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Dmitry was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Artem was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei was convicted of leaving graffiti on various sites in Slonim and the Slonim district, including bus stops in the village of Shiloviči, following election fraud and the beating of peaceful protesters in 2020. One of the graffiti on an abandoned wall referred to the head of the local police department and conveyed the message: "The people will not forgive."
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Yulia, a human rights activist and volunteer at the Moscow Center for Civil Society and Information (MCGI) "Our House," and the daughter of renowned human rights activist Natalia Goryachko-Basalyga, was detained on July 14, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In March 2022, the court found Yulia guilty and sentenced her to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
Yulia was released in the courtroom. Her time in custody was counted toward her sentence, so her sentence was considered fully served.
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Timur, an activist with the "Honest People" initiative, was arrested on June 16, 2021, at the premiere of the play "White Rabbit, Red Rabbit" and convicted twice under administrative law. After 30 days of administrative arrest, he was not released and was transferred to a pretrial detention center as part of a criminal case opened under the article "Organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation therein."
In September 2021, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Timur left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
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Anastasia was convicted in July 2021 for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August–September 2020.
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Alexander is the chairman and founder of the Viasna Human Rights Center and former vice president of the International Federation for Human Rights. He is a laureate of the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Prize and other international human rights awards. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times and won it in 2022.
Alexander had previously been prosecuted. On August 4, 2011, he was arrested after Lithuania and Poland handed over his bank account information to Belarusian authorities. He was charged with concealing income on an especially large scale. On November 24, 2011, the court sentenced him to imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony with confiscation of property. Alexander pleaded not guilty, claiming that the funds were used exclusively for human rights activities. EU countries, the United States, and international human rights organizations recognized him as a political prisoner, and his sentence was politically motivated. He was released in the summer of 2014 under an amnesty.
On July 14, 2021, Alexander was arrested again following a search of his apartment and office as part of a tax evasion case. In September 2022, that case was dropped, but he was charged with new charges of smuggling and financing group activities that grossly violate public order.
In March 2023, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay substantial compensation. He pleaded not guilty in court.
In early November 2023, Alexander was placed in a PKT for trumped-up reasons. In April–May 2024, he was returned to his unit, but he continues to be under increased scrutiny. He works in woodworking, receives penalties, and is deprived of parcels, video calls, and correspondence. It is known that his previous stint in the Bobruisk penal colony has left him with health problems that persist.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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Vladimir, a lawyer for the Viasna human rights center and coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign, was detained along with his wife on July 14, 2021, following a search of their apartment. He was taken to the Financial Investigation Department and then to the Investigative Committee for questioning, after which he was remanded in custody for tax evasion.
In September 2022, the case under this article was dismissed, but new charges were brought against Vladimir: smuggling and financing group actions that grossly violate public order.
Vladimir is a finalist for the 2022 Belarusian Human Rights Community Award in the Human Rights Defender of the Year category.
In March 2023, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay substantial compensation. He pleaded not guilty in court.
According to available information, the conditions of detention were tightened, and Vladimir was transferred to a prison regime.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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Nina, director of the Angels Band investor association, was detained along with her husband, Vladimir Labkovich, a lawyer with the Viasna human rights center, on July 14, 2021, following a search of their apartment. Following the search, Nina was taken to the Financial Investigation Department and then to the Investigative Committee for questioning. She was subsequently remanded in custody as part of the criminal case.
Released on July 23, 2021.
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Elena, a human rights activist at the Viasna center, editor of the Belarusian Prison Literature book series, and co-author of the book Well, You Understand Everything Yourself!, also wrote letters to political prisoners.
She was detained on July 14, 2021, during a mass arrest of civil society representatives. Her home was searched, after which Elena was taken to the Investigative Committee and held in custody for 72 hours.
Released on July 17, 2021.
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Andrei, a human rights defender with the Viasna Center and coordinator of the "Human Rights Defenders Against the Death Penalty in Belarus" campaign, was detained on July 14, 2021, during mass searches of civil society representatives. His home was searched, after which he was taken to the "Territory of Rights" site, where he was also searched.
Andrey was released on July 17, 2021.
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Evgenia, a volunteer with the human rights center "Vesna" and a Russian citizen, was detained as she left her home on July 14, 2021, and taken to the Investigative Committee as part of a criminal case.
She was released on July 17, 2021, on her own recognizance, remaining a suspect. She subsequently left Belarus.
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Viktor, a human rights activist with the organization "Viasna," was detained on July 14, 2021, following a search of his home. During the search, his computers and phones were seized. The office of Viasna's Grodno branch was also searched.
Released on July 16, 2021.
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Nikolai, the head of the Free Trade Union branch in Polotsk and a member of the Polotsk Human Rights Society, was searched on July 14, 2021, by officers from the Polotsk District Department of Internal Affairs as part of a criminal case opened on March 29, 2021, under the article "Desecration of buildings and damage to property."
After the search, three employees went with Nikolai to his office—the Center for Information and Legal Support for Socially Vulnerable Groups "Advocacy"—to conduct a search there.
Nikolai was detained for 72 hours, after which he was released.
Sergey, the director of the Supolnasts Center, was arrested on July 14, 2021, in a village where he was vacationing with his wife. His home was searched twice, and after questioning, he was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "Organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in such actions" and "Tax and fee evasion."
After 72 hours, Sergei was released on bail.