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Stepan is a Belarusian journalist, blogger, director, TV presenter, author and creator of the NEXTA channels on socio-political topics.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Stepan under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Stepan in the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, he is called the administrator of the "extremist formation" Black Book of Belarus "".
Daniil was tried in absentia .
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus.” Yanina also leads the YouTube channel "Dzikae palyavanne".
Yanina was tried in absentia.
12 years in prison
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus.”
Valeria was tried in absentia .
From the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the "extremist formation" Black Book of Belarus "".
Over Olga has passed trial in absentia .
12 years in prison
A media manager, in the telegram channel of the pro-government department he is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus”.
Over Dmitry passed the trial in absentia.
12 years in prison
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At the beginning of the trial, Sergei Matyukhevich was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code for messages on the Internet. However, under Article 369 of the Criminal Code, the judge released the man from punishment: the statute of limitations had expired. But under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, Sergei was found guilty.
As the prosecutor reported in a video broadcast by state media, Matyukhevich was accused of using his phone and the Internet to incite citizens to use violence against security forces on July 15, 2020.
On 13.01.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei has two young sons. The youngest was born while Sergei was in prison awaiting trial.
In the fall of 2021, Maria was summoned for questioning by the KGB, after which she was arrested for comments left on social networks.
She was released in the spring of 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
05/20/2023 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
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According to the materials of the prosecution, Mikhail Nemtsov on January 5, 2022, using an iPhone mobile phone, posted a message in the Telegram messenger, which contained an obviously negative assessment of persons serving in the army and internal troops of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. These assessments are related to the events in Kazakhstan, when there were unrest and the death of peaceful protesters. In the publication, according to the investigation, Mikhail used profanity, called for violent actions against the specified group of persons.
In addition, on January 6, 2022, the accused posted a message on the Internet in which he humiliated the honor and dignity of A.G. Lukashenko.
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The 44-year-old Latvian citizen, who was temporarily registered in the Minsk region, is accused of calling for restrictive measures aimed at harming the national security of Belarus, inciting other social hatred, insulting a government official and insulting Lukashenko.
On June 21, 2025, Dmitry was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg.
According to the prosecution version, Mikhail from October 2021 to January 8, 2022 in vk.com He left comments with a negative assessment and a call for violent actions against A.G. Lukashenko. Before the trial, as well as during the trial itself, Mikhail completely refused to testify. But at the same time, at the court hearing, he stated that he fully admits guilt. Before the trial, Mikhail was in custody.
Vyacheslav was detained on March 22, 2022, allegedly for disobeying employees. The court appointed 15 days of administrative arrest, after which Vyacheslav was charged under the first part of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for a comment in social networks. He was placed in custody.
12/01/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Journalist and TV presenter, who previously held a position in the “presidential pool” of the ONT TV channel.
In August 2020, Semchenko resigned in protest against the brutal dispersal of peaceful protests. Dmitry and his wife were detained on September 15 in Minsk. Yulia was later released, and Dmitry was left behind bars pending trial. A day later, the man was arrested for 15 days. But after 15 days, Dmitry was not released and was sentenced to another 13 days of arrest under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for distributing "extremist materials" on his social networks. When Dmitry Semchenko was not released on October 13, 2022, it became known that a criminal case had been opened against him.
According to human rights activists , he was released in July 2025, having fully served his sentence.
In August 2022, Sergei was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for a repost from a telegram channel recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus.
But after the administrative arrest, Sergei did not leave the IVS: he was charged with criminal article 130. As it became known, the case was already going to court, forensic examinations were carried out — but suddenly the man was charged with another criminal article. This time according to Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The first sentence was pronounced on 11/28/2022 , Sergei is waiting for a second trial.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.