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In custody: ~61 day
folder Categories of cases: Anti-war campaigns
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 06.05.1982
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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According to the prosecution, in the spring of 2022, Yuriy Zaretsky, at approximately 17:20, "being aware of being in a public place, opposing his personality to public interests and expressing demonstrative disrespect for society, with the aim of worsening the aesthetic perception of public property, applied a couple of inscriptions to the reinforced concrete fences of the Gomel civil engineering section with a black aerosol can." Zaretsky, questioned at the court hearing, fully admitted his guilt and said that he was outraged by what was happening in Ukraine, so he decided to express his attitude to the events and write on the concrete fence near the pedestrian crossing over the railway tracks on Kirov Street "P…. - …."

Trial outcome 13.06.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth: 08.11.1991
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Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth: 08.12.1979
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Hometown: Kozenki
Date of birth: 12.03.1985
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In 2022, he was arrested for distributing "extremist" materials. And was convicted under administrative article 19.11 part 2.

In 2024 he was convicted under criminal article 367 part 2.

Trial outcome 18.04.2025
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The trial was supposed to take place on July 11, 2022, however, the criminal prosecution against Vadim was terminated due to the expiration of the term for criminal liability (in accordance with art. 83 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).

Oksana Mikhailovna Makovetskaya
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Hometown: Zhabinka
Date of birth: 01.11.1970
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It follows from the published court decision that the woman saw a photo and video with police officer L on Telegram. -linguistic examination simply contains a "negative assessment of L."

Trial outcome 22.06.2022:

1.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

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In custody: 816 days
Hometown: Dzerzhinsk
Date of birth: 29.08.1977
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Convicted of participation in an extremist group.

On September 30, 2022, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

05/06/2024 released after fully serving his sentence.

Trial outcome 07.07.2022:

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

Alexey Ivanovich Vecherniy
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In custody: 582 days
folder Categories of cases: Anti-war campaigns
Hometown: Stepanki
Date of birth: 23.07.1960
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Citizen of Belarus, but Ukrainian, born in the Cherkasy region. Participated in republican folk art festivals in Belarus. She is raising a 16-year-old son.

After the start of shelling of Ukraine from the territory of Belarus, I wrote a poem on an emotional wave, recorded it on video and posted it on Tik-Tok. The poem contained words that insulted the president and humiliated his honor and dignity.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome 08.07.2022:

1 year 9 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: ~1194 days
folder Categories of cases: Information about the movement of equipment
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 23.05.1984
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Taxi driver, Red Cross volunteer.

Oleg is accused of posting three messages on the Internet about an airplane flying over Gomel, showing the time and applied geolocation. And then adding a video about the movement of Russian PAZ buses.

Oleg has a son. Before his arrest, he worked as a taxi driver and volunteered for several charitable organizations.

He was scheduled to be released on July 12, 2025.

Trial outcome 07.09.2022
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 02.12.2022
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Alexander Aleksandrovich Zagdai
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In custody: ~845 days
folder Categories of cases: Information about the movement of equipment
Hometown: Baranovichi
Date of birth: 26.08.1999
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Alexander, a student at the Belarusian State Aviation Academy, was arrested on June 6, 2022 and convicted of, according to investigators, "systematically providing information to the Nexta Telegram channel."

He was released in September 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 22.07.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 07.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 163 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 04.12.1994
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She is an IT recruiter GameDev.

According to the data published in the telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, she was detained for participating in protest actions 2020, she is also accused of allegedly registering in the «‎Peramoga» plan.

Trial outcome 14.11.2022:

3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.

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In custody: ~1032 days
folder Categories of cases: Information about the movement of equipment
Hometown: Mazyr
Date of birth: 24.03.1995
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He is an employee of the «Mozyr Oil Refinery»‎. Vadim once worked at the «Mozyr oil refinery»‎, and then left for Poland.

For the first time, employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption detained him right at home after returning to Belarus — for allegedly going to rallies in 2020, and after the war began, photographing military equipment and sending pictures to telegram channels.

According to human rights activists, when Vadim was detained, they beat him, seized his phone and spoiled his documents. After restoring the documents and re-obtaining a Polish visa, Mozyryanin went to the police station to find out the fate of the seized phone. There he was detained again and six protocols on administrative offenses were drawn up, and then a criminal case was opened under the article.

Trial outcome 12.01.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 386 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Pokolyubichi
Date of birth: 21.09.1994
Was in: SIZO-3SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
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A large family, they live in a village near Gomel.

Oleg was detained for a comment on social networks after the death of Andrei Zeltser.

He was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

Trial outcome 21.10.2022:

1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

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Hometown: Minsk
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The man left a comment under a post on social networks in which Belarusians were invited to visit the museum on wheels "Victory Train". The man wrote a message: "The traveling circus of Russian victorious madness." The pro-government telegram channel reports that the reason for the detention of Vladimir Rydukha was "insulting the memory of the feat of the people in the Great Patriotic War." It is also indicated that a criminal case has been initiated against the detainee. Where the man is now and what kind of article he is charged with is still unknown.

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In custody: 1261 day
Hometown: Mogilev
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3rd year student of the Faculty of Psychology of Mogilev State University. On pro-government telegram channels, it is alleged that the reason was the participation of Shirokoy in peaceful protests in 2020. The guy himself on the "repentant" video said that the reason for the detention was the "distribution of extremist materials."

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