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A resident of Vitebsk.
The girl was charged under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement of Social Hatred) for transmitting data on security officials, teachers, and judges to the Telegram channel "Black Book of Belarus."
She was released in April 2026 after completing her sentence.
Dmitry was first detained after a protest on August 9, 2020, in Zhlobin. He was released after three days in police custody and then went to work in Russia. He was detained again in May 2021 at the request of Belarusian authorities, and extradited to Belarus in January 2022.
In May 2022, Dmitry was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Lilia, a member of the Presidium of the Coordination Council, a renowned lawyer and international mediator, and a partner and director of the law firm Vlasova, Mikhel & Partners, was detained on August 31, 2020, by officers of the State Control Committee's Department of Financial Investigations on charges of "large-scale tax evasion" and placed in pretrial detention.
On October 19, 2020, Lilia's pre-trial detention was changed and she was placed under house arrest.
On October 23, 2020, the house arrest was lifted.
Vladimir was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was found guilty of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open correctional facility.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Kirill was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Ilya was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Maxim was found guilty in January 2022 of a criminal case brought for his participation in a post-election protest in Mozyr in August 2020. According to the prosecution, he participated in a gang, threw stones and bottles at police officers, and burned tires. The court hearing was closed at the request of the victims.
He was released in April 2022 as a result of the combination of his sentence for the previous case and the time he served in a correctional colony.
Nikita was found guilty in January 2022 of a criminal case brought for his participation in a post-election protest in Mozyr in August 2020. According to the prosecution, he participated in a gang, threw stones and bottles at police officers, and burned tires. The court hearing was closed at the request of the victims.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Ruslan was arrested on November 30, 2021, in connection with 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 April 2022, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Olga was arrested on November 30, 2021, in connection with 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 April 2022, she was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in August 2022, having fully served her sentence.
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Tikhon 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 December 2021, he was convicted of leaving seven comments in the "Grodno for Life" Telegram chat on September 6, 2020. He was also accused of participating in the "March of Unity," where, according to investigators, he and other participants formed a chain of ranks and blocked the entrance to the "Ranica" bookstore at 33 Mostovaya Street.
According to human rights activists, Tikhon was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Alexei was found guilty of "desecration of state symbols" and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral. However, following the prosecutor's appeal, his sentence was increased, and he was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Evgeniy was arrested in November 2021 and remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was found guilty of insulting Lukashenko for posting three videos on TikTok in November 2020.
According to human rights activists, he was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Alexander was convicted for a comment left on Telegram addressed to Lukashenko.
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Sergei was arrested on October 13, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for publications and comments about Lukashenko and the head of the Glubokoye District Department of Internal Affairs, Police Lieutenant Colonel Valery Kruklinsky.
In January 2022, he was found guilty of "defamation of Lukashenko," "insulting Lukashenko," "insulting a government official," and "defamation," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. The court also ordered him to pay compensation for moral damages to Kruklinsky.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.