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In custody: 762 days
Hometown: Smarhon'
Date of birth: 22.08.1989
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Polina is the wife of political prisoner journalist Dmitry Luksha, who is being held behind bars under the same articles (complicity in discrediting the Republic of Belarus and active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order). In addition to imprisonment, Polina was awarded a fine of 3 200 BYN.

Trial outcome 02.12.2022:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Inna Ivanovna Panova
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In custody: 453 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 15.09.1985
Number of children: 4 children
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Detained for participating in protests. Inna has 4 minor children.

On October 11, 2023, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome 31.10.2022:

1,5 years of imprisonment.

Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Merkis
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In custody: ~1094 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 08.11.1986
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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A journalist who covered protests after the 2020 presidential elections. He was repeatedly detained by the police, fined by the courts, and sent to prison for a day. After a number of independent media outlets were recognized as extremist groups, Yevgeny was engaged in local history activities.

On September 13, 2022, in Gomel, in the afternoon, a search was conducted in the journalist’s apartment, after which Evgeny’s information carriers were confiscated and he himself was detained.

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 Evgeny Merkis.

Trial outcome 30.05.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 29.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Michael Yurievich Makarov
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In custody: 280 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.10.1993
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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He's a Lawyer.

Law enforcement officers associated the lawyer's detention with the protection of political prisoners of the anarchist movement activists.

Mikhail was immediately sentenced to 15 days in the court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code. After that, he was charged under part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1.

On November 3, 2022, the Ministry of Justice deprived Mikhail of his license due to disciplinary penalties and for committing offenses incompatible with the title of a lawyer.

In June 2023 he was released after the expiration of the sentence.

Trial outcome 03.03.2023:

1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~1050 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Vitebsk
Date of birth: 23.09.1982
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Trial outcome 22.09.2022
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 30.12.2022
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Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 23.05.1966
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In custody: ~699 days
Hometown: Grodzyanka
Date of birth: 05.04.1986
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According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 21.09.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 816 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 26.06.1990
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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On 09.12.2022, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.

He was released in September 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome:

2.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.

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Hometown: Zhlobin
Date of birth: 07.06.1991
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folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 29.03.1983
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Released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 21.09.2022:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime

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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 03.10.1988
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The Minsk resident was accused of "being on the carriageway, publicly shouting slogans, deliberately blocking traffic by a vehicle by blocking the carriageway by exiting together with other unidentified citizens." At the trial, he fully admitted his guilt. We found Pavel from a photo on the roadway with symbols from the March on his own phone. This one photograph was the main evidence of the man's guilt.

Trial outcome 24.08.2022:

2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.

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Hometown: Minsk
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According to GUBOPiK employees, the data on 32-year-old Dmitry Stasevich was given to them by his neighbors. The security forces say they found photographs on Dmitry’s phone, which led to the initiation of a criminal case for participation in “mass riots in 2020.” Dmitry himself, in the "repentant" video, says that he went to marches, and was also subscribed to "extremist" telegram channels.

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Hometown: Malorita
Date of birth: 16.07.1979
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Through pro-government channels, the man participated in rallies in August 2020, distributed “Nazi symbols” on the Internet, and allegedly insulted officials. Judging by the information from the same channels, Andrei Strunets will be tried for insulting an official (art. 369 of the Criminal Code). In addition, he has already been given 15 days for "administrative".

In addition to the restriction of freedom, Sergei was fined 100 b.v.

Trial outcome 29.11.2022:

2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.

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In custody: 91 day
Hometown: Byaroza
Date of birth: 02.01.1987
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Ivar has been in custody since 25 April. He was accused of leaving Ivar on August 28, 2020, in a state of alcoholic intoxication, according to the court, an offensive comment in Odnoklassniki under the photo of the deputy head of the police department for ideological work and staffing. The man fully admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.

Also, monetary compensation for non-pecuniary damage in the amount of 1,000 rubles was recovered from Ivar.

Ivar Lange was sentenced to detention.

Released upon expiration of sentence.

Trial outcome 27.06.2023:

3 months of arrest.

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Hometown: Beloozersk
Date of birth: 02.08.1971
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