Detained on August 17, 2021. A defendant in a criminal case initiated under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
He was accused of participating in a protest on August 10 last year on Pobediteley Avenue: he shouted slogans and blocked the road with other protesters. After two and a half months of detention, Oleg was released pending his transfer to a "chemistry" facility.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
3 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution
Detained on August 17, 2021. Defendant in a criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
In the spring of 2023, the punishment regime was tightened, Denis was transferred to a colony.
3 years of restriction of freedom .
After the tightening of the regime - 9 months, three days of imprisonment in a colony.
Resident of Orsha. He was detained on August 19, 2020. On August 21, he was taken into custody and spent three months in a pre-trial detention center before trial. The first court of instance sentenced him to 3 years of restriction of freedom without transfer to an open institution. The prosecutor filed an appeal to the regional court due to the leniency of the sentence, but the decision was left unchanged. After this, an appeal was filed to the chairman of the regional court - the verdict again remained the original. Denis Sergeev registered at home for home chemicals and served it for six months. On 08/20/21, the Supreme Court, however, overturned all appeal rulings and sent the case for a new appeal hearing, as a result of which the guy’s sentence was changed to 3 years of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility.
Since September 13, 2021, he has been serving his sentence in the IUOT in Minsk.
In the fall of 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
13.12.2021 | 09/16/2021 was registered as prone to extremism |
3 years of restriction of freedom.
Blogger Vadimati, resident of Grodno. Vadim was detained on August 16. First, he was convicted for calling for a sporting event, then for obscene statements about housing and communal services and the city executive committee. On September 16, it became known that two criminal cases were opened against Vadim Ermashuk: for insulting Lukashenko and for insulting the national flag of Belarus.
06/28/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison .
According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”).
Released on November 12, 2021 under bail.
Activist from Zhlobin. Former employee of BMZ.
According to preliminary information, she was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”). Svetlana is survived by her husband and 14-year-old son.
She was released on November 12, 2021 on bail.
BMZ employee. According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Released on bail January 20, 2022.
An employee of Khimvolokna. According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”). Released September 28, 2021.
Worker of the shop "Ammonia-3". According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”). Released September 28, 2021.
In custody since May 18, 2021. During the trial, Valery noted that the image posted on a social network with the caption “crazy” should not be regarded as an insult to Lukashenko - according to the accused, there was a generalized image there.
03/06/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison.
He was found guilty of leaving an insulting comment about Ruslan Schumacher, a district inspector from Bobruisk, in one of the telegram chats recognized as extremist in December 2020. Under the post, which claimed that the policeman fabricated administrative cases, Zhikharevich's comment used the nickname "Spit". It was also said at the trial that in May 2021, Alexander Zhikharevich was sentenced to 2.5 years in an open colony for threatening violence against a law enforcement officer. However, the details of this case were not mentioned at the trial. In conjunction with the Minsk sentence, by absorbing part of the term, Zhikharevich will have to spend 2 years and 8 months in “chemistry” - this is taking into account the fact that from March 2 to May 14 he was kept in an isolation ward.
12.21.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years and 8 months of restriction of freedom .
A man was found guilty of drawing 13 red triangles with Belarusian patterns at a public transport stop. By this he caused damage in the amount of 19 rubles 9 kopecks. According to the indictment, he insulted the judge of the Chervensky district, Inessa Raevskaya : he wrote an inscription on her fence containing the word “corrupt judge.”
Released in March 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
27.10.2021 | He has been in IUOT # 29 in Volkovysk since October 20, 2021. Put on preventive records as "prone to extremist activity" |
1.5 years of restriction of freedom .
On July 12, 2020, Lyogky saw in the “country for life” chat a photograph in which the injured Volnich stood on the head of an unknown person with his foot. Then Nikolai Legky, in a fit of emotion, wrote a couple of swear words under the picture. Under this message there were a lot of other emotional comments.
23.10.2021 | 10/17/21 registered as an extremist |
2 years of restriction of freedom.
resident of Molodechno, detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. Aleksey is accused of setting fire to the state flag, located near the store, together with Vladislav Tomashevich. Released on June 17, 2022 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year in prison.
resident of Molodechno, detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. Vladislav is accused of setting fire to the state flag, located near the store, together with Alexei Chashun.
On June 22, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year and 5 days in prison.
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