Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
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Ruslan Aleksandrovich Gurin
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 13,742.5 rubles and 62 days of administrative arrest. He issued a ruling in the case of Sergei and Olga Veremeenko for holding a picket, which consisted of demonstrating a white-red-white flag on social networks. On June 25, he convicted a person with a third group disability under Art. 17.1 Code of Administrative Offenses (hooliganism). He allegedly “obstructed the passage of official vehicles and also tried to provoke a fight.” The witnesses in his case were policeman A. Pishchik and riot policeman A. Poluektov. Artem Pishchik could not confirm that Klimuk shouted or participated in the crush. He fined Mykola Solyanik under two articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses - 23.4, part 3 and 23.34 for a total of 35 basic units. Activist A. Lavrentyev for his joint action with Nikolai “Down with autocracy!” fined 30 basic units. On August 7, he sentenced E. Pekutko to 15 basic fines (405 rubles), and S. Nikulin to 5 days for cycling. He handed down sentences amounting to tens of thousands of Belarusian rubles. rubles in fines and dozens of days of administrative arrest.
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 13,742.5 rubles and 62 days of administrative arrest. He issued a ruling in the case of Sergei and Olga Veremeenko for holding a picket, which consisted of demonstrating a white-red-white flag on social networks. On June 25, he convicted a person with a third group disability under Art. 17.1 Code of Administrative Offenses (hooliganism). He allegedly “obstructed the passage of official vehicles and also tried to provoke a fight.” The witnesses in his case were policeman A. Pishchik and riot policeman A. Poluektov. Artem Pishchik could not confirm that Klimuk shouted or participated in the crush. He fined Mykola Solyanik under two articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses - 23.4, part 3 and 23.34 for a total of 35 basic units. Activist A. Lavrentyev for his joint action with Nikolai “Down with autocracy!” fined 30 basic units. On August 7, he sentenced E. Pekutko to 15 basic fines (405 rubles), and S. Nikulin to 5 days for cycling. He handed down sentences amounting to tens of thousands of Belarusian rubles. rubles in fines and dozens of days of administrative arrest.
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Vladimir was arrested in the spring of 2025 as part of a criminal case under the article "assistance to extremist activity," and in the fall of that year he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral and a fine.
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Vitold Shalkevich is 44 years old. He comes from the large town of Porozovo in the Svisloch district. The man has a wife and two underage daughters.
Vitold was detained in August 2023 right at work. At first, he was sentenced to arrest for "dissemination of extremist materials." Then, the Gubopikovites filmed a video with him and transferred him from the pretrial detention center. According to pro-government Telegram channels, Shalkevich left several thousand comments in various chats.
Igor previously headed the Neman glass factory for 12 years. In 2014, the media wrote that Batyan would bear "full financial responsibility" for damage caused to the property of this enterprise during the organization of glass wool production.
Batyan left the glass factory director's chair in 2017. After leaving the enterprise, he headed the department of children's and youth hockey and development of the Belarusian Hockey Federation.
Detained for solidarity with political prisoners.
Ekaterina Mendrik is 26 years old. According to information on social networks, she was born in Lida, but moved to Grodno as a child. Ekaterina studied at the University of Warsaw and lived in Poland for a long time.
According to the court schedule, before her arrest in the criminal case, Ekaterina was convicted at least twice under political administrative protocols after crossing the border. It is unknown whether she lived abroad.
Mendrik was detained after the January raid on supporters of political prisoners, as she sent parcels and made transfers to political prisoners in pretrial detention. According to human rights activists, the detention occurred a little later, as the girl was abroad at the time of the raid - she was detained upon her return to Belarus.
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Ivan, a Gomel activist and volunteer for “Country for Life”, a member of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party, left for Russia after several detentions, administrative arrest and the initiation of two criminal cases in 2020.
While in Kaliningrad, Ivan was detained in April 2021 while attempting to cross the border with Poland. At the request of Belarusian law enforcement, he was charged in a criminal case under four articles, including "terrorism". However, after an investigation, the Russian side dropped three of the four charges. A year later, on April 26, 2022, Ivan was released on bail.
On May 27, 2022, he was detained again, and at the end of June, he was extradited to Belarus. According to the case materials, in 2018, he allegedly embezzled more than 68 thousand rubles. The investigation also noted that in 2020, Ivan participated in protests, filmed videos and contacted government agencies.
In December 2022, he was convicted of "fraud." In April 2024, Ivan was convicted again under the article "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration."
He was convicted for a comment in the "Punishermen of Belarus" chat. The court deemed the comment, "Every face is a joke," left under a post about GUBOPiK officer Yuri Skok, offensive and, in addition to the punishment, imposed a fine of 3,700 rubles and 2,000 rubles in compensation for the victim.
If Andrei had served his sentence, he should have been released no later than February 2025.
Daniil, who worked at the Grodno branch of Beltelecom, was detained for several comments on social networks in early October 2022 and placed in custody pending trial.
On 11.04.2023, the appeal was reviewed and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Maxim was detained on June 2, 2022 as part of a criminal case on protest graffiti.
He has a wife and a small child.
On March 16, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Leonid was detained in connection with a criminal case opened in connection with the events of August 2020. He was convicted of participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Grodno after the results of the presidential elections were announced. Leonid was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility, he was released from custody in the courtroom before the verdict came into force.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Svetlana is the mother of political prisoner Igor Yermolov, sentenced to five years in a maximum-security penal colony for "preparing for mass unrest." She was accused of insulting a Minsk riot police officer, citing a Facebook comment she allegedly left, and sentenced to restricted freedom and compensation for moral damages.
Sergei was accused of posting a comment in a Telegram chat that, according to investigators, insulted former Interior Minister Yuri Karaev. The investigation found that he had “damaged the authority of state power” and “humiliated the honor and dignity” of the major general.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Boris was arrested in June 2021 as part of a criminal case opened over the events of August 2020. He was convicted of participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Grodno after the results of the presidential election were announced. Boris was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility, he was released from custody in the courtroom before the verdict came into force.
Boris is characterized as a very kind and sympathetic person who always helps others and cannot refuse anyone.
Left Belarus.
In February 2025, as part of a special proceeding against Boris, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Elena was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
She was released in January 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.