Political prisoners

Was detained on September 11, 2020 as a participant of August protests. Charges indicted: Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code - Participation in riots; Part 3 of Art. 293 of the Criminal code - Training or other preparation of persons for participation in mass riots, or financing of this activity.

Was detained on October 7, 2020 near his home. Charges indicted: Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code - Participation in riots.

Vladimir was detained on October 27, 2020. Defended a protester from being beaten by riot police.

Charged under Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

One of the administrators of the "Army with People" telegram-channel. Antanina Kanavalava's husband. Detained on October 2, 2020. Charges indicted: Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them.

On January 26, 2023, the court appointed another 9 months of imprisonment under Article 411.

Activist, editor of popular telegram channels, including Maya Kraіna Belarus.

Irina was detained on November 18, 2020. She was employees of the Investigative Committee, who were dressed in the uniform of the ZhES. When Irina's mother entered the entrance of the house, "ZHES employees" asked her if there was hot water in the apartment. When the girl's mother replied that she did not live here, people went into the entrance with her and cruelly pushed the woman away. A search was conducted in Irina's apartment, a laptop, phone, and money were confiscated. After that, Irina was taken to the UK for interrogation.

On November 27, 2020, Irina was charged under Part 1 of Art. 13 and part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code (preparation for participation in riots). On May 25, 2021, the Mogilev Regional Court announced a verdict in a criminal case against seven political prisoners: Pavel Severinets, co-chair of the organizing committee for the creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party, blogger Dmitry Kozlov, social activist Irina Schastnaya, activists of European Belarus Yevhen Afnahel, Pavel Yukhnevich, Maksim Vinyarsky and Andrey Voynich. The trial began on May 12 and was held behind closed doors, because, as the court explains, " the case materials are classified as a secret protected by law ."

Activist for "European Belarus". Was detained on September 25, 2020. Charges indicted: Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code - Participation in riots.

Was detained on September 23, 2020 under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them and Art. 364 of the Criminal Code. The national TV channel showed Vitalij confessing his participation in mass riots, he was shown in the forest with his hands tied.

Resident of Svietlahorsk, was detained on September 29, 2020 as a suspect in a civil unrest criminal case. Charges indicted: Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code - Participation in riots

Was detained on September 23, 2020 under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code - Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. After serving time for administrative charges was transferred to a pre-trial detention facility.

Aucharau and Huseinau were found guilty of encouraging people to participate in civil unrest on September 23, 2020 from 21:00 to 23:00, which was earlier planned as a public gathering, and disrupting communications. This allegedly disrupted the operations of Minsk Public Transportation. As well as "disrupted the right of citizens for quiet enjoyment and limited freedom of movement"; put up resistance to law enforcement.

Volunteer of the headquarters of Viktor Babariko. In July 2020, he was detained under an administrative article for participating in solidarity chains, served an administrative arrest against Akrestsina. The second time he was detained on August 14, 2020 under Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, together with other volunteers of Babariko's headquarters.

Before the trial, Vlad was first in the KGB pre-trial detention center, then in SIZO-1 in Minsk.

It is known that in the Novopolotsk colony No. 1 he was often placed in a punishment cell. From autumn to early March 2023, the political prisoner was held in the PKT. In the Novopolotsk court on March 6, 2023, a trial was held to change the regime for Vladislav and he was transferred to a prison regime . Soon the political prisoner was placed in Mogilev Prison No. 4 .

Vlad's mother is a pensioner and a disabled person of the 3rd group.

Member of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s initiative group in Gomel. He was detained on June 7, 2020 before a picket to collect signatures and was later convicted of two criminal charges.

Detained on November 4, 2020 along with the drummers. He was sentenced to 15 days, but was not released upon expiration of the term. Alexey was accused of preparing to participate in mass riots and participating in protests. The car was confiscated.

Vladimir is a blogger, author of the MozgON YouTube channel. On his channel, he recounted first economic and social, and then political news, and began broadcasting from various events - not only from Tikhanovsky’s pickets. In 2019, he began to speak out against the road tax and rising gasoline prices. He spoke about Tikhanovsky for the first time in the fall of 2019 - he was outraged by his detention and called for him to come to his trial; later he also supported Tikhanovsky. On May 31, 2020, he broadcast a picket from Komarovka, before which Statkevich was detained. He was detained on June 9 to serve a 15-day arrest issued back in March 2020. On June 26, 2020, he was transferred to a pre-trial detention center in the “Tsikhanouski case.”

On April 10, 2023, Vladimir was sentenced to another year in addition to 15 years in prison for “malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of the correctional institution.”

On November 30, 2023, a trial was held again under Art. 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, and on 02/08/2024 an appeal hearing was held.

An activist of the anarchist movement, he was detained on August 12, 2020 at about 13:00 in a car parking lot and convicted on numerous criminal charges.

The court awarded 16 years of imprisonment in a colony, and on February 28, 2023, the Supreme Court considered the appeals of the defendants in the case of an international criminal group. It is known that by his decision the judge reduced the huge sentence for Akihiro by only 3 months.

Activist of the anarchist movement and volunteer of the Viasna Human Rights Center. He was detained on October 2, 2020 and convicted on several criminal charges.

The court sentenced 6 years of imprisonment in a colony, and on February 28, 2023, the Supreme Court considered the appeals of the defendants in the case of an international criminal group. It is known that by his decision the judge reduced the huge sentence for Andrei by only 3 months.