He was detained on September 27, 2020 and convicted under Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, allegedly for causing grievous bodily harm to a police officer.
At the end of December 2021, Andrei was transferred to prison regime.
5.5 years of imprisonment under strict security conditions
He was detained on June 4, 2020. Participated in a picket to collect signatures for Tikhanovskaya. Charges have been brought under Articles 342 and 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
In July 2022, he was transferred to prison regime.
On July 21, 2023, Vladimir was added one more year to his term under Art. 411 part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (Malicious disobedience to the requirements of the colony administration).
5 years of imprisonment under strict conditions
Before his arrest, Vitaly worked in a private medical laboratory. He was interested in airsoft, military history, science fiction and motorcycle riding. He was detained early in the morning at home on November 17, 2020. Charged under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Father of two children.
4 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
Sergei was accused of the events of August 9-10, 2020 in Minsk, when he allegedly “threw at least one stone towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs vehicles,” was at the construction site of barricades, blocked traffic and chanted slogans. Among the evidence are telephone conversations in which Sergei Patsukevich talks about what he saw and where he was on August 9-10, video materials from the scene of events and reports of the inspection of the scene.
6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Sergey worked as a system administrator in the field of local networks and video surveillance. He was detained on October 2, 2020 in connection with a “radical trend” telegram chat. Charges were brought under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
8 years in a medium-security prison
An activist of the public campaign "European Belarus", he acts as a principled opponent of the current political regime in the country. For his exclusively peaceful opposition activities, Maxim more than once became the object of repression by the regime: he was subjected to fines, administrative arrests, physical attacks, psychological pressure and intimidation.
On January 22, 2021, he was detained under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
5 years imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Artyom worked as an optician at the Optik plant in the city of Lida. He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum in Grodno and Lida Polytechnic College. He was detained in the case of a “radical” telegram chat.
On July 19, 2021, he was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions, and on May 23, 2022, Artyom was convicted again for participating in protests and another 1.5 years of imprisonment was added to him.
6.5 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
Detained in Minsk on September 29, 2020 in the case of a “radical trend” telegram chat. In addition, Alexander was accused of intending to damage or destroy three “Snuffboxes”. Charges were brought under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
8 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Alexander was severely beaten during his arrest. Charged under Art. 362 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for running over the leg of a traffic police officer.
“I was repeatedly beaten with batons, a pistol, and a gas canister sprayed in my face. Almost from the very beginning of the beatings, I could no longer move independently.”
10 years in a medium-security prison
Detained on January 12, 2021. Charges indicted: Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them.
Zlobina graduated Belarusian State University, the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, and had been running her own small business – flowers and souvenir production – for the past few years. On January 15, 2021, Deputy Interior Minister Gennadiy Kazakevich said in an official statement that Aleksandrov and Zlobina had been detained "on suspicion of financing protest activities". According to him, Aleksandrov and Zlobina had been involved in the financing of persons taking part in the protests in Minsk since August 2020, including by paying their fines and reimbursing the costs of detention in the Isolation Centre for Offenders (TsIP) and Temporary Detention Facility (IVS). On September 1, 2022, Andrei and Irina Zlobina got married in SIZO-1.
9 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Detained on January 12, 2021. Charges indicted: Art. 342 of the Criminal Code – Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them.
Aleksandrov is a media manager. On January 15, 2021, Deputy Interior Minister Gennadiy Kazakevich said in an official statement that Aleksandrov and Zlobina had been detained "on suspicion of financing protest activities". According to him, Aleksandrov and Zlobina had been involved in the financing of persons taking part in the protests in Minsk since August 2020, including by paying their fines and reimbursing the costs of detention in the Isolation Centre for Offenders (TsIP) and Temporary Detention Facility (IVS). On September 1, 2022, Andrei and Irina Zlobina got married in SIZO-1.
14 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Detained on October 15, 2020. Charges indicted: Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them; Art. 364 of the Criminal Code - Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies.
4 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
Was detained on December 4, 2020. Charges indicted: Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code - Participation in riots.
5 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
Former TV journalist for Belteleradiocompany. Member of the Coordination Council. She was detained on December 22, 2020 in the “Press Club” case, but after the closure of this case, Ksenia was charged with new charges under Art. 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
| 03.06.2022 | As of May 29, 2022, chamber 97 |
| 12.02.2022 | As of 02/08/2022, chamber 82 |
| 15.12.2021 | As of 12/05/2021, cell 74. |
| 25.09.2021 | Chamber 94 from about September 10-15 |
| 19.07.2021 | Transferred to cell 82 SIZO-1 |
| 05.06.2021 | Middle name Ksenia Olegovna, cell 86 in SIZO-1 |
8 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Detained on October 28, 2020. Charges indicted: Art. 218 of the Criminal Code - Intentional destruction or damage to property committed in a generally dangerous manner or causing damage on a large scale; Art. 295 of the Criminal Code - Unlawful acts against firearms, ammunition and explosives; Part 3 of Art. 339 of the Criminal Code –Especially malicious hooliganism.
At home remain a wife and two underage children.
| 29.06.2021 | 20.07. appeal |
7 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
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