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Karaban Denis is accused at trial of leaving the following comment in the VK group “BAD NEWS BELARUS”: “A*uenchik, it’s high time to bring them down.”
The investigation and the state prosecution regard this statement as the commission of a crime under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, i.e. inciting hostility (against law enforcement officers).
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the beginning of June 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
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According to the case materials , in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. After which, from January to February 2021, the latter applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure objects in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also applied an inscription to the wall of one of the houses regarding Lukashenko, "in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander."
Then, from August to December 2021, the accused distributed leaflets and other printed materials in Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord on the basis of a different social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that Tatyana was being transferred to a prison in Zhodino.
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According to the case file, in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. From January to February 2021, the two men then painted graffiti and drawings on various infrastructure in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also painted a graffiti against Lukashenko on the wall of a building, "accusing him of a particularly serious crime, that is, committing slander."
From August to December 2021, the accused then distributed leaflets and other printed materials throughout Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord based on differences in social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Oleg and his wife.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
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Ruslan was accused of “feeling hatred towards the current government” and writing numerous offensive messages to police officers and their relatives.
It is known that he has a 3rd group disability due to vision impairment.
Ruslan was released from prison early after being pardoned.
According to the prosecution's version, Vitaliy Zhilinsky repeatedly in August-September 2020, as part of a group of people, moved along the carriageways of Nezavisimost Avenue, Pobediteley, Pushkin, Maxim Bogdanovich and Yakub Kolos Streets in Minsk, publicly shouting slogans. As a result of illegal actions, transport links in the capital were blocked, which led to a malfunction of public transport.
In addition, the political prisoner was charged with posting on January 6 and 9, 2022, in one of the Telegram chats, publications available to an unlimited number of persons aimed at inciting social hostility and discord against military personnel who carried out peacekeeping activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3 years of imprisonment.
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4th year student of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank.
He was detained on November 10 right in the dean's office.
It is known that he was identified by a photo from the protest.
In August 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years and 2 months of imprisonment.
According to the case materials, on December 20, 2019, and also from January 28 to May 28, 2020, in various communities on the social network VKontakte, he posted extremist comments in the public domain, the purpose of which was to incite social discord against law enforcement officers authorities, as well as national hatred based on nationality.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment.
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Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the free union of metalworkers of the MAZ plant.
He was taken into custody on charges of preparing participants in mass riots and calling for restrictive measures (sanctions). The trial was held behind closed doors.
He is expected to be released on May 5, 2025.
He was detained for comments he made in the Vitebsk 97 chat room about law enforcement officers during the events in Kazakhstan in January 2022.
A repentant video was published online, showing a naked young man apologizing for the comments he wrote.
He was released in September 2025, having served his full sentence.
Valentin was arrested in August 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under three criminal articles.
In January 2022, he was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony for "social media posts calling for street protests and active resistance if they were suppressed," as well as for filming a protest on August 12, 2020, on Cosmonauts Avenue in Grodno, a video of which he posted online with his own commentary.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and taken to Ukraine.
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Convicted under Article 364, Article 369, Article 368, Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. It is known that the man worked in a taxi, and was also a driver at various enterprises.
He was previously convicted of participating in protest actions under an administrative article.
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Detained under Articles 130, 368 and 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 10, 2022, Judge Elena Shilk found Ivan guilty and sentenced him to four years in a general regime penal colony. He was soon transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 to Mogilev Prison No. 4.
At the end of September, Ivan was transferred to Correctional Colony No. 2 in Bobruisk, and soon to Brest Pretrial Detention Center No. 7. In December, the political prisoner was transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1.
On December 29, 2022, the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk considered Ivan's case under Article 391 of the Criminal Code (insulting a judge). It is known that the trial was conducted by Judge Anna Skuratovich and the final sentence of the political prisoner has not changed.
In January 2023, Ivan was transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 to Mogilev Prison No. 4.
At the beginning of 2024 he was transferred to Penal Colony No. 1.
On January 30, 2025, he served his full sentence and was released.
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A citizen of Russia, has lived in Belarus since the age of 6, an individual entrepreneur.
He is accused of setting fire to the car of the head of the Department of Corrections and puncturing tires in 39 trolleybuses in Gomel.
He was detained on November 5, 2021. He was in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee in Minsk. On December 13, 2021, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-3.
I was an observer at the last presidential election. Engaged in civic activism. In 2019, he opposed the development. Does not drink, does not smoke, has a heightened sense of justice, as his relatives say. Two juvenile children remained at large.
On January 3, 2022, Andrei was tried again, already under four criminal articles, including for promoting extremist activities and inciting other social hostility. The verdict was announced behind closed doors, so the details of the case and the position of the political prisoner are unknown. As a result, he was added to 15 years of imprisonment for another year and eight months in a penal colony of strict regime. In addition, the political prisoner received a penalty of 32 000 BYN.
A resident of Minsk, works as a car parts sales manager, detained on 21.10.2021. Andrey has two children. Convicted for messages in the chats "Lebyazhy 97" and "Central 97".
He was released in early May 2025, having served his entire sentence.
Arrested for commenting on the Zeltser case. According to relatives, she was tried for videos and comments on Tik-Tok. Alina suffers from epilepsy. A psychiatric examination was appointed in the case - the break lasted a month. The daughter is waiting for the political prisoner at home.
According to human rights activists, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.
2 years in prison