne Foundation, was detained at his home on the morning of November 4, 2022, following a search. After nearly five months in custody, he was released (reportedly on bail). Details of his case remain virtually unknown.
In March 2024, Sergei was convicted under the article "Financing the activities of an extremist group" and sentenced to restricted freedom with placement in an open-type institution.
According to human rights activists, he was released in early July 2025, having fully served his sentence.