In a confessional video on a pro-government channel, Alexander says that he was detained for sending a video of military equipment to a chat. At that time, he was allegedly scared, so he posted the video out of emotion. “In this chat there was a narrative that hostilities were about to begin between Belarus and Ukraine,” says the engineer.
The video shows screenshots from the chat. The explanation for the video with military equipment says that it is moving along the M1 highway towards Brest. It is unknown when this was filmed.
Alexander works as an energy engineer.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
In the video , Alexander says that he works as a karate trainer and was charged with making a video of military equipment and posting it on an “extremist” telegram channel. The detainee also said that in 2020 he hung ribbons on poles and signs and posted leaflets along the road.
On April 19, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
According to the prosecution , on May 17, 2022, Leonid Raichonok transferred $400 for body armor to Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine. He made a second donation in the amount of $150 to the benefit of the “Prague Support Team” (an association of Belarusians in Prague who collect donations and use them to buy uniforms, sometimes for weapons accessories, for Belarusian volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine). The Brest resident’s actions were qualified as “financing citizens of the Republic of Belarus to participate on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation of one of the warring parties, in armed conflicts, military operations.”
On December 12, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
Husband of political prisoner Vitalia Bondarenko. He was detained after a short meeting with Vitalia, right at the exit from the colony, and was first placed in a temporary detention center in Gomel, after which he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-3.
4 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
The reason for the criminal case was a woman’s comment on Instagram with the following content: “The Belarusian leadership will not do anything against the RACISTS!!! They feed her!!!!” It was this phrase that was considered “inciting hostility.”
On March 22, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
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According to the telegram channel “Vitebsk, I’m playing,” Sergei Zaitsev was charged with writing two comments about a government official, which the court considered offensive, in a telegram channel that was recognized as “extremist.” It is not reported who exactly was offended by the Vitebsk resident’s comments.
According to the prosecution, Zaitsev, while on the territory of the Russian Federation, posted a text containing a negative assessment of a government official on a Telegram channel that is recognized as “extremist.” The accused also left a similar insult to another government official in the Vitebsk region.
At the trial, Sergei admitted guilt, but noted that he did not know that the victims were government officials. It is reported that Zaitsev was previously convicted 11 times.
As a result, the Vitebsk District Court found him guilty on December 6, 2023 and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison with a fine of 50 basic units. By partial addition of the punishment imposed under this verdict and the punishment imposed by the verdict of the Pervomaisky District Court of Vitebsk dated June 2, 2023, a final sentence of imprisonment for a term of five years was imposed, with the sentence being served in a correctional colony under conditions.
5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Seamstress. Convicted for publishing a picture of Lukashenko on Odnoklassniki. The court found that the woman “undermines the authority of state power.” It is known that Degteva was arrested before charges were filed, then kept under house arrest until the verdict came into force.
3.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility
Dmitry worked in the IT field, before that he worked in the prosecutor's office for 7 years.
On January 09, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
6 years imprisonment in a colony
According to the prosecution, on July 18, 2021, in a group called “Online Brest” on the social network “Vkontakte,” Pavel Korolevich posted a message that humiliated the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko and is offensive to him. Also on August 11, 2021, he posted another offensive message in the same community.
In court, Korolevich partially pleaded guilty, since he made offensive comments in relation to Lukashenko specifically, and not in relation to the President of the Republic of Belarus in connection with the performance of his official duties.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
The girl is a citizen of Ukraine, originally from the city of Kherson. She studied in China, graduated from the university there in 2015, and in 2016 moved to Belarus. In Belarus she worked as a translator from Chinese.
Ekaterina was detained while crossing the Belarusian border. They demanded that she give her phone for verification; she provided it to the employees along with the passwords. Belarusian security forces found that on March 30, 2022, she sent 2 videos to the chatbot of the Zerkalo editorial office. The video showed the movement of Russian military equipment near Minsk, which she herself captured.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony.
Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
Convicted in the Supreme Court on August 3, 2021 under Part 1 of Art. 356 of the Criminal Code (Treason to the State).
The Belarus-1 TV channel released a film in which it was alleged that Alexander was recruited by the Lithuanian state security department. That allegedly, on the instructions of foreign intelligence, Alexander collected and transmitted information about employees of the KGB and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, as well as information about the country’s banking system.
10 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
Citizen of Latvia. She began to be tried in the Minsk City Court on September 29, 2023. She is accused of undercover activities.
On December 19, 2023, an appeal hearing was held.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
Employee of the State Customs Committee.
12 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
Customs officer.
In the Minsk City Court from October 10, 2023 to February 6, 2024, a closed hearing was held against three customs service employees Evgeniy Gurinovich, Viktor Novik and Vladimir Zhuromsky. In total, they were tried under eight articles of the Criminal Code. Among other things, they are accused of “treason to the state,” “promoting extremist activities,” “exceeding official authority,” “inciting other social hostility,” and “creating or participating in extremist formations.”
The details of the case and the reasons for the persecution are unknown to human rights activists.
13 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
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