All persecuted

Anton was detained in connection with a criminal case opened over the events of July 14, 2020, in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. He was convicted under the article "Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."

On July 26, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Maria was convicted of writing the words “Long Live Belarus” and images of a white-red-white flag.

She was released in April 2021, having served her full sentence.

Roman was detained in Slutsk on August 10, 2020, severely beaten, and ended up in hospital with a spinal injury. He was later convicted of "violence against a police officer."

He was released in May 2023, having served his entire sentence as determined by the court.

Vladimir was detained, brutally beaten and convicted for attempting to protect a peaceful protester who was being beaten during the dispersal of a protest on August 10, 2020 in Mogilev.

On June 13, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Egor was arrested and convicted of spraying a pepper spray into a police officer's face on August 9, 2020, in Babruisk during the dispersal of a protest against election fraud, as well as for hitting him in the head. At the trial, he claimed that he had not hit anyone, explaining that the injuries would have been more serious. Egor has extensive experience in martial arts, regularly participating in the Strelka street fights and winning the RB Open MMA Cup.

He was released in July 2022, having served his full sentence as determined by the court.

Natalia, a citizen of Belarus and Switzerland, was detained on September 19, 2020, during the Women's March, a protest in Minsk. During her arrest, she tried to free herself and tore off the balaclava of a riot police officer. As a result, she was charged and convicted of "resisting a police officer."

In September 2021, the court changed Natalia's detention regime to prison.

She was released on February 18, 2022, thanks to diplomatic efforts by the Swiss authorities.

Andrey was detained for riding a bicycle slightly behind a column of cyclists participating in a protest bike ride on August 7, 2020. According to investigators, he violated traffic rules: his bicycle was not equipped with a rear-view mirror or a horn. The traffic police demanded that he stop, but Andrey did not respond, drove around the police officer and continued driving, trying to escape. He was ultimately convicted of allegedly resisting a police officer.

On August 27, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Evgeny was detained and convicted for a clash with the police during a protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020 in Borisov against falsifications in the presidential elections.

In 2021, he was transferred to a prison regime, and in 2023, he was re-convicted of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution,” a charge often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities.

According to human rights activists, Evgeny was released in early February 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court, since preventive supervision was established over him in January.

Vladislav was convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was with several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the detention of participants in the peaceful assembly.

On July 9, 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Pavel was arrested in September 2020 and convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was among several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the arrest of participants in the peaceful assembly.

In June 2022, Pavel was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution,” and an additional year of imprisonment was added to his sentence. This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, on fabricated charges.

On February 28, 2024, he was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.

In December 2024, it became known that Pavel was detained again .

Alexander is a public and cultural figure, a local historian. He organized an art plein air, Belarusian language courses "Mova Nanova" and erected a monument to the rebels of Kastus Kalinouski. He was detained in a criminal case related to the Oshmyany customs office and convicted on trumped-up charges for his civic position. He belonged to a group of four customs officers who did not admit their guilt.

He was released in March 2021, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Ilya was detained in March 2016 as part of a criminal case opened in 2014 after a clash between supporters of two Minsk football clubs — the "ultra-right" fans of Torpedo and the "anti-fascists" who supported Partizan. The case was initially closed, but almost a year and a half later, in February 2016, it was reopened. During the investigation in the pretrial detention center, Ilya was constantly subjected to psychological and physical pressure, and the case itself was built on testimony obtained under direct pressure and threats from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Threats were made not only against the defendants in the case, but also against their families, including Ilya's wife, who was pregnant at the time. He was convicted of "malicious hooliganism" and "leading an unregistered organization."

On December 29, 2022, he was released in accordance with the amnesty law of December 8, 2022.

Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.

He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.

Andrey was first detained on the evening of August 9, 2020, when he intervened to protect an elderly man who was being beaten by a group of people in balaclavas on the street of Soligorsk. He was beaten and arrested, sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for participating in a rally that began only two hours after his detention and in a different area.

In December 2020, Andrei joined the strike committee of Belaruskali, where he worked as an electrical fitter. Later, due to the threat of arrest, Andrei left for Russia, but was detained at the request of the Belarusian authorities, who accused him of using violence against the police, with the purpose of extradition.

On June 24, 2021, after the maximum period of detention on this charge expired, he was released.

In 2024, Andrei was tried in absentia and convicted of “violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs agencies.”