According to Hrodna.life information from sources not associated with Nesterovich's family, he was detained on February 6. A criminal case was opened against the entrepreneur under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for events related to the 2020 protests.
Andrei Nesterovich founded his ethno store in 2015. After the 2020 elections, the store faced fines and the loss of its premises. Andrei remained in Belarus and supported his business, as he considered it important for the preservation and development of Belarusian culture. He has two small children, one of whom is not yet a year old.
Vitold Shalkevich is 44 years old. He comes from the large town of Porozovo in the Svisloch district. The man has a wife and two underage daughters.
Vitold was detained in August 2023 right at work. At first, he was sentenced to arrest for "dissemination of extremist materials." Then, the Gubopikovites filmed a video with him and transferred him from the pretrial detention center. According to pro-government Telegram channels, Shalkevich left several thousand comments in various chats.
Trial outcome 06.03.2025
unknown.
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The reason for the detention of Leonid and his wife Antonina was the protests of 2020. Pro-government channels reported that Antonina was left with the child - probably under recognizance not to leave. She is also likely to receive a non-custodial sentence.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.07.2023
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
She was detained for participating in the 2020 protests in Grodno together with Lyudmila Mazurkevich. As a result, Natalia was sentenced to probation. In January 2024, Natalia was detained during a raid by security forces on relatives of political prisoners and people of solidarity. Natalia was not released.
Trial outcome 17.03.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 04.10.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 03.01.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
From September 16, 2023, Egor was transferred to prison regime. There the political prisoner must serve 2 years.
Trial outcome:
5,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Nikita was arrested for spraying gas in the face of a riot police officer while he was trying to protect a man at a protest. He was beaten, had his hair cut with a knife, and had gas sprayed in his face. In December 2020, he was sentenced to four years of restricted freedom, but the prosecutor later succeeded in increasing the sentence to two and a half years in prison. Nikita did not appear in court, relaying through a friend that arbitrary detentions were planned in the courtroom, threatening him and others.
Was in forced exile.
At the end of March 2025, it became known that Nikita, who had been hiding from the verdict for four years at that time, was detained in Grodno. As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the man was stopped, he did not have documents with him, so he was asked to go to the station. Nikita resisted the police officers and, allegedly, broke the arm of one of them. It is reported that the man was wanted for allegedly "spraying a gas canister in the face of law enforcement officers" in August 2020. A criminal case was opened against him for this. He left the country, but then illegally returned to Belarus.
Trial outcome 11.12.2020
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 rubles of compensation.
Prosecutor's protest 25.03.2021
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 2000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Andrey was arrested on September 27, 2020, during a protest in Grodno after he tried to protect and help a man lying on the ground. As a result, he was convicted of "violence against a police officer."
At the end of December 2021, Andrey was transferred to prison regime.
Trial outcome 30.03.2021
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, approximately 1000 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 17.06.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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