All persecuted

Sergei was convicted for a comment left on the social network VKontakte addressed to the official Stashevsky, and sentenced to restricted freedom.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Aleksander, a football player for the Krumkachyov club, a journalist for Tribuna.com and the author of the YouTube channel ChestnOK, was detained at home on June 3, 2021. He was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses - allegedly for the flag on the window, but after serving his term he was not released and transferred to a pre-trial detention center in a criminal case on "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order." In January 2022, Oleksandr was sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Andrey, a lawyer, was first detained on the night of August 9-10, 2020, beaten and placed in the Zhodino temporary detention facility for three days, after which he was convicted under an administrative article.
On October 25, 2020, after another rally, he was detained again by GUBOPiK officers. Andrey spent three days in the temporary detention facility on Okrestina, and then a criminal case was opened against him under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

According to the prosecution, he joined a group of citizens, shouted slogans with obscene language, clapped his hands, moved along the roadway, waved his arms and a white-red-white flag. The court sentenced him to restriction of freedom with direction. Minsktrans filed a lawsuit for 62,096 rubles 66 kopecks. Andrey's accounts were frozen, property was seized.

On December 9, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Vadim was accused of publishing a post from his mobile phone "with the aim of influencing public consciousness and undermining the authority of the authorities." The post included a photo of the local police officer Kayach with an obscene caption containing words beginning with the letters "g" and "e."

In the spring of 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Viktor was convicted of the fact that, according to the indictment, on February 27, 2021, with the intent to publicly insult government official Dmitry Leshko, he posted a comment on a publication on Odnoklassniki regarding a police major - "s******* g****k".

According to human rights activists, he will be released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Sergei, a pensioner, was first convicted in the summer of 2021.
According to the prosecution, on December 9, 2020, he left a comment in one of the Odnoklassniki chats, "cop pig," under a post with an image of junior police lieutenant Mikhail Zharikov. The court sentenced him to restriction of freedom without direction.

In September of the same year, Sergei was convicted again, this time for a comment under a photograph of senior traffic police inspector M. Yu. Malakhevich, which, according to the court, contained offensive statements. Taking into account the previous sentence, the punishment was replaced with restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility.

According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Dmitry, a student at the Lida Lyceum of Land Reclamation Construction, was convicted of allegedly acting in a group with others and throwing pieces of paving slabs and other objects at police cars. Dmitry partially admitted his guilt and was taken into custody in the courtroom.

According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Vladimir was detained and beaten in September 2020. He was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 11 and September 13, 2020. According to the case materials, he planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of detention in the Telegram chat "Chas X". The investigation claimed that an attack on police officers was being prepared.

He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Viktor was first detained on September 27, 2020, during one of the protests in Gomel. In the detention center, he was informed that a criminal case had been opened for "resisting police officers." The case was soon closed, but the prosecutor's office sent it for additional investigation, as a result of which the charges were reclassified. Viktor was taken into custody again on June 17, 2021.

In September of the same year, he was found guilty of “violence or threat of violence against a police officer” and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

In April 2022, the court additionally found him guilty of "participation in actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced him to another year and a half in prison. By partially adding up the sentences, the final term was 3.5 years in a maximum security penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Maxim was convicted for a comment left on Instagram under a post with a photograph of the senior inspector of the mass events department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee, police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Krotov.

He was released in June 2022, having served his full sentence.

Sergei was convicted of tearing down the state flag, which was attached to the entrance to the Baranovichi City Housing and Communal Services building on May 24, 2021, according to the Supreme Court, breaking the flagpole in the process.

He was released in July 2022, having served his full sentence.

Alexey, a former senior investigator, was part of Valery Tsepkalo's team during the 2020 election campaign. In June 2021, he was arrested in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." Searches were conducted at his place of work and in his apartment, and equipment was seized at work.

In October of the same year, Alexey was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, 2020. According to investigators, he joined a group of protesters, clapped his hands, shouted slogans and obstructed traffic.

He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Artem, the director of a private printing house, was detained in May 2021 and subsequently convicted on charges of producing and distributing protest printed materials (leaflets, stickers, newspapers), as well as participating in Sunday marches that took place in Minsk in August–September 2020.

According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Piotr, an activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party, was detained in June 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Zhlobin, against the falsification of the results of the presidential elections.

He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Svetlana was convicted in March 2021 under the article for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." According to the prosecution, she took an active part in unauthorized mass protests on August 16 and 23, as well as September 6, 2020. During the protests, she clapped her hands, went out onto the roadway and, as alleged, interfered with the movement of public transport on Nemiga, Volodarsky, Lenin Streets and Independence Avenue, thereby violating public order.

According to human rights activists, Svetlana was released in June 2023 after serving her full sentence.