He was detained and convicted of hitting a police minibus during the dispersal of a Sunday protest that took place on August 30, 2020 in Minsk.
4 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
Sergei was detained in his apartment, severely beaten and convicted of “violence against a policeman” in Gomel. Sergei said that after the brutal detention, they continued to beat him at the Central District Department of Internal Affairs.
“They beat me, jumped on my head, insulted me and laughed when I cried,” Vereshchagin said. The lawyer added that he received at least 100 blows to different parts of his body.
In October 2021, he was transferred to prison regime.
5 years imprisonment under strict security conditions
He was detained on September 30, 2020 during a Sunday protest in Minsk and convicted of trying to stop another protester from being detained.
From September 28, 2021, he was transferred to prison regime for 3 years.
5 years imprisonment under strict security conditions
He was convicted of throwing a bottle at a traffic police inspector during a protest that took place in Zhlobin on the night of August 9-10, 2020.
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4 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
He was convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail towards security forces during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Baranavichy.
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
He was detained and convicted of spraying a gas canister during a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Gomel.
On June 15, 2023, Sergei was put on trial for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of the correctional institution.” Judge Svetlana Samuseva sentenced him to 1 year in prison .
On May 16, 2024, the next trial took place under Art. 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Sergei was sentenced to another year in prison in addition to the four years in prison. This is the second trial of a political prisoner under this article.
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5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
He was detained and convicted of threatening and setting fire to the barn of a police lieutenant colonel.
5 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
Nikita was detained for attacks on the building of pre-trial detention center-1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk as a sign of solidarity with political prisoners. Initially he was sentenced to 7 years, but after filing an appeal the term was reduced to 4 years. On May 29, 2020, he was transferred to a strict prison regime. On March 11, 2022, Nikita was sentenced again for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution” for 2 years. On March 23, 2023, he was again transferred to a strict prison regime.
6 years of imprisonment under strict security conditions
Nikita was detained and beaten on September 13, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots" and protests. According to the case file , Nikita and other political prisoners, Yan Falkin, Vladimir Matyukh and Vladislav Borisov, planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of arrest in the “Hour X” telegram chat. The investigation alleged that they were preparing an attack on police officers.
In 2022, the pressure on Nikita increased: he was repeatedly detained in a punishment cell and placed in a PKT. It is known that Nikita spent six months in a cell-type room from June 30, 2023. In the fall of 2023, a new criminal case was opened against him for “malicious disobedience to the administration of a correctional institution.” The trial in Shklov began on November 3 and ended in January 2024, adding another year of imprisonment to Nikita.
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5 years imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Blogger, activist of the anarchist movement. He was detained on November 11, 2020 and brutally beaten. The video of the confession, which he was forced to film under torture, was published by security forces in various Telegram channels.
While serving his sentence in IK-9, he was subjected to numerous penalties, for which in June 2022 he was transferred to the prison regime in Prison-1, Grodno.
In September 2024, it became known that Nikolai would be tried for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution executing a sentence of imprisonment” (Article 411, Part 1).
5 years of imprisonment in a strict regime
Popular Belarusian blogger and creator of the “Country for Life” channel on YouTube.
Sergei expressed his desire to run for president. However, before the start of the election campaign, he was arrested for organizing an unauthorized event. His wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, submitted documents to the CEC using a power of attorney, but he was not registered as a candidate due to the absence of his signature on the power of attorney. Then his wife was registered as a candidate herself. After his release, Sergei became Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s confidant and participated in the collection of signatures. He was detained during the picket and convicted on several criminal charges.
In January 2023, Sergei was charged with another charge for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution,” and he was additionally sentenced to 1.5 years in prison.
(1) 18 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions;
(2) 1.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions;
by total addition: 19.5 years of imprisonment under strict security conditions
The politician was detained on May 31, 2020 on the way to the election picket of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Initially, Nikolai received 30 days of administrative arrest, but was never released. He was subsequently convicted in a criminal case for “organizing mass riots.”
14 years of imprisonment under special regime conditions
The journalist and consultant for Radio Liberty, as well as the administrator of the telegram channel “Belarus of the Brain,” was detained on June 25, 2020 and convicted of “organizing mass riots.”
15 years of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions
The social activist was detained on January 3, 2021, at her home after security forces broke down the door and conducted a search, seizing some of her belongings. Polina was sentenced to two years in prison under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. She refused to testify both during the investigation and in court.
In April 2022, another year in prison was added to Polina's sentence for disobeying the administration's demands, and in October 2023, she was again convicted under the same article to one year and three days in prison.
The political prisoner is subjected to systematic psychological pressure and physical violence. She has been repeatedly placed in solitary confinement, punishment cells and PKT.
The BNR Rada awarded Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk the Order of the Pursuit.
In March 2024, when propagandists filmed a story about a political prisoner, Polina's yellow tag was captured on camera - it indicated that her prison term was supposed to end on May 21. But Polina did not come out on that date, and was charged for the third time with "disobeying the colony administration."
On September 9, 2024, all investigative actions in (yet another) Polina's case were completed. And on the same day, she was familiarized with the criminal case. This means that Polina was finally charged under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
Trial outcome 09.06.2021: 2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 07.04.2022: 1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 09.10.2023: 1 year 3 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 15.12.2023: the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 15.10.2024: 1 year 1 day of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He was detained and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging effigies in Brest.
In winter 2024 he was transferred to prison regime.
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
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