Zhanna Leonidovna Brysina
She delivered convictions in politically motivated cases.
She sentenced Vadim Bananov to 1 year and 8 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony and to pay a fine of 100 basic units for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in the Minsk apartment. Found Vadim guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a representative of authority) and Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting hostility or discord).
Sentenced Timofey Shkuratovich to imprisonment for a period of two years under general regime conditions under the following articles: part 1, article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social hatred), part 1, article 293 of the Criminal Code (organization of mass riots accompanied by violence against personality, pogroms, arson, destruction of property or armed resistance to government officials) and Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). Timofey left an offensive comment on social networks regarding the death in Minsk on September 28, 2021, as a result of a shootout between IT specialist Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
She managed the cases of Khalip Irina, Martselev Sergey, Sevyarynets Pavel.
Was included in the Swiss sanctions list.
She delivered convictions in politically motivated cases.
She sentenced Vadim Bananov to 1 year and 8 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony and to pay a fine of 100 basic units for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in the Minsk apartment. Found Vadim guilty under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a representative of authority) and Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting hostility or discord).
Sentenced Timofey Shkuratovich to imprisonment for a period of two years under general regime conditions under the following articles: part 1, article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social hatred), part 1, article 293 of the Criminal Code (organization of mass riots accompanied by violence against personality, pogroms, arson, destruction of property or armed resistance to government officials) and Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). Timofey left an offensive comment on social networks regarding the death in Minsk on September 28, 2021, as a result of a shootout between IT specialist Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
She managed the cases of Khalip Irina, Martselev Sergey, Sevyarynets Pavel.
Was included in the Swiss sanctions list.
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Oksana is the chairperson of the Minsk city branch of the United Civil Party. She was arrested on July 27, 2022, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
According to the indictment, on August 23, 2020, Oksana "publicly shouted slogans, loudly applauded, and was on the roadway, thereby blocking and impeding the movement of public transport in Minsk, including the Minsktrans public transport system."
In November 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
In October 2023, Oksana was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
Youth activist.
He was detained on April 20, 2022. A “repentant video” appeared on pro-government channels.
Arseniy was held in a temporary detention facility, then transferred to a pretrial detention facility.
He was released at the beginning of 2025.
Detained for participating in protests. The accusation was reclassified to Art. 368 for a photo with a scarecrow.
In the spring of 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
was detained on September 29, 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
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- Twice political prisoners
- Parents of minors
She was detained for drawing "Pahonia" stencils. On September 20, the Central District Court of Minsk sentenced three political prisoners: Anatoly Latushka, the cousin of politician Pavel Latushko, Lilia Ananyan, and Elena Malinovskaya. At the trial, Latushko and Malinovskaya pleaded not guilty, while Ananyan fully admitted her guilt. Judge Dmitry Karsyuk sentenced Anatoly to six years in prison, Elena to four years in prison, and Lilia to five years of house arrest, before releasing her in the courtroom.
Elena has a minor son left at home.
Elena was supposed to be released at the end of August 2025, but she was never released. As Elena's friends told Nasha Niva , she was transported to Minsk, where a new criminal case was opened against her .
In early March, Elena was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Because she had already served over four years behind bars, the court counted this time toward her sentence, so she was released during the trial.
Sergei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In December 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released at the end of February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Vadim was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Igor, the former bassist for the punk band Destroyers, was arrested on October 1, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Nikolai is a Belarusian politician and the chairman of the United Civil Party. He was first convicted on August 6, 2021, and sentenced to three months in jail for "disclosing investigative data in the Coordination Council case." He served his full sentence and was released on March 26, 2022.
On July 27, 2022, Nikolai was again detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." According to the investigation, as stated by Sergei Pasko, head of the Investigative Committee's Minsk office, in August 2020, he allegedly took an active part in mass unrest in Minsk, directing the radical crowd, giving instructions to protesters, and calling for roadblocks and obstructing the movement of vehicles.
In November 2022, Nikolai was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
In July 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
