unknown years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open correctional facility.
By a court verdict, Sergei Melnikov was found guilty of publicly insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus, as well as of deliberate actions that grossly violate public order and express clear disrespect for society, with the use of violence.
According to estimates by human rights activists, in the summer of 2022, he fully served his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
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A famous Belarusian musician. He played in the bands Krambambulya, ZET, Pomidor/off and Hasta la Fillsta.
Convicted of "slander" and "insult".
At the end of October 2022, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Vladislav.
According to the indictment, Plyushchev reposted to the Telegram chat "Pruzhany is not your city" from "extremist" channels. He also allegedly left offensive comments about government officials and posted information that was deliberately false, degrading, and slanderous. A total of 43 people were recognized as victims in the case.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in February 2025, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Dentist-orthopedist of the first qualification category of the medical and sanitary unit «Grodno Azot».
At least 8 law enforcement officers broke into the dentist's house, put him face down on the floor. When asked what he has to do with protest activities, Alexander replied: «Absolutely none».
The video of the search of Alexander's house on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs showed a pistol, cartridges and magazines with naked women. The man explained that he brought the cartridges from Mongolia, they have been stored with him since 1990. The law enforcement officers did not substantiate which law he violated with magazines and why they drew attention to them.
In a video posted on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Alexander Duraev said that he was detained for insulting officials and the president in social networks.
Sasha has no close relatives in Belarus. He is a great connoisseur of music, hi-fi, drummer.
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Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, works in an IT company. Dmitry has two minor children.
Convicted for comments in TG chats.
09/10/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1) 1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
2) On January 25 , 2023, 6 months of imprisonment were added under Article 130 Part 1, the final term is 2 years.
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.
The case was opened for burning an effigy of Lukashenko and participating in marches.
On April 13, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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The case was opened for burning an scarecrow of Lukashenko.
Anna is an artist who is fond of different directions. She loves poetry and embroidery. “Creative, freedom-loving, with a great sense of humor,” this is how her friends describe her. Before her arrest, she worked as a designer in a private printing house.
On April 14, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
During the arrest, Alexander’s phone was taken away and after they looked through it, they drew up a report on art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offences, and later sentenced to administrative arrest.
But after “24 hours” Alexander was not released. The reason for opening a criminal case was the transfer of photos of Russian military equipment to the telegram channel “Belarusian Gayun”.
On April 15, Lucinovich was placed in Gomel pre-trial detention center-3 and charged.
Released on January 13, 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
She was sentenced to restriction of freedom without referral, but after some time the regime was tightened to imprisonment and Daria was sent to serve her sentence in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, she was released in June 2023, having fully served her sentence as assigned by the court.
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Blogger from Rechitsa. The process was closed, so all that is known is that the young man was charged with a video published back in 2020 on Youtube, where they saw an insult to Lukashenko.
In addition, it is known that Barsukov collaborated with propagandists. He took part in the revealing story of Ksenia Lebedeva on «BT». In the investigation the young man is presented as once had a negative attitude to the authorities. His story was used for manipulation.
On November 8, 2022, the court of the Horki district held a hearing on the case of transferring a political prisoner to a correctional facility of a different type and changing the conditions of the regime.
Alexander told the court that on the evening of October 30, 2021, he went to the grocery store. At that time, he was wearing wireless headphones, on the sides of which there were stickers in the form of the coat of arms «Chase», which he bought about three years ago.
The policeman decided that he was illegally picketing and decided to detain him, despite the fact that he was on the weekend and in a civilian uniform.
Sokolovsky, when a local policeman approached him in the yard, thought that he was being attacked — there was a scuffle.
A man was detained and arrested for 15 days for an illegal picket with headphones in a store, and then a criminal case was opened against him for resisting a police officer.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
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The former deputy director general of BelTA for ideological work, he previously worked in Lukashenko's administration and even received awards from him.
The exact date of the former official's arrest is unknown. However , on September 8, 2021, law enforcement officials filed a report stating that "during a series of investigative operations, information was received that current BelTA employee Aderiho may be providing classified information about Alexander Lukashenko's work schedule to the Telegram channel 'Nik i Mike.'" The official was soon detained.
The case was handled by the State Security Committee. Aderiho was held in custody pending trial. Now, Aderiho has been convicted of passing official information under his control to a representative of the People's Anti-Crisis Management and the Telegram channel "Nik i Mike." The motive is "avoiding lustration after the change of power."
In addition to the prison term, Sergei was sentenced to a fine of 500 basic units (16,000 Belarusian rubles).
In October 2025, Sergei opened a business as a taxi driver . He may have been released early under the amnesty .
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Deputy director of a grocery store.
Convicted for comments on Telegram.
02.11.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Detained for participating in protests on September 6, 2020 on Independence Avenue and being in a chain.
In December 2022, the prison regime was tightened and Nikita was transferred to a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released after serving his full sentence.
