Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, no less than 83 decisions, awarding no less than 507 days of administrative arrest, fines of no less than 12,960 rubles and no less than 60 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She sentenced 30-year-old political prisoner Artem Savchuk, finding him guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code. The sentence is four years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony. Artyom was accused of grossly violating public order on August 10, 2020, blocking the road for transport, participating in a clash with police officers, and throwing firecrackers and bolts. Judge Bliznyuk did not take into account the arguments of the defense and evidence of the non-involvement of the accused.
She sentenced 26-year-old Yegor Davydov, a former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, to four and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, no less than 83 decisions, awarding no less than 507 days of administrative arrest, fines of no less than 12,960 rubles and no less than 60 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She sentenced 30-year-old political prisoner Artem Savchuk, finding him guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code. The sentence is four years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony. Artyom was accused of grossly violating public order on August 10, 2020, blocking the road for transport, participating in a clash with police officers, and throwing firecrackers and bolts. Judge Bliznyuk did not take into account the arguments of the defense and evidence of the non-involvement of the accused.
She sentenced 26-year-old Yegor Davydov, a former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, to four and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Evgeny is a native of Orsha, winner of the Republican Olympiad in history and a graduate of the history department of BSU.
In 2020, he was detained and beaten during protests in Minsk, after which he was fined for "participating in an unauthorized event."
In 2022, he was charged again under the same article: a court in Orsha sentenced him to 15 days in jail for a photo on social media featuring a Pahonia T-shirt.
In 2025, a new criminal case was opened against him, allegedly for filming the movements of military equipment, and he was sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
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unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.02.2025
unknown.
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unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.01.2025
unknown.
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One of the most famous Belarusian-language bloggers in the 2000s and a former activist. Detained for participating in protests in 2020.
Ivan was detained on January 5, 2023, received 13 days of administrative arrest, and on January 18, criminal charges were brought.
04/17/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
In June 2025, it became known that Ivan was detained again, this time for a comment under Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
Trial outcome 28.04.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 25.07.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 25.08.2025
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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.
Alexander was detained in October 2020 and charged with participating in the events that took place on October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station, when people tried to protect a peaceful protester from being beaten by riot police. During his detention, he was threatened, forced to testify on video, and his leg was broken in five places. He was admitted to the pretrial detention center with a cast after interrogations.
Trial outcome 02.04.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 21000 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.
An individual entrepreneur was detained and convicted under three criminal articles for participating in an event that occurred during the dispersal of people on October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station.
In April 2022, Ivan was convicted again for participating in a protest, but this did not affect his final sentence. However, in November of the same year, he was given another year of imprisonment, convicted of "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional facility."
In September 2023, he was sentenced to an additional 3 years in prison for "violence against an official."
In March 2024, he was transferred to prison for 3 years.
Trial outcome 02.04.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 28000 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.
Head of the transportation department of one of the state enterprises.
Vasily was detained in mid-February 2024 and was under a written undertaking not to leave the country until his trial.
According to the case materials, during the period from 10.08 to 20.10 on August 16, 2020, he took part in the Freedom March, "being on the territory of Minsk, including on the roadway and sidewalks of Independence and Masherov Avenues, Sverdlova and Moskovskaya Streets, Vasily Los violated public order, interfered with the operation of public transport, and did not respond to calls to stop illegal actions."
Also, during an inspection of his Telegram channel, calls for participation in unauthorized mass events were discovered.
Trial outcome 02.04.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
On June 28, 2024, in the Leninsky District Court of Minsk, Judge Marina Klimchuk will make a decision “On changing compulsory security and treatment measures.”
Trial outcome 13.02.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Svetlana was detained and convicted for, according to investigators, scattering about 45 metal screws near the Minsk prosecutor's office on December 13, 2020. As a result, the car driven by the victim Klintsevich ran over them, and two tires were punctured.
Trial outcome 03.03.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Business Analyst at EPAM IT company. On December 10, the court arrested Nasuro's manager for 13 days under the article on the distribution of extremist materials (part 2 of article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Since December 31, Nasuro has been in pre-trial detention center No. 1. A criminal case was opened against him under the article on gross violation of order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code). Denis has 4 children.
31.01.2022
At home, Denis painted with oils and watercolors. Now he draws with pencils. He is also interested in languages - the origin of words, the similarity of languages, the origin of geographical names. He knows English, a little German. Interested in the history of Belarus.
was detained on September 30, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
In September 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Timurwill be tried again On November26,2024, this time he is accused of "insulting a government official" (Article369 of the Criminal Code) . The casewill be heardin theFrunzenskyDistrict Court of Minsk, JudgeYuliaBliznyuk . It is not yet knownwhether Timurisincustody .
In April2025, he was transferred to Penal Colony No. 8, from which he was released at the end of that month upon expiration of his sentence.
Galina was convicted on charges of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order” for participating in protests that took place in 2020 in Minsk against the election results and violence in the country by security forces, and sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.
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