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Ivan, an anarchist activist, was first detained at the height of the August protests against the 2020 election results. During his detention, he was severely beaten, forcing him to use a wheelchair for a long time.
Ivan was detained again in the fall of the same year. He was accused of blocking roads on the night of August 10-11, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In October 2024, it became known that Ivan had a court hearing in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
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Darya, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally held in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Darya was detained along with her colleague Ekaterina Bakhvalova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 03.09.2022 | Released!! |
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Ekaterina, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Ekaterina was detained along with her colleague Darya Chultsova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In April 2022, a new criminal case was opened against Ekaterina, and in July of the same year she was convicted again, accused of “treason” and sentenced to eight years in prison three months before the end of her first sentence.
On March 19, 2026, she was released following another visit to Minsk by the U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, John Coyle, and was transported to Lithuania.
Igor was detained on October 4, 2020, at the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners" protest and arrested for 13 days, but was never released. He was later convicted in a criminal case for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was convicted for insulting the head of the traffic police in one of the videos on his YouTube channel.
In November 2022, at the initiative of the administration of Correctional Institution No. 9, the court ordered Dmitry to be transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a correctional colony for “violating order.”
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 18.06.2021 | From June 17, 2021 is serving a sentence at Correctional Facility No. 9, Vitebsk. |
Alexander was convicted of resisting police officers who used force during an attempt to detain him on August 9, 2020, in Soligorsk. According to the charges, on that day, police officers tried to detain him near the Central store, but he, not wanting to be detained, categorically refused to follow the police.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Sergei, the creative director of the advertising agency Salmon Graphics, was arrested and convicted for participating in the “March of Unity” - a march against the recognition of the results of the presidential elections, which took place on September 6, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexey was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was convicted in February 2021 for creating the Telegram channel "Data of the Punishers of Belarus", where he posted information about the security forces. All published materials were reposts. At the time of the verdict, he was only 15 years old.
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Maxim was convicted of removing a red-green flag at a train station and striking, in self-defense, a man who was trying to call the police and take his personal belongings.
In December 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Roman was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk. He was accused of erecting barricades at the Pushkinskaya metro station, where protester Alexander Taraikovsky died. The only evidence of his guilt was a photograph from his phone. Roman did not admit his guilt.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Mikhail was convicted for a comment addressed to the commander of the special police response unit Manaev, left in the telegram chat “Vitebsk for Life”.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vladimir was convicted for a comment about Lukashenko left on the social network Odnoklassniki.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was detained on August 30, 2020, in Minsk during a Sunday protest. His arrest followed a clash between police and protesters who were trying to prevent the detention of one of the protesters. He was later convicted of "violence against an officer of the internal affairs bodies."
In January 2024, he was transferred to another colony, most likely to IK-2.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
Alexey was arrested and convicted of weapons possession and allegedly preparing to commit mass riots with their use. In an interview, he stated that he only pleaded guilty to weapons possession and did not understand why the trial was held behind closed doors. Alexey called the charge of preparing to commit riots a "witch hunt."
At the end of December 2021, it became known that Alexei's punishment had been increased and he had been transferred to a prison regime.
In the winter of 2024, a political prisoner was tried on a new criminal charge of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration." This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration for fictitious violations.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.