Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize

Nikita, a biker, was convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.

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

Igor was detained on October 4, 2020, at the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners" protest and arrested for 13 days, but was never released. He was later convicted in a criminal case for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."

He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Roman was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk. He was accused of erecting barricades at the Pushkinskaya metro station, where protester Alexander Taraikovsky died. The only evidence of his guilt was a photograph from his phone. Roman did not admit his guilt.

He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Sergei was detained on August 30, 2020, in Minsk during a Sunday protest. His arrest followed a clash between police and protesters who were trying to prevent the detention of one of the protesters. He was later convicted of "violence against an officer of the internal affairs bodies."

In January 2024, he was transferred to another colony, most likely to IK-2.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.

Pavel was detained in September 2020 after publishing a new video. He had planned to run for president, but the Central Election Commission refused to register him. Pavel became a confidant of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. He was accused of "inciting social discord" because of the video, which criticized government officials, including prosecutors, judges, and police.

In November 2024, another trial of the political prisoner took place. According to human rights activists, Pavel was supposed to be released in December after completing his term, but at the initiative of the administration of Bobruisk colony No. 2, a criminal case was opened against him for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution."

In the winter of 2025, Pavel was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Artyom was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.

On June 29, 2022, the political prisoner was supposed to be released, but instead he was re-arrested. In July of the same year, he was convicted again for "insulting a government official" in a closed chat organized by security forces for the purpose of provocation. Artem did not admit his guilt and stated in court that the new criminal case was revenge on the part of the head of Colony No. 15, Alexey Lazarenko, where he was tortured and beaten.

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

Oleg was detained and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in an open-type correctional facility for participating in a protest against election fraud that took place on August 9, 2020 in Minsk.

In April 2022, the court ordered a stricter regime and transferred him to a penal colony for four violations, including allegedly impolite behavior with a “chemistry” employee.

On January 21, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Alexander was detained and convicted for allegedly running over a traffic police officer in Zhlobin.

On the night of August 10-11, 2020, he was getting ready to go on a trip, but agreed to give his friends a ride to the city center. He was unable to get there — a traffic jam started on one of the streets. Police officers pulled people out of their cars. During the arrest, Deputy Chief of the Zhlobin District Department of Internal Affairs Dmitry Dedyun hung on the window of his car and fell when the car started moving.

He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Nikolai was arrested and convicted for insulting a government official.

He was released on March 19, 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Alexey was convicted of throwing a bottle at a traffic police inspector during a protest that took place in Zhlobin on the night of August 9-10, 2020.

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

Anton was detained in connection with a criminal case opened over the events of July 14, 2020, in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. He was convicted under the article "Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."

On July 26, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Dmitry was arrested on August 15, 2020, and convicted of threatening a police lieutenant colonel and setting his outbuilding on fire.

According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.

Andrey was detained for riding a bicycle slightly behind a column of cyclists participating in a protest bike ride on August 7, 2020. According to investigators, he violated traffic rules: his bicycle was not equipped with a rear-view mirror or a horn. The traffic police demanded that he stop, but Andrey did not respond, drove around the police officer and continued driving, trying to escape. He was ultimately convicted of allegedly resisting a police officer.

On August 27, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.