Since 1996, he has been actively involved in the life of Catholic youth. He participated in local and parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2004. He was one of the initiators of the formation of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. But since 2011 he has withdrawn from active participation in political life.
He was convicted, among other things, for posting information about the «Freedom March» on his page on August 15, 2020, on August 17 he posted information in which he analyzes the mistakes of the last march, on August 20, 2020 he posted information about how to act when suppressing protests by law enforcement officers. He left more than twenty such messages.
Artyukhov was also accused of direct participation in one such action in Minsk in August 2020.
Nikolay admitted his guilt in the commission of the acts incriminated to him in full at the court hearing, did not deny the authorship of the texts and messages that he left on the social network vk.ru and facebook.com.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Artur is from Pinsk. He studied at the Slonim Medical College, graduated with a red diploma and was assigned to Grodno upon graduation. He entered the Grodno State Medical University, in addition, he worked as a paramedic of a visiting team in an ambulance.
According to the telegram channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for registration in the «Peramoga» plan, and also participated in unauthorized mass actions.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
At the end of October 2022, six men were detained in Minsk for allegedly hanging a sewn white-red-white flag along with the flag of Ukraine on power line supports in Minsk on October 7. These are Igor Tepteev, Yuri Nesterenko, Victor Grinko, Valery Balabeshko, Vladimir Savelyev, Igor Tikach. Only the next day a post appeared on Anton Mot’s Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: “Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crime is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!”
It is reported that it was Yuri who took the photo, which later appeared in Anton Motolko’s tg channel. But Yuri himself said that he sent the photo only to a friendly chat.
On September 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
2 years imprisonment in a colony
unknown years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open correctional facility.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under strict regime conditions
In the summer of 2023, a trial was held to toughen Oleg’s sentence. After the appeal court, on September 5, 2023, Oleg was transferred to a colony.
3 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
3.5 years in prison.
unknown years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open correctional facility
Peter was accused of insulting a government representative on the ok.ru social network. At that time, the deputy head of the Kobrin district police department for ideological work and personnel, lieutenant colonel of the militia Viktor Turchinovich acted as the victim. Peter wrote one word: «shit». He pleaded not guilty at the trial.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted of participating in a protest action on September 6, 2020 in Grodno.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted of insulting. In addition to the restriction of freedom, Pavel was also awarded a fine of 6400 BYN.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Head of pre-billing and tariffication department of MTS.
According to the investigation materials , Kuzmin had access to personal information of MTS clients and from August 9, 2020 to April 8, 2021, “leaked” it to the telegram channels “Black Book of Belarus”, “Punisher of Belarus” and “All Violations!”
There were 57 victims - security forces, propagandists, officials, judges, prosecutors and members of their families. In addition, the investigation believes that “joint actions of Kuzmin with other persons” resulted in disruptions to the work of transport and enterprises “causing damage to Minsktrans in the amount of just over 22,500 rubles.”
Among the victims are, in particular, an employee of SB. Belarus today” Lyudmila Gladkaya , as well as member of the Belarusian Communist Party and deputy Sergei Klishevich .
7 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Andrey Fomin is 29 years old, he hails from Mogilev, but lived in Minsk. The guy graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. In the video of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was forced to say that he was the editor and author of articles for the «Vestniki» newspaper network. According to information from activists of the ByProsvet initiative, Andrey did not have access to newspaper accounts and did not know those who distribute them in Belarus.
As a result, the guy was charged for participating in the March on August 30, 2020 and transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1. Andrey fundamentally did not want to leave his country, he is writing a book, six cats are waiting for him at home.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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