The man was drinking with his wife in a dormitory around midnight. She called an ambulance and reported an alleged knife wound. The police arrived and offered him a ride to the police station. Then, in front of four police officers from the detention group and his wife, he insulted Alexander Lukashenko. He allegedly did this “with the aim of damaging his authority.” The insult was recorded on the recorder.
According to human rights activists, he was released on November 24, 2024.
Trial outcome 27.03.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The ruling states that while at home in the village of Luzhesno, Melnikov reposted a picture of Lukashenko and negative statements about him on Odnoklassniki. In doing so, he "publicly and indecently insulted the president."
The man fully admitted his guilt in court. The defendant's wife confirmed in court that the page with the repost belonged to her husband.
The man was held in custody pending trial.
According to human rights activists, he was released on December 28, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 28.03.2024
1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Vladimi reposted several publications on Odnoklassniki allegedly insulting Alexander Lukashenko, “acting with the aim of discrediting and causing damage to the authority of state power.” These were a video from the public “Belarus Political”, text and photos from the public “STOP LUKA”. He did not block access to the page.
He was released from custody in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 21.03.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was allegedly detained at the end of November 2023. First, he was convicted under an administrative article ( Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities), after which charges were brought in a criminal case.
On May 17, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 19.03.2024
1 year 3 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "displaying" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Vyacheslav has previously been convicted twice. He will also undergo mandatory treatment for chronic alcoholism.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduledto be released onOctober 14, 2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduledto be released onOctober 14, 2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "demonstrating" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduled to be released onNovember28,2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduledto be released onOctober 14, 2025.
Igor worked in Poland as an electrician. He was detained while crossing the Polish-Belarusian border.
In a pro-government video, Sorokin says that he went out onto the roadway and blocked traffic. The video is obviously from the protest action on August 10, 2020, which took place in Brest. Specifically, the moment of the skirmish at the intersection of the boulevards and Masherov Avenue.
According to human rights activists, he was released on May 9, 2025.
Trial outcome 05.08.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to propaganda legend, she “knocked on closed doors after the voting ended, and then forwarded the video to an extremist resource.”
Elena in a video on a pro-government channel says that she sent the video to a friend who lives abroad, and the further fate of the file is unknown.
Elena is originally from Mogilev, but studied in Minsk at the Faculty of Architecture of BNTU. She worked as an architect for some time, and then became an artist. She makes various jewelry and ceramic dishes, and also does calligraphy and painting.
Trial outcome 29.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.08.2024
unknown.
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