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unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
According to the prosecution , Shichko, while in the city of Lida, left offensive comments regarding Alexander Lukashenko on the telegram channel “Grodno 97%”, which “humiliated the honor and dignity of the individual and were associated with accusations of committing a particularly serious crime.”
Before the trial, Vitaly Shichko, who has two dependent daughters, was in custody.
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An architect and restorer who was detained on February 14, 2024, during mass arrests and searches of architects. It was later revealed that he was charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Roman has two small children. The second child was born during his imprisonment. The author of the restoration of the Pobeda cinema, the Minsk factory kitchen, the Main Post Office, the Lida and Grodno breweries, an active participant in the campaign to protect Osmolovka.
An architect who was detained on February 14, 2024 during mass arrests and searches of architects. Later it became known that he was accused under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
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Triathlete. At the end of August 2020, Valentina’s contract at the Minsk triathlon club Tristyle was not renewed. As the athlete said, the director of the club, Dmitry Tolkachev, promised her to continue cooperation, but refused it after he saw Zelenkevich’s “protest” post on Instagram with a photo in which she stood with a white-red-white flag on the roadway during one of the peaceful rallies.
In the fall of 2020, Zelenkevich moved to Russia, where she continued to train and also worked as a triathlon and swimming coach. According to Tribuna, some time ago Zelenkevich returned to Belarus, and soon after that she was detained and remained behind bars until trial.
Before the verdict, the Gerasimenko spouses were free on bail of 200 basic units each. In the first case, it amounted to 8,000 rubles, in the second - 7,400 rubles, which indicates that they were assigned a preventive measure at different times.
The Gerasimenko spouses were accused of participating in one of the protests in Minsk in 2020. They admitted guilt and noted that they took part in the event out of curiosity; they said that they took pictures with white-red-white flags, which they took from strangers in the crowd.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Before the verdict, the Gerasimenko spouses were free on bail of 200 basic units each. In the first case, it amounted to 8,000 rubles, in the second - 7,400 rubles, which indicates that they were assigned a preventive measure at different times.
The Gerasimenko spouses were accused of participating in one of the protests in Minsk in 2020. They admitted guilt and noted that they took part in the event out of curiosity; they said that they took pictures with white-red-white flags, which they took from strangers in the crowd.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction
Vadim was accused of participating in a protest in Minsk in 2020 and entering the roadway. He fully admitted his guilt. He was in custody until the trial.
The Minsk resident was identified from video recordings from March, which were found in a laptop that was taken from Osaenok during the search.
Vadim Asaenok has a higher education and is unemployed.
unknown years of restriction of freedom without direction
Seventeen people were charged under the "people's" article, but the terms announced for eight of them are known so far. They were found guilty of participating in the 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.
On July 29, 2024, the Moscow District Court held a hearing on Kristina's case "on the release of a convicted person, to whom a deferment of execution of punishment was applied, from further serving the sentence after the child reaches the age of three or in the event of his death."
1 year of imprisonment in a colony , suspended (until the child turns 3 years old).
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A Polish citizen. Roman arrived in Belarus on July 19, 2022, and disappeared. His whereabouts were unknown, and the Southwest search and rescue team launched a search for him. It was later reported that Galuza was alive and his whereabouts had been established, but no further details were provided. However, an acquaintance of Roman's wrote on social media that he was being held in a KGB pretrial detention facility.
In Poland, Galuza graduated from university, received citizenship, and volunteered, including helping Belarusian refugees. Roman's arrest may have been premeditated by Belarusian security forces.
Now he faces up to 15 years in prison.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Resident of Postavy and owner of the training hall "ReZhim".
It is known that in 2021, Vitaly’s house was searched; it was carried out in connection with a criminal case for insulting the delegates of the Supreme Council from the Postavy district. The insult allegedly took place on one of the social networks.
In 2024, the Investigative Committee began “special proceedings” against Vitaly. The special jurisdiction mechanism allows the Belarusian authorities to try defendants in absentia if they remain abroad.
2 years imprisonment in absentia