On June 14, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 18.03.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.06.2024
unknown.
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On February 27, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 29.12.2023:
3 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
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A Minsk residentwith Armenianroots, a citizen of the Russian Federation . He was detained in September 2023, presumably for messages in a chat with friends. A criminal case was opened. He was severely beaten during the arrest.
Maxillofacial surgeon by specialty.
Trial outcome 26.07.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.11.2024
unknown.
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Truck driver. The man was initially accused of hooliganism (Part 3 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code) and the creation of an extremist group or participation in it (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).
The Minsk City Court completed its consideration of the criminal case on February 29, 2024. Burako was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five years under Part 3 of Art. 361-1 CC. The hooliganism charge was dropped.
According to the investigation , on the evening of May 11, 2023, on the M-5 Minsk-Gomel highway near the village of Yasen, near Bobruisk, “the driver of a DAF vehicle, driving past a stopped military transport convoy, detonated an unidentified device, independently made from pyrotechnic products, by throwing him towards the military personnel and military equipment and then tried to hide.
However, during the pursuit, his car was blocked by the military, and he himself was detained."
It was established that “extremist” symbols were pasted in the cabin of the car, and several subscriptions to radical channels recognized as extremist, including the “victory” plan, were on the mobile phone.
On April 12, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 29.02.2024:
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
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Convicted for donating 9 euros to the Kalinovsky Regiment.
Trial outcome 27.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.02.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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He was a local deputy in Zaslavl, where his company is registered. Bremshmidt was even on the election commission for the 2019 parliamentary elections. It is known that at the end of May 2023, the man traveled to Lithuania. In chats, he wrote how long it took him to cross the border and that he was going to return to Belarus soon. One of the organizers of “VIVA Rovar” in Zaslavl.
On 29.04.2024, the appeal was considered (presumably the term was reduced from 10 years of imprisonment, imposed by the court of first instance, to 6.5 years of imprisonment), the sentence came into force.
Trial outcome 06.03.2024:
6.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
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Evgeny Glushkov is a former Mogilev journalist, in the 90s and 2000s he worked on city television, after which he collaborated with several city portals.
Glushkov was detained in early January by assault because the man did not open the door to the security forces. He was dragged out into the street in the same clothes he was wearing at home.
According to some reports , it has been established that a criminal case has been opened against Glushkov for journalistic activities. The presumptive article is 361-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (creation or participation in an extremist formation).
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Gorelov was the head of the Belinvestbank directorate for the Gomel region. The last news about him dates back to February 2023, and in December 2023, Pavel Yurkovets, the former head of Belinvestbank in Mozyr, was appointed head instead of him.
The trial of Oleg Gorelov began on February 8 in the Gomel Regional Court.
On June 14, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
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3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 03.05.2024
unknown.
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Sysoev comes from Bronnaya Gora; in recent years he lived in Bereza (Brest region). According to data from an already deleted profile on Vkontakte, in 2008 he graduated from BSUIR with a degree in Artificial Intelligence. At the time of his arrest, he was developing a computer game. The man was detained on July 5, 2023, and has been in custody since then.
The man was accused of transferring money to Kalinovsky’s regiment through the social network Facebook using the PayPal payment system. The transfer in the amount of 12.91 US dollars was from a Belarusian card. On February 12, prosecutor Bogush requested 5 years in a maximum security colony for Sysoev. The verdict was announced on February 14. The exact verdict is currently unknown, but in the vast majority of cases in political cases, Brest judges award exactly what prosecutors ask for.
Trial outcome 14.02.2024
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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The essence of the accusation is still unknown to human rights activists.
The trial, which lasted from February 9, found Degterenko guilty of “joining an extremist formation” and under Part 3 of Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three years.
He was also found guilty of “providing funds by any means for the purpose of use in terrorist activities, material support and other support” by a person who had previously committed a crime under Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code, and according to Part 2 of Art. 290-1 of the Criminal Code (as amended by the Law of the Republic of Belarus dated January 09, 2019 No. 171-Z), he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 8 years with a fine of 100 basic units.
By partial addition of the sentences, the accused was finally sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 8 years 6 months.
On May 10, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
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In 2017, the guy received a diploma in social pedagogy after graduating from the Mozyr State Pedagogical University named after Ivan Shamyakin. Around this time, as can be seen from his social networks, he began to speak critically of the authorities. The man was especially active in opposing the odious decree “on parasites.”
According to the case materials , the man regularly spoke negatively on social networks regarding Lukashenko, and also called for sanctions against Belarus. He also joined the “extremist” formation “BYPOL”, agreed with members of the “Kalinovsky Regiment” to participate in military operations in Ukraine, and also transferred money to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the “extremist” telegram channel.
Trial outcome 15.02.2024
10 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 02.08.2024
unknown.
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Mother of political prisoner blogger Olga Tokarczuk (was released in June 2022 after serving her sentence). She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Natalia was detained during a massive raid by security forces on January 23–24, 2024, aimed at relatives of political prisoners and people expressing solidarity with them. She was convicted in a criminal case opened under the article “assistance to extremist activity.”
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
Trial outcome 17.10.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.12.2024
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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