Anastasia was found guilty for a comment left on March 25, 2021, on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus," which has been designated as extremist. She said she wrote it amid intense emotions and distress over the violence perpetrated by security forces against a close friend.
Trial outcome 23.08.2021
1 year restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Andrei was convicted in August 2021 for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to Andrei Komar, an employee of the Bobruisk District Police Department, which, according to the prosecution, was intended to publicly insult him.
Trial outcome 24.08.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Nikolai was found guilty of insulting Judge Boreiko of the Molodechno District on February 4, 2021, during a trial under Articles 305 and 174 of the Criminal Code, where he was suing a neighbor at his dacha. He told the judge, "There's some young fop sitting there." He explained that the trial was tense due to a dispute over a camera in the precinct, and the judge "behaved rudely," causing his blood pressure to rise. He acknowledged his guilt and immediately apologized, claiming he didn't know who the "fop" was. Despite this, he was sentenced to restricted freedom.
Trial outcome 23.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Tatyana was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Viktor was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Yuri was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Ekaterina was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Roman was found guilty in August 2021 of publicly insulting Lukashenko while in office. According to the prosecution, between May 1 and 3, 2021, he, aware of the public and offensive nature of his actions, insulted Lukashenko via video chat using obscene language.
In November 2021, Roman's sentence to an open-type facility was changed from a restriction of freedom to a prison term in a penal colony at the prosecutor's request.
Vladislav was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Trial outcome 25.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Maxim was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Ilya was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Yevgeny was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Artyom was found guilty in August 2021 of libel against police officer Yuri Rybak, a coach for a sports team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. The case file included a report of the crime scene and vehicle inspection, where documents were confiscated containing text in which Artyom alleged that Rybak was pressuring athletes. He stated that he was confident in the veracity of the information.
In April 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a more severe punishment.
Trial outcome 20.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 305 rubles of compensation.
Andrey, a technical supervision engineer from Volkovysk, was arrested in the spring of 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing mass riots." In September of that year, he was convicted of "calling for participation in mass riots" by posting a message on November 15, 2020, in the Telegram chat "Luka's Gang." Andrey pleaded not guilty at his trial.
On September 11, 2025, it was announced that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania, including citizens of European countries. Andrei was among those released.
Dmitry was convicted in August 2021 for allegedly sending text messages on the evening of August 16, 2020, to Sergei Semenov, the head of the Rogachev Pretrial Detention Center and an officer at the city's police station. The messages contained verbal aggression and threats against the officer and his family members related to his official duties. These actions were considered a threat of violence.
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