Ilya was arrested and convicted in the spring of 2023 for "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type institution.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Andrey Stepurko is 33 years old. He graduated from a radio engineering college and then from MITSO International University. He has worked as a software engineer at a clinic, a computer assembler, a computer operator, and a sales consultant. He is known to be an enthusiast of practical shooting, laser tag, and other shooting sports.
As far as we know , a man has been arrested in connection with the Machulishchi plane bombing. He allegedly found an apartment for Nikolai Shvets, the alleged perpetrator of the Machulishchi bombing .
Stepurko's parents and brother were also detained.
He was released in March 2026.
Trial outcome 03.10.2024
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
41 year old Anastasia has worked a lot of places, but the last known place of work is the director of the printing house of LLC «Electronic Agent».
The film on the ONT TV channel showed how the Ukrainian terrorist Nikolai Shvets was detained on March 4 in the house of Nastya and her husband Oleg Sychev in the garden association «Berezovaya Roshcha» in the village of Chertyazh (Borovlyansky Village Council).
Artem Zubryakov, a Belagro employee, was detained in late September 2022 along with his colleagues. Criminal cases were reportedly opened against four of them, and approximately 20 were detained. Pro-government sources reported that the company's employees had been actively protesting since 2020.
During a search in the fall of 2022, paraphernalia and furniture in white-red-white colors were seized from them.
Artem Zubryakov noted that he was detained for subscribing to "prohibited" Telegram channels and forwarding "extremist" materials.
The trial was held behind closed doors.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
A taxi driver who was harshly detained by riot police at the end of January 2023 while he was waiting for an order near the bus station. Friends had been waiting for Roman since “days”, as they knew that he was detained for old likes on the Odnoklassniki social network. But then it turned out that the man was detained under Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 21, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
According to estimates, the human rights defender will be released at the end of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 17.04.2023:
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
20 year old Vladislav was accused of taking photos and videos of military equipment, military personnel, as well as a military airfield in Bobruisk from February 24 to February 25, 2022.
Then Vladislav forwarded at least 9 video files and photos to a telegram channel recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 27.03.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution, Dzyuba left publications that humiliated the honor and dignity of Lukashenko and contained an obscene form of linguistic expression in relation to him.
He also posted publications with photos of policemen on social networks, accompanied them with a text with a negative assessment. Among them were images of employees of temporary detention facilities with a swastika, Lukashenko with an improvised gallows.
The man pleaded guilty in full. He said that he had reposted the information on Facebook.com.
All the victims stated that the publication caused them moral harm.
In the spring of 2024, he was releasedafter fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 14.03.2023:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to pro-government Telegram channels, four individuals—called a "sleeper cell of extremists" —were detained . They had "external ties" to Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Dmitry was among them.
They all hail from Gomel and, judging by their social media posts, had been friends for a long time, having played together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel. After their brutal arrest , the friends were forced to record a "confession video" and testify that they had created a chat room where they corresponded with each other and, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, had allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in their messages and also made "inappropriate" comments. Another accusation was that the boys "had external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for the criminal case under the article "assistance to extremist activity."
On May 10, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He was released in December 2025, having served his full sentence.
Trial outcome 01.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to pro-government telegram channels, four people were detained - they are called a "sleeper cell of extremists" who had "external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Among them is Igor.
All of them are from Gomel and, judging by their posts on social networks, have been friends for a long time, participating together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel.
After the brutal detention, the friends were forced to record a “repentance video” and say that they created a chat where they corresponded with each other, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in correspondence, and also wrote “wrong” comments. Another accusation is that the guys “had external connections” with Belarusian volunteers who are fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for initiating a criminal case under the article “promoting extremist activities.”
On May 10, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 01.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.05.2024
unknown.
Trial outcome 06.05.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to pro-government telegram channels, four people were detained - they are called a "sleeper cell of extremists" who had "external connections" with Belarusian volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Among them was Vladimir.
All of them are from Gomel and, judging by their posts on social networks, have been friends for a long time, participating together in an international game of Beer Pong in Gomel.
After the brutal detention, the friends were forced to record a “repentance video” and say that they created a chat where they corresponded with each other, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they allegedly insulted Lukashenko several times in correspondence, and also wrote “wrong” comments. Another accusation is that the guys “had external connections” with Belarusian volunteers who are fighting for Ukraine. Apparently, this was the basis for initiating a criminal case under the article “promoting extremist activities.”
On May 10, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 01.03.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
EPAM employee. It is known that Andrei was searched, the reason for the detention was supposedly donations to aid funds.
Andrei was kept for 2 months in a pre-trial detention center, after which the case was closed , since there was no evidence of his guilt, and he was released.
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