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According to the case materials , between August 2020 and March 2022, Anatoly Sashunov posted comments on various Telegram channels and chats, including those deemed extremist by the court, that falsely implied that law enforcement actions in the line of duty were illegitimate.
According to investigators, his statements incited hatred and social discord based on his professional affiliation. He also publicly insulted Lukashenko A. and other government officials.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2025.
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Detained on March 6, 2022 for comments in Telegram channels.
The hearings were held behind closed doors. It is known that Judge Nikolai Dolya sentenced the woman to imprisonment , the length of which is being determined by human rights activists.
She was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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A Gomel activist, organizer of travel, rafting, walking, was detained by a special purpose police detachment in his house on the morning of March 1, 2022.
Six members of the special purpose police unit participated in the arrest, who used physical force, laying Igor face to the floor.
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He worked as a foreman at the Mozyr Electric Grids branch of the Gomelenergo RUE.
Detained for comments addressed to government officials. Confessions were published on a pro-government channel.
At home there are two sons, 3 and 9 years old.
On September 19, 2022, Gomel Regional Court Judge Anatoly Sotnikov found Evgeny guilty and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of 4.2 thousand rubles.
On January 13, 2023, another case against Yevgeny was heard in Mozyr under Article 369 of the Criminal Code. The trial was conducted behind closed doors by Judge Galina Knizhonok. According to human rights activists, the political prisoner was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months of imprisonment, but the final term of punishment remained the same. The judge also ordered the man to pay 4.2 thousand rubles in compensation for moral damage. An appeal against this sentence was heard on March 10, 2023 in the Gomel Regional Court.
Evgeniya was transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3 to Novopolotsk Correctional Colony No. 1 at the end of March 2023.
On 24.02.2025 he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Detained for participating in protest actions. He worked at the «Minsk Tractor Plant».
Suspected of calling for a strike.
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A former employee of the prosecutor's office.
He is accused of disclosing the data of law enforcement officers.
Married, has two juvenile daughters (7 years and 1 year).
Karaban Denis is accused at trial of leaving the following comment in the VK group “BAD NEWS BELARUS”: “A*uenchik, it’s high time to bring them down.”
The investigation and the state prosecution regard this statement as the commission of a crime under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, i.e. inciting hostility (against law enforcement officers).
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the beginning of June 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
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According to the case materials , in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. After which, from January to February 2021, the latter applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure objects in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also applied an inscription to the wall of one of the houses regarding Lukashenko, "in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander."
Then, from August to December 2021, the accused distributed leaflets and other printed materials in Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord on the basis of a different social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that Tatyana was being transferred to a prison in Zhodino.
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According to the case file, in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. From January to February 2021, the two men then painted graffiti and drawings on various infrastructure in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also painted a graffiti against Lukashenko on the wall of a building, "accusing him of a particularly serious crime, that is, committing slander."
From August to December 2021, the accused then distributed leaflets and other printed materials throughout Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord based on differences in social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Oleg and his wife.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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Ruslan was accused of “feeling hatred towards the current government” and writing numerous offensive messages to police officers and their relatives.
It is known that he has a 3rd group disability due to vision impairment.
Ruslan was released from prison early after being pardoned.
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She was detained for drawing "Pahonia" stencils. On September 20, the Central District Court of Minsk sentenced three political prisoners: Anatoly Latushka, the cousin of politician Pavel Latushko, Lilia Ananyan, and Elena Malinovskaya. At the trial, Latushko and Malinovskaya pleaded not guilty, while Ananyan fully admitted her guilt. Judge Dmitry Karsyuk sentenced Anatoly to six years in prison, Elena to four years in prison, and Lilia to five years of house arrest, before releasing her in the courtroom.
Elena has a minor son left at home.
Elena was supposed to be released at the end of August 2025, but she was never released. As Elena's friends told Nasha Niva , she was transported to Minsk, where a new criminal case was opened against her .
In early March, Elena was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Because she had already served over four years behind bars, the court counted this time toward her sentence, so she was released during the trial.
According to the prosecution's version, Vitaliy Zhilinsky repeatedly in August-September 2020, as part of a group of people, moved along the carriageways of Nezavisimost Avenue, Pobediteley, Pushkin, Maxim Bogdanovich and Yakub Kolos Streets in Minsk, publicly shouting slogans. As a result of illegal actions, transport links in the capital were blocked, which led to a malfunction of public transport.
In addition, the political prisoner was charged with posting on January 6 and 9, 2022, in one of the Telegram chats, publications available to an unlimited number of persons aimed at inciting social hostility and discord against military personnel who carried out peacekeeping activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3 years of imprisonment.
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4th year student of the Faculty of History of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank.
He was detained on November 10 right in the dean's office.
It is known that he was identified by a photo from the protest.
In August 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years and 2 months of imprisonment.
Alexander was found guilty in May 2021 of inciting hatred or discord. According to the case file, on December 20, 2019, and between January 28 and May 28, 2020, Alexander posted public comments in various VKontakte communities that, according to the prosecution, were aimed at inciting social hatred against law enforcement officers, as well as ethnic hatred based on his ethnicity.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.