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A large family, they live in a village near Gomel.
Oleg was detained for a comment on social networks after the death of Andrei Zeltser.
He was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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A citizen of Ukraine.
According to the prosecution, Petrenko was the administrator of the telegram chat «Chat. Gomselmash for free Belarus!», which was created on August 13, 2020. In it, according to the prosecution, he called for a strike at the enterprise, and also made reposts from telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Denis pleaded guilty in full.
According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released in early 2023.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He was convicted for a call left in 2020 in one of the telegram channels: «We set fire to Tabakerki (kiosks for the sale of cigarettes)».
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted of participating in protests in Zhlobin in August 2020.
11/19/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Sergey Oleinikov and Yan Alekseychikov were found guilty of climbing on the roofs of administrative buildings, tearing off state flags from the local House of Culture and the village executive committee, and then throwing 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 of imprisonment in a penal colony
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.