Former deputy, and since the summer of 2025 - the head of IK-15, lieutenant colonel of the internal service.
Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
Former deputy, and since the summer of 2025 - the head of IK-15, lieutenant colonel of the internal service.
Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "demonstrating" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Detained for participating in the protest on August 10, 2020. A pro-government channel showed a video filmed on September 10, 2020, where a young man simply stands on the roadway of Masherov Avenue among protesters, and then leaves the road. The same channel showed the arrest: special forces with shields and machine guns burst into the young man's apartment.
Andrey is a foreign language teacher who worked in an IT company before his arrest.
Trial outcome 24.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Yuri was first convicted in January 2024 for participating in protests against imprisonment. On March 19, 2024, an appeal was heard and the sentence came into force.
He was convicted for the second time in early December 2024, apparently for a comment regarding Lukashenko A.G.
Trial outcome 11.01.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.03.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The man is accused of recruiting, training, or otherwise preparing for participation in an armed formation or armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, or of financing such activities.
According to the prosecution's version of events, which was published by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Cheslav Kononovich allegedly made "10 bank transfers in favor of an extremist group (Kalinovskiy's Regiment) for a total amount of over 1,200 rubles."
On March 19, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 18.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Borisov photographer who was detained on June 22, 2023. Security forces searched the house and took away computer equipment. After this, Zenkov was immediately taken to Minsk, where he was kept for some time in the temporary detention center on Akrestsin, and then transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1.
As BAJ wrote , the photographer was detained in July 2020. In September, police officers came to Zenkov to “warn him about the inadmissibility of violating the law.”
Alexander Zenkov has worked as a freelance photographer since 1998, collaborating with regional independent publications.
On April 16, 2024, Alexander had a hearing of his appeal.
Andrei was detained on September 27, and later a search was carried out at his home, during which a computer and other equipment were removed.
Tolchin has been repeatedly detained and tried for his journalistic activities since 2017. After the protests of 2020, the journalist decided to leave the profession.
The latest posts on Andrei's Facebook page are reposts of helping animals, photos with friends and acquaintances. Also, Andrei’s sister, who raised him in infancy, recently died.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 21.03.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
As you know, Sergei Mozol was detained on March 9, 2023. First, he was tried twice for reposting under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, and was sentenced to 5 and 15 days of arrest. And on March 29, 2023, the man was placed in custody on a criminal case.
The basis for the criminal case was that on March 11, 2022 Mozol sent one message to the telegram bot “NEXTA Editorial”: “Stolin, Brest region. Border with Ukraine. I confirm that missiles were fired from a fighter jet.” According to the prosecution, in this way Sergei Mozol deliberately contributed to the activities of the “extremist formation NEXTA.”
However, at the trial, Mozol said that he learned about the status of an “extremist formation” from the telegram channel “NEXTA” “only 4 months ago” (that is, in February 2023). When I found out about the status, I unsubscribed (and also unsubscribed from “BYPOL”, “Belaruski Gayun”, “Real Belarus”).
On September 05, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 23.06.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On November 17, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force. However, on December 4, 2023, a new court hearing was held under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On February 13, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 13.09.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 17.11.2023
unknown.
Trial outcome 04.12.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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