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Yulia, a choral conductor and backing vocalist for several projects by the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal case.
In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or other preparation of individuals to participate in such actions" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
She was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
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Anton, a musician who plays strings and percussion instruments, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.
In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Alexei was convicted of insulting Lukashenko on the social network VKontakte and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral.
In January 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Denis was convicted of insulting Lukashenko and sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.
In July 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Vitaliy, a businessman, one of Viktor Babariko's campaign coordinators during the presidential election, and a member of the Coordination Council, was first arrested in August 2020 as part of a criminal case for "tax evasion resulting in large-scale damage." On November 12 of that year, he was released on bail by Yuri Voskresensky.
In the summer of 2021, Vitaly was arrested again in connection with the same case. On August 9, 2021, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and to pay a large fine.
Left Belarus.
On November 12, 2025, the KGB designated the coalition of Terra Group Event and SSL Production initiatives as an extremist group . According to the agency, Vitaly is involved in the activities of these organizations.
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Alexey was found guilty of "desecration of state symbols" for tearing down the national flag from the Community Center in the agro-town of Zhodinsky and breaking the flagpole. He was a minor at the time of his sentencing.
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Olga, a craftswoman, had her first trial in August 2021. The case stemmed from a comment she made on the Telegram channel "Punisher Belarus" under a post by police captain Ruslan Kutsko: "a familiar face" with three poop emojis. The court sentenced her to restricted freedom and ordered her to pay compensation.
On February 9, 2022, she was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for the comment "shit himself and disgraced himself" under photos of the same captain and was again sentenced to restricted freedom, a large fine, and compensation.
In 2023, two court hearings were held on the issue of replacing the fine with community service; the results of these hearings are unknown.
It is known that political persecution and pressure against Olga continues: from March 2024 to the spring of 2025, at least three court hearings were held under the administrative article for "dissemination of extremist materials."
Alexander was found guilty of posting a statement on a Telegram channel on February 21, 2021, addressed to Alina Kasyanchik, assistant prosecutor of the Frunzensky District, which was deemed offensive. According to the prosecution, this publicly "humiliated her honor and dignity" and "undermined the prestige of the supervisory authorities."
Andrei was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to the senior lieutenant of the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, Volnich, under a post by Olga Karach.
In May 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Andrei was found guilty of posting a comment containing obscene insults against Senior Lieutenant Ruslan Kornevich, a district police inspector at the Nesvizh District Police Department, on January 19, 2021. According to the prosecution, the comment was intended to "humiliate the honor and dignity of a government official" and "cause emotional distress."
Alexander was convicted in August 2021 for allegedly posting an offensive comment on a post on the social media site Odnoklassniki on May 15, 2020, that contained a photo of a police officer in uniform.
In May 2023, Alexander was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
In August 2021, Yuri was found guilty of an offensive comment he left about a Ministry of Internal Affairs officer on the social network Odnoklassniki and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility, as well as to pay a substantial amount of compensation.
In August 2021, Ivan was found guilty of an offensive comment he left in July 2020 about a local police officer from Babruisk in Olga Karach's Odnoklassniki group. During the trial, he fully admitted his guilt and attempted to apologize, but the officer refused and demanded moral damages, which were paid during a recess in the trial.
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Artur was arrested in June 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." That fall, he was found guilty. According to the prosecution, from August 31, 2020, to April 31, 2021, Artur posted messages in the Telegram chats "Drivers 97" and "Military Town Uruchye" calling for participation in protests, blocking traffic, and organizing mass events.
In March 2023, Arthur was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Ilya was arrested in the spring of 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "violence or threat against an official performing official duties or another person performing a public duty" and "inciting hostility or discord." In October of that year, he was convicted for comments he left on social media.
On September 11, 2025, it was announced that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania, including citizens of European countries. Ilya was among those released.