Considers appeals against sentences behind closed doors.
Conducts politically motivated trials against activists and protest participants.
He sentenced German Bykhov to 3 years in prison for words on the Internet.
He called the phrase “Long Live Belarus” “extremist.”
Considers appeals against sentences behind closed doors.
Conducts politically motivated trials against activists and protest participants.
He sentenced German Bykhov to 3 years in prison for words on the Internet.
He called the phrase “Long Live Belarus” “extremist.”
At the beginning of September, the telegram channel of the volunteer initiative “Lists of Detainees” published information about the detention of an entire family: Yan, Anastasia and Ales Papkovich.
Special forces burst into Jan's apartment. During the arrest, security forces shot a machine gun and wounded a dog that started barking at them.
For a month, Yan was in a KGB pre-trial detention center, where he was tortured and could not walk. In stories on BT, Yan was shown as a mercenary who was going to Ukraine. It is known that Yang did not admit his guilt at the trial. One of the witnesses at the trial stated that “they put pressure on him, and he signed everything they said.” As evidence of Yan’s guilt, his private correspondence with his wife, as well as friends who, according to the investigation, serve in Ukraine in Kalinovsky’s regiment were voiced.
Ian worked as a cash collector at Belgazprombank.
In March 2024, Yan was convicted under Article 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and another 3 months of imprisonment was added to the existing sentence.
3 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 12.03.2024
unknown.
Trial outcome 14.04.2025
9 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.
Ivan, who has two higher educations, previously worked as an artist-designer and then became an animator, director and video editor. He is also an artist and author of short stories. On October 21, 2020, he was detained and convicted on charges of posting calls for destabilization of public order on a Telegram channel, including arson of the KGB and Oshmyany District Prosecutor's Office buildings.
In December 2022, he was retried for "disobeying the demands of the administration." In May 2024, Ivan was again convicted of "malicious disobedience" and additionally imprisoned for 2 years.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.03.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 08.05.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 26.07.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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 individual entrepreneur was detained and convicted under three criminal articles for participating in an event that occurred during the dispersal of people on October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station.
In April 2022, Ivan was convicted again for participating in a protest, but this did not affect his final sentence. However, in November of the same year, he was given another year of imprisonment, convicted of "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional facility."
In September 2023, he was sentenced to an additional 3 years in prison for "violence against an official."
In March 2024, he was transferred to prison for 3 years.
Trial outcome 02.04.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 28000 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.
There are no details of the criminal case yet, it is only known that the Mogilev resident left a comment about Lukashenko in one of the telegram channels recognized by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus as “extremist”.
On January 11, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 12.10.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Dmitry is the son of a public activist from Rechitsa, Oleg Shabetnik, who headed the Gomel regional branch of the public organization “Tell the Truth”.
On his page on the social network VKontakte, Dmitry posted links to news about Russian military aggression against Ukraine, which the investigation classified as "incitement of hatred."
On September 10, 2024, he was released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
German was detained by GUBOPiK officers in March 2021. During the detention, he was severely beaten, his teeth were knocked out, thereby forcing him to write a confession. It is also known that a week before the detention, German's father, who had a disability, died. He was convicted under the article on "inciting hatred or discord" for two comments left on Telegram in August 2020.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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