Detained on September 29, 2020. Faces charges under Art. 339 Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
08/30/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Detained on September 29, 2020. Was heavily beaten. Convicted under Art. 339 Part 2 and Art. 296 of the Criminal Code.
Sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison.
Detained for damaging a car in Novaya Borovaya on 29 September. Was severely beaten. Charged under Article 339 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus . Half a day before his release, he was re-arrested under article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for messages in a closed chat, which was created by the security forces for provocation.
Recognized as a political prisoner by the HRC Vesna on July 12, 2022 under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 29, 2022, he was not released and was re-arrested. On July 25, 2022, he was convicted under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for "insulting" in a closed chat.
On May 18, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Was detained on November 1, 2020 during the march to Kurapaty*. Faces charges under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. The trial starts on January 20, 2021.
*Kurapaty - a region at the border of Minsk where remains of repressed in 1937-1940 people were found, a place of massive execution.
3 years in a penal labor facility.
An employee at the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant in Zhlobin. Convicted under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for blocking the road. On September 15, 21, he was pardoned. He served the remainder of his sentence in an open penitentiary.
In early July 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Sentenced to 2,5 years in prison. Was pardoned on September 15, 2021.
An employee of the Belarusian Metallurgic Factory in Zhlobin. Convicted of road blocking at the plant under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
Aliaksandr makes music which performs himself, his youtube channel is here.
Sentenced to 2,5 years in prison. Was pardoned on September 15, 2021.
An employee of the Belarusian Metallurgic Factory. Detained on October 23, 2020 and placed in pre-trial detention for a strike organisation at the plant on August 17, 2020. Faces criminal charges under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
In mid-December 2021, information appeared that the political prisoner had been transferred to a prison regime for one year. Igor was transferred from Novopolotsk IK No. 1 to Grodno Prison No. 1.
In early January 2023, Igor was placed back in colony no. 1.
In the fall of 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Convicted under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code. Accused of taking part in protest actions. Sentenced to 3 years in a penal labor facility. During serving sentence a new criminal case was launched against him. Ivan is in a pre-trial detention facility now. Convicted repeatedly under Art. 328 and Art. 327 of the Criminal Code.
22.09.2021 | Sentenced to 328 hours 3 or 327 hours 1 to 4 years in prison |
27.06.2021 | I recently went to court under another article, as I know they gave 2.6 or 2.8 restrictions on freedom |
Sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Served an ongoing 40-day term of adminstrative arrest since May 8, 2020. Then was sent to a pre-trial detention facility under Art. 342 and Art. 369 of the Criminal Code.
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Convicted under Art. 342 and Art.364 of the Criminal Code of the event taking place on July 14, 2020. The actions he was charged with were interpreted as an "evident forward movement by his leg towards a police officer", which was qualified as violance towards a police officer.
On March 4, 2023, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Convicted of taking part in protest actions on August 9, 2020 under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
3 years in a penal labor facility
Convicted of falling down on the traffic police oficers's leg which was interpreted as violation towards a police officer (Art. 364 of the Criminal Code). In custody since November 12, 2020.
14.07.2021 | show solidarity with us Belarusians |
Sentenced to 2 years in prison.
2,5 years in a penal labor facility
He was detained on October 16, 2020. Charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Convicted on January 22, 2021 .
11/17/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
3 years in a penal labor facility
Convicted on January 22, 2021, was indicted for insult of a police officer.
10/13/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
23.08.2021 | Registered as an extremist. |
Sentenced to 3 years in prison.
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