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Yuri was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to the Dubrovensky District Prosecutor.
In January 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a non-custodial sentence. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.
Andrei was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to police lieutenant colonel and deputy head of the Grodno State Traffic Inspectorate, Alexander Voiteshko.
Marina was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki, under a post that included a photograph of Andrei Komar, a police officer from Bobruisk.
Darya was found guilty in November 2021 of a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in the post-election protest, the "March of Unity," which took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno.
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Maxim was arrested in September 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 pending trial.
In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020. It is also known that during the protest, he was detained by security forces and severely beaten. Maxim was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility, but was released in the courtroom.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
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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.
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Tatyana was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a post in which Svetlogorsk District Police Department traffic police inspector Andrei Bagrayenok insulted other citizens.
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Alexander was arrested in August 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 placed in pretrial detention.
In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He left Belarus before beginning his sentence. On July 18, 2022, Alexander was placed on the wanted list.
In January 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
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- Parents of minors
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Alina was arrested in November 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 May 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to imprisonment.
According to human rights activists, she was released in August 2023, having fully served her sentence.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Mikhail, a Gomel resident and native of Kazakhstan, was arrested in Russia in October 2021 on charges of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and placed in pretrial detention.
On May 3, 2022, the European Court of Human Rights barred Russian authorities from extraditing Mikhail to Belarus; his lawyer, Roza Magomedova (Civic Assistance), notified state authorities of this. He was scheduled to be released, as his detention period was set to expire on May 14, 2022. However, at 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2022, he was forcibly extradited to Belarus, a grave violation of international law.
In August 2022, Mikhail was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in 2020 in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Anastasia and her husband were found guilty of assault against police officer Vyacheslav Ivanov following an argument on August 15, 2020, that escalated into a fight. Anastasia pleaded not guilty.
Roman was found guilty in June 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on VKontakte addressed to Sergei Solovyov, deputy head of the Soligorsk District Department of Internal Affairs, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
The prison administration recorded Roman's lateness to a lecture, sleeping under a bunk, and refusal to clean as violations of the "chemistry" regime. A court hearing was held in February 2022 on these reports, following which he was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Nikolai was found guilty in October 2021 of insulting Lukashenko and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open correctional facility.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Alexey, a native of Kazakhstan and an employee of Grodno Azot, was arrested in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting a government official," "insulting Lukashenko," and "inciting hostility or discord," and was remanded in custody.
In June 2022, he was convicted of online comments and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, as well as to pay moral damages and a fine.
He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Natalia was detained in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under two articles: "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official," and remanded in custody pending trial.
In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence.
After some time, pressure began to be put on Natalia again, and she decided to leave Belarus.