Andrey was first detained and wounded on August 9, 2020. After spending three days in the Zhodino temporary detention facility, he was released. However, on September 1, 2020, he was detained again in a criminal case and later convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 16.02.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1220 rubles of compensation.
The moderator of the social media site "Country for Life" disappeared on the evening of June 4, 2020. Only a few days later it became known that he had been sentenced to 15 days of arrest and transferred to a temporary detention facility in Minsk. He was charged with "organizing mass riots."
In the fall of 2022, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the "case" are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
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Vyacheslav was detained at his home on March 10, 2021. After waiting for his parents to leave, the security forces broke down the door, conducted a search without their presence, put Vyacheslav on the floor and beat him.
He was accused of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in August–September 2020 against election fraud and violence by security forces. Vyacheslav was convicted under the article on “group actions grossly violating public order” and sentenced to a restriction of freedom.
In June 2022, his punishment was toughened, and he was transferred to a penal colony before the end of his term.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
He was detained in October 2022 and was sentenced to administrative arrest for 15 days twice. Then a criminal case was opened for participating in the 2020 protests.
01.04.2023
According to Art. 368 and 369 the criminal case was terminated after the expiration of the term
Trial outcome 13.03.2023:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
20 year old Vladislav was accused of taking photos and videos of military equipment, military personnel, as well as a military airfield in Bobruisk from February 24 to February 25, 2022.
Then Vladislav forwarded at least 9 video files and photos to a telegram channel recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 27.03.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Lidiya was convicted for reposting information concerning Tatyana Alantieva, the head of the election commission, to a Telegram channel. The information in question was a protocol with the voting results that she had drawn up while performing her duties at one of the polling stations.
According to human rights activists, she was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 26.04.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Nikolai was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and was sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open facility. The circumstances and details of the case are unknown.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in November 2025.
Trial outcome 19.01.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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