All persecuted

Ekaterina is a legal consultant at TUT.BY. She graduated from the Law Faculty of BSU. Before TUT.BY, she worked in a large advertising company.

She was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY for tax evasion on an especially large scale. A few days later, she was placed under house arrest.

In April 2022, it became known that Ekaterina's preventive measure had been changed from house arrest to a written undertaking not to leave the country.

Kateryna did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors; by that time, she had already left the country.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Elena is a journalist. She started working at TUT.BY in 2014. At first, she worked in the Construction and Real Estate section, and after a few years, she moved to the Money and Power section.

She was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY for tax evasion on an especially large scale. In July 2022, Elena was released from pretrial detention on a non-disclosure agreement and surety, but the charges were not dropped. In the fall of the same year, the KGB added her to the list of "those involved in terrorism."

Elena did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors — by that time she had already left the country. In April of the same year, the Minsk City Court summoned deputy Valery Voronetsky and political scientist Yevgeny Preygerman, who vouched for Elena — they were fined 18.5 thousand Belarusian rubles each.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Olga is the former editor-in-chief of the political and economic block TUT.BY, graduated from BSU, BGEU and Oxford, and hosted the program “Economics on the Fingers” with Sergei Chaly.

On May 18, 2021, she was detained in a criminal case on tax evasion by TUT.BY. She was later charged with "inciting social hatred" and "calls for sanctions." In March 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on bail and recognizance, but the charges were not dropped. In the fall of that year, the KGB added her to the list of "those involved in terrorism."

Olga did not appear at the TUT.BY trial, which began in January 2023 behind closed doors — by that time, she had already left the country. In April of the same year, the Minsk City Court summoned the head of the Republican Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shvets in connection with his surety for Olga — he was fined 18.5 thousand Belarusian rubles.

In February 2025, court hearings began on the criminal case within the framework of special proceedings under four articles - the outcome is unknown.

Vadim was arrested in April 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk against the falsification of the presidential election results.

In November and December 2024, as well as in February 2025, in absentia court hearings were held regarding Vadim “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”

Andrei was detained in April 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk against the falsification of the presidential election results.

In November and December 2024, as well as in February 2025, Andrei was tried in absentia “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”

Sergei was convicted of insulting two police officers by allegedly making negative comments about them on social media. He subsequently left Belarus.

In December 2024, a court hearing was held in absentia against him “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”

Kirill 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.

Before he began serving his sentence, he left Belarus.

In December 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Kirill to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Matvey, a freight forwarder and student at the Minsk College of Entrepreneurship, was convicted for participating in a protest action, the March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners, which took place on October 4, 2020, in Minsk.

In December 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Matvey to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Alexander was twice brought to administrative responsibility for posting leaflets and was convicted because, according to the state prosecution, they contained information of an offensive nature regarding an employee of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Brest, which became the basis for a criminal case.

Alexander managed to leave Belarus before he began serving his sentence.

In December 2024, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Sergei was convicted of unfurling a banner with the inscription: “While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty,” blocking traffic.

Left Belarus.

In February 2025, as part of a special trial in Sergei's case, a hearing was held in absentia to consider replacing his restriction of freedom with a prison sentence in a penal colony. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.

Yevgeny 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.

In December 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Yevgeny to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Rodion was arrested and 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.

In February 2025, as part of the special proceedings in Rodion’s case, a court hearing in absentia was held on “replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”

Zhanna was convicted for participating in a protest held on September 6, 2020 in Grodno against the falsification of the presidential elections and violence in the country. She was sentenced to serve her sentence in an open-type correctional facility, after which she had to leave Belarus.

In 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Zhanna as part of a special proceeding and she had been convicted in absentia under the article on “assistance to extremist activity.”

Vadim was convicted in the criminal “round dance case” initiated after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in Brest.

In December 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Vadim to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Ivan, an anarchist activist, was first detained at the height of the August protests against the 2020 election results. During his detention, he was severely beaten, forcing him to use a wheelchair for a long time.

Ivan was detained again in the fall of the same year. He was accused of blocking roads on the night of August 10-11, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."

In October 2024, it became known that Ivan had a court hearing in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.