12 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
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In the Minsk City Court from October 10, 2023 to February 6, 2024, a closed hearing was held against three customs service employees Evgeniy Gurinovich, Viktor Novik and Vladimir Zhuromsky. In total, they were tried under eight articles of the Criminal Code. Among other things, they are accused of “treason to the state,” “promoting extremist activities,” “exceeding official authority,” “inciting other social hostility,” and “creating or participating in extremist formations.”
The details of the case and the reasons for the persecution are unknown to human rights activists.
On May 24, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 05.02.2024
13 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 24.05.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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On December 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 19.10.2023:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
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On December 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Most likely the sentence involves imprisonment.
Trial outcome 16.10.2023:
unknown
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On December 1, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 09.10.2023:
7 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
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The investigation believes that in January of this year, Ukrainian Likholat contacted the SBU, where he was instructed to blow up railway tracks. He recruited two Grodno residents who had professional skills in mine and explosives for the task. Pukhalsky Boris was detained when he took an explosive device from a hiding place in the Kobrin district and transported it to the Tolochin district.
Sentenced to 25 years in prison, the court ordered Boris to serve the first five years of his sentence in prison.
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A Ukrainian who has lived in Belarus since 2013. In 2012-2013, Ivan served in the intelligence units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, BelTA reports. The investigation believes that in January of this year, Likholat contacted the SBU, where he was instructed to blow up railway tracks. He recruited two Grodno residents who had professional skills in mine and explosives for the task. Pukhalsky was detained when he took an explosive device from a hiding place in the Kobrin district and transported it to the Tolochin district. Likholat and Borodich were detained in Grodno.
Sentenced to 20 years in prison, with the court ordering Ivan to serve the first three years of his sentence in prison.
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The investigation believes that in January 2023, Ivan Likholat contacted the SBU, where he was instructed to blow up railway tracks. He recruited two Grodno residents who had professional skills in mine and explosives for the task. One of them was Ivan Borodich.
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Author of the telegram channel "Silver Age. Football of Belarus" and ex-employee of "Narodnaya Gazeta". He is accused under Part 1 of Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code (promoting extremist activities). The circumstances of the case are unknown to human rights activists.
Trial outcome 29.09.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.11.2023
unknown.
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According to pro-government channels, he was detained for making more than 1,200 comments. It is noteworthy that the comments shown by the security forces were written primarily in the Belarusian language and were mainly aimed at supporting Ukraine. All comments shown are from YouTube.
In the video on the security forces’ channels, five SOBR soldiers attack him, and later the man looks beaten: he has a badly black eye and his head is scratched until it bleeds.
Stepan works as a worker at one of the private enterprises in Grodno. The man also regularly goes to the gym and keeps himself in good physical shape, judging by the photos on social networks.
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He didn’t buy a ticket on the trolleybus while he was drunk and cursed the president with obscene words. The controller called the police and Sergei was detained.
Trial outcome 04.10.2023:
2.6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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On December 8, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome date unknown
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.08.2023
unknown.
Prosecutor's protest 08.12.2023
unknown.
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.
Father of political prisoner Nikita Zolotarev . Mikhail was detained on August 8, 2023 and sentenced to 15 days of arrest under Art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (distribution of extremist materials). After the first arrest, he was not released and was sentenced under the same article to another 15 days, and then to another 15.
On September 22, 2023, on the eve of his release after serving his third administrative arrest in a row, he was again found guilty of committing an offense and sent to a detention center for the fourth time.
On October 24, by decision of the KGB, the closed Telegram chat “Gomel for Nikita Zolotorev” was recognized as an “extremist formation,” and its only designated participant was the father of the political prisoner, Mikhail Lapunov.
Human rights activistslearnedthatsome time after serving administrative arrests, Mikhail was taken into custody.As of the summer of 2024,he is being heldin a pre-trial detention center .
Trial outcome 30.08.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 15.11.2024
unknown.
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.
A former military man, a resident of Minsk, who was forced by the special services under torture to participate in a provocation, within the framework of which the latter contacted representatives of BYPOL and offered to carry out direct actions. All negotiations and correspondence were recorded.
On March 19, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 15.12.2023:
19 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
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Detained for donations. There is a child under 1 year of age.
On February 6, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 07.12.2023:
5 years imprisonment in a maximum security colony
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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