Vladislav, an MMA fighter, was arrested in March 2022 on charges of group actions grossly violating public order and sentenced to restricted freedom in August of that year for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
Trial outcome 02.08.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, unknown rubles of compensation.
He was detained under a criminal article for inciting hatred for comments left on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
07/18/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
Trial outcome 01.08.2022:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
One of the best authors of the Russian-language Wikipedia. GUBOPiK was detained after being published in the anonymous Russian telegram channel "Mrakoborets". Its authors accused Bernstein of spreading fakes - he was one of the editors of an article about the invasion of Ukraine. He was sentenced to 15 days, but after administrative arrest he was not released.
Trial outcome:
3 years of restriction of freedom without referral to an open institution.
According to the channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, she was detained under a criminal article for transmitting a video with the movement of military equipment to a telegram channel recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus.
Anna has a juvenile daughter.
Trial outcome 16.08.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Convicted for administering the channel "Petrikov 97%".
The channel discussed election issues, the place and time of peaceful rallies for those who disagree with the results of the vote counting in the elections, and other issues.
On June 9, 2021, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Gomel recognized the Petrikov 97% Telegram channel as extremist. In July 2021, KGB and police officers came to Viktor's home.
Only on November 9, 2021, by decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a group of citizens united by the telegram channel "Petrikov 97%" was recognized as an extremist group.
In January 2025 , he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
07.04.2022
November 9, 2021 Petrikov's channel was recognized as extremist by 97%, he was an administrator
Trial outcome 25.03.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
According to the indictment, on April 22, 2021, at 7:44 a.m., Yuri Yudchits publicly, “with the purpose of humiliating honor and dignity,” insulted a government official in connection with the performance of his official duties — police officer of the OMON platoon of the Brest City Executive Committee Internal Affairs Directorate Vladislav Shukaev.
As soon as Yuri was released, a criminal case was opened against him again, and again for a comment about a police officer. This time, the victim was the head of the Berezovsky District Department of Internal Affairs' juvenile affairs inspectorate, Dmitry Lishko. The second sentence was handed down on 24.06.2022
Yuri left Belarus.
On September30, 2024, the Berezovsky District Court will hear Yuri's case "on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility."
Pro-government telegram channels published a "repentant" video with the detained Sergei. It is reported that the man insulted employees on the Internet and "composed laudatory odes about the exploits of the national battalions in Ukraine."
He was arrested on administrative charges. Didn't come out after a day. On the phone, police officers found a photo from participation in a protest march on August 16, 2020.
According to pro-government channels, he was arrested for making and distributing black and white flags. Earlier, in 2010, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for protesting against election fraud. Released, is in the status of a suspect.
According to the channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, she was detained under a criminal article.
On her Instagram page, which had almost 15 thousand subscribers, Kristina published photos dedicated to subcultural fashion, did not hide her political views. And after Putin's attack on Ukraine, she used her account to express anti-war slogans.
On the first day of the trial on November 10, 2022, Kristina refused to testify, so her testimony was read out during interrogations at the trial. Kristina explained that in August 2020, the police detained her husband's parents, they were beaten. Therefore, she began to have a negative attitude towards the police.
The prosecution representative at the hearing demanded 3 years in prison.
Released 10.04. 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 16.11.2022:
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
In 2020, 48-year-old Viktor Ziginov posted messages in one of the Telegram channels in which he allegedly persuaded users to participate in a “gross violation of public order” — holding a protest near the regional executive committee building.
According to human rights activists, he was released on October 11, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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