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Igor Yurievich Pyzhyanov
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In custody: 982 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 18.12.1972
Number of children: 3 children
Was in: Turma №4Turma №4, Mogilev, Krupskaya 99A, 212011
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Igor is a lawyer from Lida. In 2020, he was an election observer, and after that, he helped victims and those dismissed for political reasons. He was detained in January 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article "Violence or threat against an official performing official duties." The reason for initiating the case was an incident that occurred during Igor's detention.

In the pretrial detention center, he went on a hunger strike for 32 days. In June 2021, Igor was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

According to available information, Igor was subjected to strong pressure and torture in penal colony No. 1.

In August 2022, the court toughened the punishment, after which Igor was transferred to prison.

He was released in September 2023, having served his entire sentence.

Trial outcome 17.06.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 6000 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 25.08.2022
prison regime until the end of the term.
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In custody: 729 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Svetlogorsk
Date of birth: 27.10.1987
Was in: IUOT-6IUOT-6, 225886, Brestskaya obl. Kobrinsky rayon, d. Luschiki, ul. Lesnaya, 14
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Valery was convicted for allegedly leaving two dents on a special vehicle of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Yakub Kolas Street in Minsk during a protest on December 6, 2020.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 15.03.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 93 days
folder Categories of cases: Direct action
Hometown: Orsha
Date of birth: 22.10.1988
Was in: SIZO-2SIZO-2, Vitebsk, Gagarina 2., 210026
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Alexander was accused of intentionally, while intoxicated, committing "property damage" by writing graffiti on the building of the colony in Orsha, causing "property damage." He used "an unspecified type of brush, gloves, and red paint" as "the means of committing the crime."

He was released in September 2021, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome date unknown
3 months of arrest, 77 rubles of compensation.
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In custody: 1095 days
Hometown: Baranovichi
Date of birth: 02.12.1991
Was in: IUOT-39IUOT-39, Krupki-2, 222002
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Vladimir was convicted under three criminal articles for publications on Telegram. According to the prosecution, on September 14, 2020, he posted a photo of district police officer Alexander Yevsevitsky with an offensive caption, causing him moral harm. On September 15, he reposted a photo of the head of the Department of Internal Affairs Alexei Getman with personal data and slander to the Bolshaya Kolpenitsa channel. On September 30, Vladimir published a comment under a photo of Judge Nikolai Kmita, which, according to the investigation, was offensive.

He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 27.05.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
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In custody: 31 day
folder Categories of cases: Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 22.05.1988
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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Andrey was convicted in April 2021 under the article "Desecration of buildings and damage to property", despite the fact that he had previously received administrative arrest for the same episode. The essence of the charge was that in February 2021, he painted a line from a prayer on the facade of a residential building: "But deliver us from the evil one."

He was released in July 2021, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 07.04.2021
1 month of arrest, 52 rubles of compensation.
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In custody: 504 days
Hometown: Klyetsk
Date of birth: 10.03.1980
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Sergei was arrested in July 2020 in a criminal case opened for insulting Lukashenko. Before the verdict, he was under a written undertaking not to leave. Since January 2021, four closed court hearings have been held - without the participation of lawyers and witnesses. Of the 96 charges, 13 were proven. In March 2021, Sergei was sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 22.03.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~214 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 16.03.1983
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Anton was detained and convicted for recording and distributing a video, including on the Basta Telegram channel, in which, according to the prosecution, he publicly insulted Lukashenko.

He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence.

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1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: 1111 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 26.01.2002
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Alexander was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

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

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~1348 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 12.03.1985
Was in: IK-8IK-8, 211388, Vitebsk region, Orsha, ul. Lenina, 195A
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Vyacheslav was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 12.07.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 08.10.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Vitali Kalesnikau
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In custody: ~847 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests Zhlobin 2020
Hometown: Zhlobin
Date of birth: 28.09.1978
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Vitaly was detained and convicted twice for participating in a protest against the falsification of the presidential elections - on the night of August 9-10, 2020, he and his son stood in a chain in the front row in the city center.

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

Trial outcome 04.02.2021
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 28.05.2021
6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Final verdict by partial addition:
2 years 3 months 28 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~1378 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 20.06.1996
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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In August 2020, during a protest, Andrei tried to take a woman away from the riot police, for which he was brutally beaten by seven security officers. An ambulance was called for him at the police station - he was taken to the hospital with a head injury, hematomas and wounds, where he received stitches. A complaint was filed with the Investigative Committee regarding the beating, but the case was never opened. However, at the end of 2020, a criminal case was opened against Andrei, and in April 2021, he was detained as part of a case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots".

According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 20.08.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 22.10.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Vitaly Pavlovich Brukh
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In custody: 729 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 19.10.1987
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IUOT-48IUOT-48, Osipovichi, ul. Sumchenko, 38, 213763
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Vitaly was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

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

Trial outcome 15.03.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 27.04.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Popeko
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In custody: 460 days
Hometown: Pruzhany
Date of birth: 28.12.1961
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Nikolai was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

In early April 2022, it became known that Nikolai's type of punishment had been toughened, and in June of that year he was transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a penal colony.

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

Trial outcome 08.06.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 20.08.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial date unknown
8 months 15 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: 692 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 09.01.1970
Was in: IUOT-49IUOT-49, Shklov, Volodiozhnaya 2b, 213002
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Sergei was convicted of the fact that, according to the indictment, from September 10 to December 8, 2020, while at his place of residence and in the administrative building of Mostovsky RES, he, using his mobile phone as a tool to commit a crime, posted messages created by other users in the Telegram channel "Bridges for Life Chat" under the pseudonym "Sergei", containing offensive statements about Lukashenko and accompanied by his images.

He was released in June 2023, having served his entire sentence.

Trial outcome 07.06.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 547 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 11.10.1991
Was in: IUOT-21IUOT-21, 247783, Gomel region, Mozyr, b-r Yunosti, 24
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Evgeny was convicted in the criminal “round dance case” initiated after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest.

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

Trial outcome 25.02.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 14.05.2021
the sentence was upheld.
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