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Lev was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Ivan was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Yakov was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
Yakov graduated from the Brest Builders' Lyceum and was assigned to work, but was unable to start working due to his detention. In May 2022, the Brest Moscow Court ordered him to pay compensation for failure to work and a state fee.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Yakov Shafarenko.
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Pavel was detained in connection with a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". Before his detention, Pavel was engaged in clothing design and volunteer work, supporting people with disabilities and children in orphanages.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Rodion was arrested and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
In February 2025, as part of the special proceedings in Rodion’s case, a court hearing in absentia was held on “replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”
Maxim was arrested in March 2021 and convicted twice for “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei was detained and convicted for reposting a video and commenting on it addressed to the riot police on the social network VKontakte.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 28.05.2021 | On May 28, a letter arrived from SIZO-3 Gomel. Answer to a postcard dated 08.05. The letter is not dated, but stamped by Gomel dated May 26 |
| 16.05.2021 | On May 12, the letter was returned - not kept in SIZO-3 |
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Romuald, a private entrepreneur and former owner and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, was convicted of posting in comments on VKontakte a photograph with stickers containing the personal data of seven police officers involved in illegal detentions and perjury in court.
He was released in May 2023 under an amnesty. However, both before and after his trial, Romuald was persecuted - he was repeatedly tried under administrative articles such as "organizing and holding unauthorized mass events" and "distributing extremist materials."
Vladimir was convicted of, according to the prosecution, drawing an image on the state flag and leaving an offensive inscription addressed to Lukashenko.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vyacheslav was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on November 22, 2020, in Minsk, despite the fact that he had already served an administrative arrest for this.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Alexander was convicted of tearing down the national flag from a school building in the village of Veljamovichi in January 2021.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 06.06.2022 | I wrote a letter, I saw that I was released, I'm glad! Rita from Belgium. |
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Mia was detained in January 2021 after being questioned by the Investigative Committee and later convicted under the article on “inciting hatred or discord” for expressing her opinion about the political situation in the country on the social network VKontakte.
She was released in October 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 30.01.2024 | Поставили на учет как экстремиста 18.03. 2021 г. Вынуждена была эмигрировать. Отбыла весь срок. |
| 11.08.2021 | 08/06/21 appealed, the verdict remained unchanged |
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Igor, an activist from Pruzhany, was arrested in March 2021 in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. The participants were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. He and his wife were convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order", despite the fact that they are the parents of three children. According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depot caused damages in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Andrei was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Andrei Khveskovets.
Evgeniy was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, directed against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.