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.
Trial outcome 07.10.2024
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
Trial outcome 07.10.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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.
The couple were arrested for participating in protests in 2020.
In a video on a pro-government channel, a girl says she took part in protest marches and wrote comments about the movement of equipment to "extremist" channels. A man who says he is her husband also "admits" to taking part in the protests.
Trial outcome 19.12.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
It is known that Aleksandr Yatsenko was tried for comments directed at the employee of the Pukhovichi Department of Internal Affairs Markov, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Nikolai Garpenkov, the employee of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption Lapchinsky, the head of one of the departments of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Sovietsky District Kachuk, the Minister of Internal Affairs Kubrakov and the commander of the special forces Gavrilov.
It is known that Yatsenko's apartment was seized.
Trial outcome 04.10.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
In April 2024, Vladimir was charged with "disseminating extremist materials." In May of that year, he was arrested as part of a criminal case, and in the summer, he was convicted and sentenced to prison. According to the case file, from November 2019 to 2021, he posted comments on YouTube and Instagram about Lukashenko, including "accusations of serious and especially serious crimes."
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Earlier, Yevgeny Olegovich Kotlyarov became known for the fact that his denunciations became the basis for the charges against several Gomel residents under administrative and criminal articles, including he was a witness in the case of human rights activist Leonid Sudalenko .
In 2023, Kotlyarov drew attention to the legality of the actions of local authorities, which led to his being sought by the police and placed in a temporary detention facility. In early 2024, under pressure from government agencies, he was forced to clean up his Facebook page.
Kotlyarov was detained in the spring of 2024 after publishing several videos in which he criticized the actions of an official of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, Andrei Baranovsky.
Released in May 2025.
Trial outcome 08.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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