A criminal case was opened because of a protest action on September 13 in Brest, when people danced at the intersection of Masherova and boulevards, after which they were dispersed by a water cannon and detentions began. The actions of the protesters are qualified by the investigation as "Actions grossly violating public order" (Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). Igor was also convicted for damaging two cameras of Beltelecom and applying "cynical inscriptions" under Part 2 of Art. 339. Released in the courtroom on 3 June 2021.
Released after expiration of sentence.
Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian blogger and journalist.
In the summer of 2020, during mass protests against the falsification of the presidential elections, he was the editor-in-chief of the NEXTA telegram channel. After leaving NEXTA, he became the editor-in-chief of the Belarus Brain telegram channel, which was previously administered by political prisoner Igor Losik . Both channels were recognized as extremist by the Belarusian authorities.
On May 23, 2021, as a result of the forced landing by the Belarusian authorities of a Ryanair passenger airliner flying on the Athens-Vilnius route, Roman Protasevich was detained at the National Airport of Minsk by representatives of the special services. It is known that Sofia Sapieha, a student at the European Humanities University, was arbitrarily detained with him.
On May 3, 2023, the verdict was announced to the novel, until the verdict came into force, Roman was left under house arrest.
On May 22, 2023, he was pardoned.
8 years of imprisonment in a colony.
TUT.BY manager. Andrey also works for Publisher Box, which helps Tut.by and other sites with their audience earn money through ad networks. The preventive measure was changed on March 17, 2022.
deputy director of TUT.BY. Irina was one of the first employees of Tut By Media LLC. In the company, he holds the position of Deputy General Director for General Affairs, at the same time he manages the sales support department and controls the advertising output. On March 11, 2022, the preventive measure was changed from arrest to a written undertaking not to leave.
Deputy Chief Accountant of TUTBY. Maria has a daughter and an adult son. On March 11, 2022, the preventive measure was changed from arrest to a written undertaking not to leave.
chief engineer of TUT.BY. Alla is one of the first employees of Tut.by. She deals with the distribution of tasks in the development department, contacts with managers and conflict resolution. On May 13, 2022, she was released from the pre-trial detention center. The charges have not been dropped.
A blogger from Minsk, was detained several times on administrative charges.
On May 21, it became known that Olga had been arrested in a criminal case.
Released on June 16, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.
1.5 years in a colony under general regime conditions
manager of TAM.BY, director of RocketData. She was detained on May 18, 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated against the TUT.BY news portal.
She was released on April 25, 2022 in the courtroom due to the recalculation of the time spent in the pre-trial detention center.
1 year and 4 months in a general regime colony.
The basis for starting a criminal case was the application of inscriptions like "3%" on the monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo (Brest district). According to investigators, the inscriptions were applied by six people. Now he is serving in the army - he will continue it after he has served his sentence in a guardhouse in Minsk. This period will not go into service life.
3 months of arrest .
The basis for starting a criminal case was the application of inscriptions like "3%" on the monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo (Brest district). According to investigators, the inscriptions were applied by six people.
1 month of arrest .
TUT.BY journalist. She started working at TUT.BY in 2014. At first she was a journalist for the "Construction and Real Estate" section, and after a couple of years she moved to the "Money and Power" section. Released from jail on July 18, 2022. The status of the criminal case remains unknown.
editor-in-chief of the political and economic bloc at TUT.BY, journalist. Olga graduated from three universities - Belarusian State University, Belarusian State Economic University and Oxford University, and on Tut.by, together with analyst Sergei Chaly, led the program "Economy on the Fingers". The preventive measure was changed on March 17, 2022.
A minor resident of Brest, a defendant in a criminal case initiated after protests in the city in August. Taken into custody in the courtroom on May 21, 2021.
04/04/2024 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in a juvenile correctional colony .
A minor resident of Brest, a defendant in a criminal case initiated after protests in the city in August. Taken into custody in the courtroom on May 21, 2021.
04/04/2024 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in a juvenile correctional colony .
After the start of the protests and the first deaths, Parkhimchik Viktor Viktorovich made it difficult for special equipment to disperse the protests, scattering screws several times at the exit of the building where the soldiers of the special border unit were located. He was convicted by the Frunzensky District Court under Art. 339 h1 to 2 years of restriction of freedom with a referral to an open correctional institution. Victor is an entrepreneur engaged in website development. His wife and two young children remained at home.
Victor was in the Okrestino temporary detention center, pre-trial detention center-8, pre-trial detention center-5, pre-trial detention center-1, pre-trial detention center-7, IUOT-45, Kamenets temporary detention center, penal colony 17.
In April 2022, restriction of freedom in IUOT-45 was replaced by imprisonment with a transfer to IK-17. His mother, Parkhimchik Galina Sergeevna, who was also repressed later, acted as a defender.
On September 14, 2022, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
He is a website developer and is open to cooperation.
2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
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