Michael Viktorovich Makarevich
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Michael Viktorovich Makarevich
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 1,796 days of administrative arrest, at least 29,060 rubles in fines, and at least 20 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom.
He sentenced the lead singer of the groups “Loop of Predilection” and “Cassiopeia” to 15 days of administrative arrest for participating in the action on November 22, 2020.
Participation of election campaign commissions: Presidential Elections of the Republic of Belarus 2020. Elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the VII convocation 2019.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 1,796 days of administrative arrest, at least 29,060 rubles in fines, and at least 20 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom.
He sentenced the lead singer of the groups “Loop of Predilection” and “Cassiopeia” to 15 days of administrative arrest for participating in the action on November 22, 2020.
Participation of election campaign commissions: Presidential Elections of the Republic of Belarus 2020. Elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the VII convocation 2019.
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Detained for participating in protests in Minsk in 2020.
It became known that on February 17, 2023, four residents of Postavy were sentenced to "house arrest".
Before the verdict, all but Lyudmila Tsybulskaya were in custody. They were released in the courtroom.
They were found guilty for participating in one of the Minsk Marches. According to the charges, they disrupted the operation of public transport by going out onto the roadway during protests, shouting slogans, clapping, and holding a flag. Yuri Dikovich was also tried for another March. Dikovich, Levko, and Pleshavenya pleaded guilty in full, Tsybulskaya - partially. Dikovich said that he had planned to participate in the Marches in advance because he did not agree with the use of violence against protesters. Levko, Pleshavenya, and Tsybulskaya said that they came to Minsk from another city to take part in the March. Levko did not agree with the election results, Tsybulskaya and Pleshavenya came "out of interest."
It is known that Dikovich is raising a daughter with a disability, and Tsybulskaya is a pensioner.
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Elena has been convicted multiple times on politically motivated charges, including "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" through comments on Telegram channels.
Her first trial took place in December 2022 for "insulting a government official," the outcome of which is unknown. In March 2023, she was sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility and a large fine for a comment with an emoji addressed to police captain Ruslan Kutsko.
In April 2024, a new criminal case was heard against Elena under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko," the verdict for which is also unknown.
In October 2024, she was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" for comments about Lukashenko, security forces, and participants in the war in Ukraine, and sentenced to imprisonment.
Released in autumn 2025 .
Convicted for participating in 2020 protests.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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A former OMON fighter who is now fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. Potekhin is a former military man. He was the one named as the perpetrator of the attack on the OMON base. Both are associated with the "Supra" initiative, which the Lukashenko regime has declared terrorist.
Kulazhenko and Potekhina were charged under eight articles of the Criminal Code.
The property of Kulazhenko and Potehin, worth a total of approximately 240 thousand rubles, has been seized.
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Olga, an activist of the Country for Life project and a member of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s initiative group, took part in protests after the presidential elections and was repeatedly detained.
On November 15, 2020, she was detained in the courtyard of the "Square of Changes", where peaceful protesters gathered for a rally in memory of Roman Bondarenko, killed by security forces, under the slogan "I'm coming out". After that, a criminal case was opened against Olga.
In February 2021, she was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.” She left Belarus some time later.
In October 2024, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Vladimir was found guilty of "resisting law enforcement officers or other persons maintaining public order" in Minsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay substantial compensation to the "victims."