Political persecutions

Architect. She wasdetained during a massive raid by security forces on architects in Minsk.

The woman was accused of going out onto roadways and “blocking and obstructing the path of vehicles” during three protests. Natalya fully admitted her guilt at the trial. She said that she actually took part in three Marches with other people, which she learned about from the media and news. She understood that the holding of these mass events was due to socio-political events in the state, but “she did not take her participation in them seriously.” While participating in the Marches, Natalya took photographs of herself and her husband, as well as those participating in the Marches, on her phone. In total, police found seven photographs from the protests, which were stored on cloud storage. The inspection reports for some photos indicate that “the photographer is located on the roadway.”

From the verdict, which was published on pravo.by, it follows that photos from the protests of the woman were found on the phone during a call to the police department of the Moskovsky district of Minsk.

Before the trial, Natalya was held on bail in the amount of 8,000 rubles.

Elena Kasperovich is on leave to care for a minor child who has a disability, and also cares for her elderly parents. After the arrest, she was under subscription until the trial.

According to the prosecution , the woman posted the text of a comment that allegedly contradicts the established rules of communication between people, the requirements of universal morality, in which she humiliated the honor and dignity of police colonel Zh., in connection with the performance of his official duties, out of a feeling of hostility towards government officials.

The publication said that the police chief allowed himself to abuse prisoners.

The woman was accused of participating in the Unity March on September 6, 2020 in Minsk and entering the roadway. She was identified from photographs and videos of another protest participant, Uldanov, who uploaded them from his phone to his hard drive. Zhanna fully admitted her guilt.

From January 25 to February 1, 2024, the woman was in custody. Later, before trial, on bail of 12,000 rubles.

Zhanna Dudinskaya has a secondary specialized education and works as a nurse in the private enterprise Hematest.

According to the prosecution , 37-year-old Ilya Bulye, on August 23, 2020, while in the city of Minsk, took part in a mass protest on Independence Avenue, violated public order, blocked and obstructed the path of vehicles, which resulted in disruption of public transport.

Ilya was also detained on October 19, 2020 for participating in a similar action.

According to the prosecution , Vladimir “reliably knew about the holding of unauthorized mass events in Minsk after August 9, 2020, in which he took part on October 11, 18 and 25, as well as November 1, 2020.” Taking an active part in unauthorized mass events, he repeatedly went out onto the roadway and filmed video on his mobile phone, accompanying it with his comments. The video recordings that he kept on a computer at his place of residence became one of the proofs of his guilt.

Vladislav was detained for participating in protests in Minsk in 2020; a video of him was published on 02/19/2024 by a pro-government channel.

Vlad worked as a doctor, and in 2020 he graduated from the sixth year of BSMU.

In the pro-government video, the Minsk resident says that he took part in the protests in 2020 and now “will bear responsibility for it.” The authors of the pro-government channel also show a photo in which a Minsk resident is standing on the roadway on Independence Avenue in Minsk.

System administrator at IntexSoft. The man in the pro-government video says that he participated in rallies in August 2020, where he went with his acquaintance. He also wrote comments “insulting honor and dignity,” and in the company’s office there were white-white flags and a sticker with the “Pahonia” coat of arms in the director’s office.

Arthur was detained on December 15 last year and a protocol of administrative offense was drawn up for “production, distribution and (or) preservation of extremist materials” (Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code). Later, a “repentance video” appeared, where the man says that he allegedly registered in a chat bot plan "Victory" and participated in protests. He was also forced to say that he was subscribed to "destructive channels" and sent information to Nexta chatbots, "Golos", "Belarus brain".

According to the prosecution , Artur Filippov repeatedly “took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order and involved clear disobedience to the legal demands of government officials and police officers, namely, he moved along the roadways and sidewalks, including as part of a convoy, blocked and obstructed the path of vehicles." The case includes episodes of his participation in protests on August 23 and 30, September 13 and 20, 2020.

At the court hearing, Filippov partially admitted guilt in the charge and explained that on August 23, 2020, while participating in an unauthorized mass event, he did not go out onto the roadway. He refused to testify.