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Alexey, a native of Kazakhstan and an employee of Grodno Azot, was arrested in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting a government official," "insulting Lukashenko," and "inciting hostility or discord," and was remanded in custody.
In June 2022, he was convicted of online comments and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, as well as to pay moral damages and a fine.
He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Natalia was detained in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under two articles: "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official," and remanded in custody pending trial.
In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
She was released in July 2022, having fully served her sentence.
After some time, pressure began to be put on Natalia again, and she decided to leave Belarus.
Sergei was arrested in June 2021 while posting leaflets with Lukashenko's image and was taken into custody and charged with "insulting Lukashenko."
In November 2021, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Vitaly was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" for his online comments. According to the prosecution, he insulted then-Interior Minister Yuri Karayev and made negative comments about the preliminary results of the 2020 elections.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Andrei was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for a video posted on Instagram, which, according to the prosecution, contained a negative assessment of traffic police inspector Ivan Zaretsky.
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Pavel was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in mass riots, or financing such activities" and "creating or participating in an extremist group." He was placed in pretrial detention pending trial.
In May 2022, he was convicted of creating a closed Telegram chat room and sentenced to imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony.
He was released in the fall of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Irina was detained on September 20, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "hooliganism committed by a group of persons."
In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to prison for a performance at a city cemetery in Vitebsk: a group of young people installed a portrait of Lukashenko on a grave and opened champagne.
She was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served her sentence.
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Alexander was found guilty in November 2021 of "desecration of state symbols" for tearing down the state flag hanging from the Yuzhanka store in Baranovichi.
Alexander has a minor son who needs to be taken to Minsk for treatment every month.
According to human rights activists, he was released at the end of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Evgeny was arrested in August 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests and blocking roads in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was found guilty of "illegal appropriation of computer information" for posting information about several local police officers on the "Punisher Belarus" platform, and was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Ivan was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In January 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence.
He was detained on August 17 as part of a criminal case concerning group actions that grossly violated public order.
In the summer of 2025, he was released, having served his entire sentence.
Mark was arrested in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and taken into custody.
In January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Zhlobin and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.