Irina Ivanovna Kurbatskaya
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Irina Ivanovna Kurbatskaya
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Irina Ivanovna Kurbatskaya is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
Kurbatskaya accused a resident of Rechitsa of organizing actions that grossly violate public order. She claimed that the young man called his acquaintances by phone and personally persuaded them to participate in a protest in Gomel. He organized a group of people and their trip in his car to Gomel. As a result, the man was sentenced to one year and 7 months of imprisonment under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Irina Ivanovna Kurbatskaya is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
Kurbatskaya accused a resident of Rechitsa of organizing actions that grossly violate public order. She claimed that the young man called his acquaintances by phone and personally persuaded them to participate in a protest in Gomel. He organized a group of people and their trip in his car to Gomel. As a result, the man was sentenced to one year and 7 months of imprisonment under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
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Ilya, a Gomel volunteer and well-known rock concert organizer, was detained by KGB officers on July 8, 2021. He was arrested as a witness in a case involving an "act of terrorism," but was released on July 16.
Ilya was arrested again on September 30, 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. He was initially charged with "inciting hatred or discord," but during the investigation, the charge was changed to "discrediting the Republic of Belarus."
Ilya visited court hearings for political prisoners, helped with parcels, and wrote letters of support. His "Write Letters" initiative was shortlisted for the 2021 National Human Rights Award in the "Campaign/Initiative of the Year" category. Even behind bars, he continued to support Belarusians with letters of solidarity.
In October 2022, Ilya was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine. He was released in court because his time in custody exceeded his sentence.
After his release, political persecution continued: Ilya was repeatedly subjected to administrative charges and searches. Ultimately, he was forced to leave Belarus.
In November 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against him, and his Facebook page was recognized as “extremist.”
Maxim was arrested in March 2021 and convicted twice for “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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The activist, human rights defender and volunteer of the Gomel branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" was detained at the airport on January 21, 2021. She was later convicted of "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
On September 24, 2022, Tatyana was released on pardon, having spent 1 year and 8 months in prison.
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Leonid, the Chairman of the Gomel branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", is a human rights activist with 20 years of experience in restoring violated rights of citizens. He was actively involved in preparing and sending numerous individual appeals to the UN Human Rights Committee against Belarus. In 2020, Leonid provided legal assistance in appealing court decisions in cases of participants in rallies in Gomel that took place after the falsification of the presidential elections. In January 2021, he was detained and convicted for participating in protests.
He was released on July 21, 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In early March 2024, a criminal case was opened against Leonid in absentia for "assisting extremist activity." In June of the same year, a trial in absentia took place, where he was sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.