Pursuit is over

Sergei was found guilty 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." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles

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

Denis was found guilty in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.

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

Nikita was first detained on August 11, 2020, after which he was beaten by riot police, but was soon released. In late August, he was detained again on charges related to the August 10, 2020 protests in Brest against election fraud. He was later released on bail, but in July 2021, he was taken into custody again and convicted of participating in “mass riots.”

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

Vadim was detained as part of a criminal case initiated over the events that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk, and convicted of participating in a protest, as well as for allegedly intentionally threatening traffic police officers and damaging their car.

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

Denis was detained during a protest action, the March of Justice, which took place in Minsk on September 20, 2020. He was initially arrested on administrative charges, but later a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of “resisting a police officer.”

According to human rights activists, he was released in early 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Ivan was detained and convicted for participating in a protest against the results of the presidential elections, which took place from August 11 to 12, 2020, on Dzerzhinsky Avenue in Minsk.

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

Daniil, an activist in the anarchist movement, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participation in a criminal organization." It is known that the charges were based on an episode with blocking roads in Brest in 2018, when a protest was taking place against the construction of the battery plant.

In early March 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Andrei, an anarchist activist, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "damage to property." The charges were based on two incidents of blocking roads in Brest that occurred in 2018.

In early March 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Vitalia was detained upon her return to Belarus as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.

She was released in December 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.

Marek was first detained on September 9, 2020, at his place of study, but was later released on bail. However, in February 2021, he was detained again in a criminal 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 November 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sergei, an individual entrepreneur and owner of a private farm growing raspberries and strawberries in the Drogichin district, was detained as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.

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

Vladimir 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 the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.

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

Sergey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." According to investigators, on August 11, 2020, in the Telegram channel "Svetlogorsk for Life," he called for gathering at the Berezki shopping center to hide from the police, to act in groups, to use pallets for protection, and to tie up security forces.

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

The first time, Yuri was convicted for, according to the charges, in September 2020, while walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya Hotel, during a conversation he tugged at the national flag, which eventually fell.

In November 2021, his sentence was changed and he was sent to a penal colony.

In January 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.

On February 15, 2022, Yuri was detained again in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity." He received administrative arrest, during which KGB officers visited him. As a result of the beatings, he was suspected of having broken ribs. The criminal case was not closed.

In May 2022, he was detained again in Russia due to a wanted list, and in October of the same year he was extradited to Belarus, although the extradition case was formally closed on September 26, 2022.

In January 2023, Yuri was convicted again for helping other political prisoners receive aid from foundations. At the trial, he pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.

In May 2024, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison until the end of his term.

Ruslan is a Belarusian blogger who has been creating videos on social and political topics since 2020. By February 2021, his channel had more than 90,000 subscribers. On February 20, 2021, he was detained and later convicted of “insulting a government official.”

It became known that Ruslan was not released from the colony after his term expired, but was transferred to the pretrial detention center in Kolyadichi. The reasons for the new charges are still unknown.

He was released in June 2025, having served his full sentence.