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Darya was convicted in April 2021 for a comment left about police lieutenant colonel Vadim Polyakov. In December of the same year, she was convicted again for a comment published on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus".
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Elena, an activist, was detained on March 1, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article on insulting a judge. It is also known that in November of the same year, she was detained again, and her house was searched. At the same time, her sister Irina Gurchenok was also detained, who was subsequently convicted several times in a row under administrative articles, widely used in politically motivated cases, and was assigned large fines. It is known that women were subjected to particular pressure, including threats.
A resident of Vitebsk was convicted in March 2021 under the article “desecration of state symbols” for tearing down a flag.
A resident of Zhabinka was convicted under the article “violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies” for, according to the charges, throwing a bottle with a flammable mixture towards the car of the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers.
A resident of Pinsk was convicted in December 2020 under the article "desecration of state symbols" for tearing down a flag. The Pinsk District and Pinsk City Court sentenced him to restriction of freedom.
A resident of Baranovichi was convicted under the article “violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies” for, according to the charges, throwing a bottle with a flammable mixture towards a serviceman on August 10, 2020.
A resident of the Belynichi district was convicted for a publication on the social network VKontakte.
Mikhail was convicted in a criminal case initiated over the events of November 1, 2020, when a march to Kurapaty was taking place in Minsk. He was accused of blocking the road near Chelyuskintsev Park during the rally, which resulted in damage to Minsktrans. Despite the fact that Mikhail had previously been brought to administrative responsibility for the same episode, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom without being sent to a correctional facility.
In 2023, at least two court hearings were held regarding Mikhail "on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility." The results of these hearings are unknown.
Alexander was convicted for a comment left on the Telegram channel “Brest 97%” addressed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs employee Pavel Tasoev, which he considered offensive.
The term of serving the sentence in the form of "house arrest" officially ended on March 19, 2023. Since March 20, Alexander has been placed on preventive registration for a period of two years.
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Marina, a teacher of Polish and English, was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
She was sentenced to restricted freedom without referral, but in November 2021 she was transferred to house arrest.
She was released in April 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Elena was convicted in December 2020 for writing “I AM WITH US” on the Minskkommunteploset building and for “using violence against a police officer” during her arrest.
According to the prosecution, she sprayed paint from a can towards the employee’s head, torso and limbs, and also restricted his movement by holding him by his clothes.
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Andrey, a student, was detained in March 2021 right during a class and placed in a pretrial detention center. The next day, security forces came to the dormitory where he lived, interrogated his neighbors and seized equipment.
Andrey was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: violence against police officers and participation in group actions that grossly violate public order. According to investigators, in August 2020, he and other protesters threw parts of paving slabs and other objects towards police cars.
He was released in November 2023, having served his entire sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought under the article for insulting Lukashenko. He has two children, he is deprived of parental rights and pays alimony. Dmitry admitted guilt, however, despite this, he was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Yuri was convicted of publicly insulting Lukashenko during a protest on August 9, 2020, on Central Square in Molodechno, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity. He was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Sergei, the chief accountant, was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment under a photo of Grodno OMON commander Viktor Kravtsevich in the Grodno for Life Telegram chat on September 24, 2020. He was convicted under the article "Insulting a government official."
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.