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According to the telegram channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained for comments on the network and participation in protest actions 2020.
2 years of freedom restriction without referral to a correctional facility.
Ekaterina was arrested in early September 2022 along with her husband for hanging a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on the facade of a multi-story building in Minsk on charges of hooliganism.
Two weeks after their arrest, the Ministry of Internal Affairs designated the Zello channel through which the Minsk residents coordinated the protest as an extremist group.
In April 2023, Ekaterina was found guilty of "creating or participating in an extremist group" and "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Convicted for participating in protests in 2020. Until the trial he was in custody.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Convicted for participating in protests in 2020. Until the trial he was in custody.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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MTZ employee. He was convicted under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for the MTZ march.
Convicted for commenting on the telegram channel “Punishers of Belarus”. Before the trial, she was free on bail.
| 18.03.2024 | Адвокат Пархимчик Галина Сергеевна https://dissidentby.com/prisoners/galina-sergeevna-parhimchik |
2 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
Detained together with his wife, political prisonerVictoria Zhdanovich on August 3, 2022. First, he was sentenced to 12 days of arrest, then he was detained as part of a criminal case on group acts that grossly violated public order.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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- Parents of minors
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Has three minor children. A criminal case has been initiated against her and her husband Anton Maslyko for group actions grossly violating public order.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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A journalist who covered protests after the 2020 presidential elections. He was repeatedly detained by the police, fined by the courts, and sent to prison for a day. After a number of independent media outlets were recognized as extremist groups, Yevgeny was engaged in local history activities.
On September 13, 2022, in Gomel, in the afternoon, a search was conducted in the journalist’s apartment, after which Evgeny’s information carriers were confiscated and he himself was detained.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Evgeny Merkis.
The Minsk resident was accused of "being on the carriageway, publicly shouting slogans, deliberately blocking traffic by a vehicle by blocking the carriageway by exiting together with other unidentified citizens." At the trial, he fully admitted his guilt. We found Pavel from a photo on the roadway with symbols from the March on his own phone. This one photograph was the main evidence of the man's guilt.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Through pro-government channels, the man participated in rallies in August 2020, distributed “Nazi symbols” on the Internet, and allegedly insulted officials. Judging by the information from the same channels, Andrei Strunets will be tried for insulting an official (art. 369 of the Criminal Code). In addition, he has already been given 15 days for "administrative".
In addition to the restriction of freedom, Sergei was fined 100 b.v.
2 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
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Head of the Laboratory of Genetic Biotechnologies of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Candidate of Biological Sciences. He has 20 years of work experience, previously he was a member of the governing body of the primary organization of the Free Trade Union of Belarus in the RSPC DOGI. At first, Alexander was placed in a temporary detention center on Akrestsina Street as part of a criminal case. Six days later, he was released under the guarantee of his colleagues, since Alexander is a valuable specialist. He was accused of participating in two Sunday Marches in Minsk - on August 23 and 30, 2020. Prior to the trial, Meleshko was at large.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral