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Stepan is a Belarusian journalist, blogger, director, TV presenter, author and creator of the NEXTA channels on socio-political topics.
In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Stepan under a number of articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." As part of the special proceedings, in May 2023, he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony. According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA, the defendants in the "case" are accused of committing at least 1,586 crimes, and a claim for more than 30 million rubles has been filed.
Earlier, the KGB included Stepan in the “terrorist list”, and the NEXTA channel in Belarus was recognized as a “terrorist organization”.
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, he is called the administrator of the "extremist formation" Black Book of Belarus "".
Daniil was tried in absentia .
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus.” Yanina also leads the YouTube channel "Dzikae palyavanne".
Yanina was tried in absentia.
12 years in prison
in the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus.”
Valeria was tried in absentia .
From the telegram channel of the pro-government department, she is called the administrator of the "extremist formation" Black Book of Belarus "".
Over Olga has passed trial in absentia .
12 years in prison
A media manager, in the telegram channel of the pro-government department he is called the administrator of the “extremist formation Black Book of Belarus”.
Over Dmitry passed the trial in absentia.
12 years in prison
Nadezhda 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 Nadezhda as part of a special proceeding and she had been convicted in absentia under the article on “assistance to extremist activity.”
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Inga was detained in October 2022 under an administrative article, after serving her term, she was not released. In 2020, Inga was detained under an administrative article for participating in protests, but the case was closed due to the statute of limitations.
Karina was detained in October 2022 under an administrative article, after serving her term, she was not released.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Yevgeny Shaibak was accused of painting several facades of buildings, a boiler room chimney, garbage cans and a bus stop with white, red and black paint.
Yevgeny stated at the trial that he disagreed with the results of the presidential elections in 2020, in connection with which he decided to express his protest in the form of inscriptions and drawings. On the facade of his house, a man painted a white-red-white drawing.
1 month arrest
According to the materials of the prosecution, Anna and her husband Dmitry , having learned that a mass event would be held in Minsk in August 2020, arrived in the city, in the area of the shopping center "On Nemiga", and together with others walked along Pobediteley Avenue to the Stele, and then and further, to the hotel "Victoria", where the convoy was stopped by police officers. During the procession, they used a white-red-white flag as a protest symbol and blocked traffic, as they went out with other participants of the action to the roadway of the avenue.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
According to the materials of the prosecution , Dmitry and his wife Anna , having learned that a mass event would be held in Minsk, arrived in the city, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe shopping center "On Nemiga", and together with others walked along Pobediteley Avenue to the Stele, and then further, to hotel "Victoria", where the convoy was stopped by police officers. During the procession, they used a white-red-white flag as a protest symbol and blocked traffic, as they went out with other participants of the action to the roadway of the avenue.
Before the trial, the spouses were in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Minsk. During the trial, both pleaded guilty.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
compulsory treatment in the form of outpatient observation and treatment by a psychiatrist
Alesya 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.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral