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an activist from Dubrovno convicted in a criminal case of libel. He has been serving his sentence since October 10, 2021.
3 years restriction of liberty with referral to an open-type correctional institution ("chemistry")
Denis was detained on September 9, 2021. Denis was charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Actions grossly violating public order) for participating in the August protests in 2020 and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
3 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
Detained on July 15, 2021. Former teacher of the Minsk gymnasium. She was convicted 7 times under the administrative article 19.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities) for sending news from telegram channels to each other with her husband.
In total, Anastasia received 126 days of administrative arrest. Also under this article, her husband Sergei is serving another administrative arrest.
Arrested on July 15, 2021. A programmer from Minsk, convicted 7 times under the administrative article 19.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities) because he and his wife forwarded messages to each other from Telegram channels.
In total, the man received 127 days of arrest. Also under this article, his wife Anastasia is serving another administrative arrest.
He was detained for participating in a coupling at protests. Was calculated from the photo.
2 years of restriction of liberty with a referral.
sound engineer from the Theater for Young Spectators. The son of a famous culturologist, teacher of the Academy of Arts Vadim Saleev. He was detained on September 14, 2021.
3 years restriction of liberty in an open facility
The person involved in the criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order) on protests in Grodno.
I agree with the prosecution, Serhiy had the intent to insult a representative of the authorities, one day from June 21 to June 23, 2020 he was at home and using a laptop left an offensive comment for public viewing under the photo of the traffic police inspector of the Gantsevichi district executive committee Igor Volnich, posted on the page of Olga Karach in Odnoklassniki. He wrote the word "schmuck". The court awarded compensation for non-pecuniary damage in favor of the victim in the amount of 1,000 rubles.
2 years of "home chemistry".
Resident of Mogilev. In one of the social networks, he left a comment "Well, get ready, faggot" in relation to a police officer from Minsk. For this, a criminal case was opened against Goryunov for insulting a representative of the authorities in connection with the performance of his official duties (Article 369 of the Criminal Code). Immediately after that, he was offered to quit - he worked for Mogilevkhimvolokno.
1 year "home chemistry"
On October 7, 2021, the verdict was announced to Svetlana Baranovskaya, who was charged with insulting representatives of the authorities - nine riot police officers. According to the prosecution, on March 1, 2021, she left a comment under a photo of nine OMON officers posted on the Punishers of Belarus telegram channel with the following content: “Here are the scum.”
Detained on December 14, 2021 with her daughter under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Convicted for commenting on VKontakte: “Takiya Heroi i hai veil the light of pachakae.”
Tatyana was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Dmitry was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Sergei was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Left Belarus.
In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held against Sergei as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.