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Mikhail Leshkevich will be tried together with Ilya Melnychuk and Dmitry Maksymuk.
Apparently, everyone is accused of taking part in a post-election protest in Brest on August 10, 2020. This is how security forces reported on the detention of Dmitry Maksimuk 2 months ago. In a video recorded under duress, Dmitry said that in 2020 he was on Masherov Avenue [in Brest] among a crowd that was shouting slogans at the police.
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According to the court, the charges against the individuals in Brest on August 10, 2020, included "shouting slogans, displaying white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructing the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly constituted a gross violation of public order. The man, in a video about his arrest, claimed to be a professional chess player, ranked among the top 30 chess players in Belarus.
He was scheduled to be released on October 3, 2025.
According to the court, the charge was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
He was expected to be released on November 4, 2025.
According to the court, the essence of the charge was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
He is expected to be released on July 2, 2025.
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Dmitry Bulanov is 32 years old. He is from Brest and has been involved in chess his entire life. He currently ranks 28th among all Belarusian players and holds the FIDE Master title.
In 2020, Dmitry and his colleagues created the "Free Chess Players of Belarus" group and began competing under the white-red-white flag. Together with his team, which includes some of the strongest Belarusian chess players, they won the Chess Bundesliga twice.
In July 2023, Dmitry was detained by the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption (GUBOPiK). He is accused of participating in protests, registering with the "Peramoga" plan, and sending extremist materials (though security officials often force people to incriminate themselves on camera). He was released after three days in a temporary detention facility on his own recognizance.
Released in November 2025 .
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
He was expected to be released in September 2025 .
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in the spring of 2025 .
According to the court, the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, in Brest, people "shouted slogans, displayed white-red-white banners, and intentionally obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of businesses." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in the spring of 2026 .
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020 in Brest people “shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway.” By doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped their hands, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the spring of 2025.
Elvira was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Brest. According to the prosecution, the protesters "shouted slogans, whistled, clapped, displayed white-red-white banners, and stepped onto the roadway," thereby allegedly grossly disturbing public order.
Alla was detained during a "solidarity raid" in late January 2024 on charges of supporting political prisoners and their families. That fall, she was convicted of a number of criminal offenses, including "assisting extremist activity" and "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.