Sentenced Denis Syrts to 4 years in a general regime colony. Now the case of anarcho-partisans is being considered behind closed doors. He sentenced people to death.
Sentenced Denis Syrts to 4 years in a general regime colony. Now the case of anarcho-partisans is being considered behind closed doors. He sentenced people to death.
He is a political scientist, a specialist in security issues. Head of the analytical center Belarus Security Blog; member of the Board of the organization «Pravyi Alliance» (2010-2011).
According to Andrey's friend, he was detained in Moscow a few days ago. Now he has been taken to Minsk and is now in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee («SIZO KGB»).
Trial outcome 31.10.2024
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 18.03.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
An anarchist activist was detained while crossing the Belarusian border on the night of October 28-29, 2020, and charged with "arson" and "terrorism." He had previously served a five-year sentence under Article 295-3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and was released in 2019.
On October 29, 2021, in Gomel, Sergei was sentenced to one year in prison for "violating the terms of supervision" under a previous political article. In March 2023 and September 2024, he was convicted twice of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the penal colony administration." This article is used to try prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison term was 22 years and 11 months.
In the fall of 2025, it became known that Sergei Romanov had recently been hospitalized for surgery. The operation was planned and went without complications. He was soon to be transferred back to the penal colony.
Trial outcome 22.12.2021
20 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, approximately 11000 rubles of compensation.
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Final verdict by partial addition:
24 years 5 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
An anarchist activist was detained on the night of October 28-29, 2020, while crossing the Belarusian border together with the partisan group "Black Banner". He was accused of setting fire to cars of officials, as well as the traffic police department and the state forensic committee.
In April 2024, Dmitry was convicted again for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations. As a result, another 9 months of imprisonment were added to his 19-year sentence.
Trial outcome 22.12.2021
19 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 11000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
An anarchist activist was detained while crossing the Belarusian border on the night of October 28-29, 2020 and accused of “arson” and “terrorism.”
In September 2022, a new criminal case was opened against Dmitry and he was sentenced to five years in prison. Taking into account the previous sentence, he was finally sentenced to 20 years in a maximum security penal colony.
In August 2023, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime for “violating the rules of the order.”
Trial outcome 22.12.2021
18 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 11000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Igor is an activist of the anarchist movement and a former political prisoner in the "anarchist case" in 2010. He was detained while crossing the border of Belarus on the night of October 28-29, 2020 and accused of "arson" and "terrorism".
In August 2022, by a court decision, Igor was transferred to prison regime.
In early July 2024, Igor was transferred to a hospital in Kolyadichi. He was admitted there with a suspected stomach ulcer, which worsened after a hunger strike he conducted from June 13 to 26 in the "SHIZO" of Zhodino Prison No. 8, where he is serving his sentence.
Trial outcome 22.12.2021
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 11000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of BSU and in recent years was engaged in her own small business related to flowers and souvenir production. She was detained on January 12, 2021, along with Andrey Alexandrov. Irina was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. She was convicted of "treason" and "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Belarusian journalist Andrei, detained on January 12, 2021, along with his girlfriend Irina Zlobina, was accused of "financing protest activities" and paying fines to protesters. He was convicted on a number of criminal charges, including "treason" and "participation in an extremist group."
On September 1, 2022, the couple got married in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Gomel resident Elena Totskaya attended many trials of opponents of the authorities of the Republic of Belarus. She previously worked in public service, but in 2020 she became an activist and volunteer.
She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
Trial outcome 13.09.2024
4 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The man is accused of recruiting, training, or otherwise preparing for participation in an armed formation or armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, or of financing such activities.
According to the prosecution's version of events, which was published by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Cheslav Kononovich allegedly made "10 bank transfers in favor of an extremist group (Kalinovskiy's Regiment) for a total amount of over 1,200 rubles."
On March 19, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 18.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Yan, the editor of the NEXTA Telegram channels, under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Yan on the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
Stepan is a Belarusian journalist, blogger, director, TV presenter, author and creator of the NEXTA channels on socio-political topics.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Stepan under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Stepan in the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
director of the news agency BelaPAN. On the morning of August 18, 2021, they came to her with a search. Then they took me to the agency's office for a search, and then for interrogation. Searches also took place at the homes of other BelaPAN journalists.
Denis was detained in March 2021 and convicted for comments left in the Telegram chat "Molodechno for Life Chat". The victims were recognized as Molodechno police officers, a female employee of the Grodno OMON, as well as public figures - Lukashenko, Yermoshina and Karpenkov.
Roman is a Belarusian journalist and former editor of the Telegram channels NEXTA and Belarus of the Brain, which have been declared extremist by the authorities. In 2020, he was charged with several criminal offenses, including “organizing mass riots” and “inciting hatred.” In May 2021, he was detained after Belarusian authorities forcibly landed a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in Minsk.
In June of that year, he was transferred to house arrest.
The trial in the "NEXTA case" began in 2023. Roman was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony, but after the verdict was announced, he was not taken into custody and remained under house arrest.
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