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Alekseychikov and Sergey Aleinikov were found guilty of climbing on the roofs of administrative buildings on the night of January 16-17, 2022 in the agro-town of Pokolyubichi, Gomel region, tore off state flags from the local House of Culture and the village executive committee, and then threw them on the ground. At this time they were in a state of alcoholic intoxication. The side of the state prosecution was sure that the men acted in a group of persons by prior agreement and wanted to "express a disdainful attitude towards the state symbols of the Republic of Belarus."
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2023.
1 year imprisonment in a penal colony
He was convicted for posting a public comment in one of the social network groups, which contained "an insult expressed in indecent form against the president."
According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year 1 month 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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was detained for commenting on a video about the detention and death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
1.5 years in prison. Released on September 30, 2022 at the end of his term.
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Nikolai, a former village council member, was detained on January 14, 2021. His home had been searched earlier, on January 6. Investigators were looking for "extremism and symbols," but found nothing. The search warrant stated that Nikolai had made "unflattering" remarks about the All-Belarusian People's Assembly.
The basis for his arrest was his letter to the regional newspaper "Mayak" regarding a discussion of constitutional amendments. His actions were initially classified as inciting social discord, and the regional newspaper published a critical article. The charges were later reclassified.
In June 2022, Nikolai was found guilty of "discrediting the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released on June 28, 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Alexey, a radio host at Radio Gomel and known by the pseudonym Alexey Kaverin, was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody.
In March 2022, he was convicted of inciting public disorder, according to the charges, by calling for people to take to the streets of Gomel, organize marches, form chains, and also declaring his readiness to participate in any active actions, including wearing white clothes and joining women with flowers.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Evgeniy was convicted of calling the police on 102, during which, according to the prosecution, he insulted Lukashenko.
Evgeniy has a severe chronic brain disease that requires mandatory surgical intervention.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Alexander, a homeless man from Minsk, was arrested about ten times in 2021 for "unauthorized picketing." The charges were for posters, which typically depicted the BSSR flag and contained requests for assistance. In one instance, he was detained for a white-red-white poster with the text: "I want to thank my children, I want to thank my youth, and I want to be the first to love. I want to forget the camp and live the People's Republic of Belarus."
According to reports, he spent at least 130 days of administrative arrest at Okrestina. Most often, Alexander was detained near the Kamennaya Gorka metro station, where he spent time holding laminated signs and collecting funds for his living. He could sometimes be seen with small animals. In total, he is known to have spent approximately 22 years in prison.
On December 1, 2021, he was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "repeated violation of the procedure for holding mass events" and placed in pretrial detention.
In March 2022, Alexander was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Ivan was found guilty in December 2021 of publicly insulting Lukashenko on social media and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Maxim was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, he was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Artem was convicted in a criminal case brought under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Valery was convicted in a criminal case brought under the article "organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Vladimir had previously worked as a police officer in the Department of Security for three months. Several years later, he returned to work as a patrol officer, but was dismissed four years later. He has been unemployed since the end of 2019.
According to the prosecution, Vladimir "from August 2020 to January 2021 collected information from various sources about the private lives of 27 law enforcement officers in the Gomel region and forwarded it to an unspecified group of individuals who administered a 'destructive' Telegram channel."
In November 2021, he was found guilty of "illegal actions in relation to private information and personal data," sentenced to arrest and ordered to pay substantial compensation for moral damages.
Nikolai was arrested on September 29, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In September 2022, he was convicted of "discrediting Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served his sentence.