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Edgar was detained in a criminal case opened for comments on the social network VKontakte after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser.
Edgar Shirko previously worked as a librarian, a journalist for the Intex-Press publication, and taught history and social studies at school.
On 13.01.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Nikolai, a chemical engineer, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser. He was found guilty of "discrediting the Republic of Belarus" for a post in the "Strong News" group on the social network VKontakte, which, according to the prosecution, discredited the country.
Nikolai was released in November 2022 in the courtroom, having already served his entire sentence.
According to the prosecution, in December 2021, Sergei Kemezh "after reading the information published in the destructive groups of the Vkontakte social network, posted an offensive comment against the commander of one of the military units" . It is alleged that he was registered under an invalid name and used a VPN, but he was still identified.
Sergei was already tried in September 2021 for the fact that on January 25, 2021, on the social network Vkontakte, under the news about the verdict for insulting the commander of the OMON Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee, he wrote an insulting comment about this policeman. appointed him two years of "chemistry", as well as compensate 3,000 rubles for moral damage. Sergey was also accused of extortion from the wife of a former classmate, for which he was also awarded 2 years of "chemistry". In total, the man was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of "chemistry".
In September 2022, Sergei was included in the "List of extremists".
In the Lida District Court on June 19, 2023, he was sentenced for “insulting a military serviceman” to two years in a general regime colony and 100 basic fines.
It is known that the case of Evgeniy Ragutsky was considered behind closed doors.
Before the meeting, he was under house arrest for almost a year. He has had a disease since childhood - rheumatoid arthritis.
Initially, it was reported that the guy was detained and held in the Gomel temporary detention center for a post on Telegram.
On December 23, 2022, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
1 month of arrest
According to the telegram channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained for registration in the «Peramoga plan».
He was detained on October 13, 2022 under an administrative article, on October 28 he was arrested again under the article for participating in protest actions.
On August 5, 2023, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in the colony.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in November 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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According to human rights activists, on January 7, 2024, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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Military. He was accused of going out on the street in Zhlobin on August 9, 2020 to protest against the rigged elections.
The place of serving the arrest, which was appointed by the judge, is the guardhouse of the military commandant's office.
Released upon expiration of sentence.
3 months of arrest.
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According to the version of the prosecution, Pavel from December 2020 to June 2022 in ok.ru on his page he posted publications with images of Lukashenko, in which he humiliated the honor and dignity of the victim using, among other things, profanity.
In December 2020, he posted a digital image with a combination of a red background and a green swastika with an ornament, which violated the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus..
1 year 5 months restriction of freedom with direction
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Detained in connection with searches of the State Enterprise "Belagro" for participation in protests in 2020. Released on July 12, 2023 at the end of the term.
Shortly before her release, it became known that she would be immediately deported from the country as a Russian citizen.
When she was taken out of the gates of the colony, she was only able to see her daughter and friend for a few minutes and arrange a further meeting.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Detained for participating in protests with his wife . Convicted of 3 counts.
11/12/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
A resident of the village of Shchorsy in the Novogrudok district. He was accused of reposting a message from the group "Grodno Region of Change!" on his page on the social network "Odnoklassniki". The message itself was dedicated to two employees of penal institutions.
Before the trial, Viktor Pilzhis was placed under house arrest as a preventive measure from September 12, 2022. This means that Pilzhis was prohibited from leaving his home, using the Internet, or using communications.
In addition to the two-year prison sentence, the court ordered Viktor Pilzhis to pay the two security officials 10,000 Belarusian rubles as compensation for their moral damages.
On 06.12.2022, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released on October 12, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vasily was convicted in a criminal case brought under the articles “insulting a government official” and “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced to imprisonment.
On February 27, 2024, a hearing was held in the Borisovsky District Court on the case "on the establishment of preventive supervision." This meant that Vasily was to be released in early March after his term expired. However, in June of the same year, he was given a new trial under the article "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." This article is usually applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often for fictitious violations.
On March 17, 2025, a hearing was held in the Volkovysk District Court “on the establishment of preventive supervision.”
According to human rights activists, Vasily was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.