Arrested on May 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg. As it turned out, the man was on the federal wanted list for comments on the Internet. Andrey is a citizen of Belarus.
According to preliminary information, he was extradited to Belarus in January 2023.
Trial outcome 20.09.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the prosecution, Petrenko was the administrator of the telegram chat «Chat. Gomselmash for free Belarus!», which was created on August 13, 2020. In it, according to the prosecution, he called for a strike at the enterprise, and also made reposts from telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
Igor Fedorov worked for many years as a mechanical engineer at the Aviation Repair Plant in Baranovichi. But after the events of August 2020, when the man, together with other factory workers, actively expressed his civic position, he was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 23.34 and Art. 24.3 Code of Administrative Offences. After this, his contract was not renewed, and subsequently Igor was forced to emigrate altogether, fearing criminal prosecution.
On February 27, 2022, he returned home to participate in the referendum. The guy was detained near the polling station and placed in a temporary detention center in Baranavichy. On March 2, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-6.
12/18/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
Trial outcome 25.05.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Valery left a comment on social networks ok.ru to the post: «Let's help him become famous all over the country», — with the image of a traffic police officer Volnich. People have left 1 799 comments on this publication.
According to human rights activists, he was released on January 3, 2024, upon expiration of his sentence.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Sergey explained to the court that he had not committed any of the actions incriminated to him. He was there to peacefully express his opinion and disagreement with the processes that took place in the country in connection with the presidential elections.
Trial outcome 08.06.2022:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Vitaly was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place in Zhlobin from August 9 to 10, 2020 and was directed against the results of the presidential elections. At the time of the "crime", he had an outstanding conviction and was intoxicated, which was an aggravating circumstance. However, the mitigating factor was the presence of a minor child in Vitaly's family.
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
He was allegedlydetained for posting “extremist” materials on social networks, insulting Lukashenko and officials, and registering with the Peramoga plan.
According to human rights activists , he was released on February 1, 2025.
Trial outcome 02.06.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Olga Novikova and her husband Viktor were sentenced to imprisonment for participating in protests in 2020 (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). It is noteworthy that her 35-year-old husband Viktor Novikov was also released on pardon, but on July 3.
Trial outcome 07.06.2022:
3 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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