Yevgeny Gurinov is 34 years old and lives in Minsk. In 2011, he graduated from Belarusian State University, and in 2018 he defended his Ph.D. thesis there. In recent years, he worked as a project coordinator for the Aniv Foundation for the Development and Support of Armenian Studies. For participation in the project, he and other participants were awarded the Marshal Baghramyan medal, one of the most honorable awards in Armenia. It happened on January 27, 2022.
Detained for participating in protests in 2020. Co-owner of one of the wine bars in Minsk, in 2017 he was recognized as the «Best sommelier of Belarus», the host of the telegram channel «Sasha and wine».
Trial outcome 28.02.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
On July 4, 2022, on VKontakte, in the group “[Suvorov Grad 5.0] Kobrin”, she left an insulting comment about Lukashenko A.G., which, according to the prosecution, was offensive.
Trial outcome 18.11.2022:
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Kristina was convicted in a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
According to the indictment, on September 29, 2021, after learning of the deaths of Andrei Zeltser and KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk, Kristina left a comment in a Telegram chat: "My home is no longer my castle" and "There's nowhere to hide from these monsters." Investigators deemed these statements an insult to a government official, which was confirmed by a linguistic examination in court.
Trial outcome 28.07.2022
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 50 basic values fine.
Prior to the sentencing, Alexander was in custody, he was released in the courtroom.
Adaschik was found guilty of participating in the March on August 23, 2020. According to the position of the prosecution , he did not obey the demands of the police "to clear the roadway, pedestrian and green areas for the free and calm movement of citizens and vehicles." Alexander pleaded guilty. The prosecution also considered Adashik's photograph from the roadway on Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk with the national flag shoulders.
Trial outcome 23.11.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Pavel Belikov is the director of a large advertising studio, Legalitbay. He was detained along with his wife. In a security forces video, Pavel claims to have printed protest leaflets at a printing house owned by Legalitbay. He also claims to have written to "protest" Telegram channels, including the "Black Book of Belarus." He allegedly passed on information about police officers and the prosecutor to the latter. His wife works for an IT company. She was detained for having a protest sticker on her car. In the video, she claims to have "participated in the protests," but no confirmation is provided. Pavel was likely released or tried on administrative charges.
In July 2026, Pavel appeared on the Ministry of Internal Affairs' website list of extremists. He was convicted of a criminal offense, most likely for sending photos of military equipment to the Telegram channel "Belarusian Gayun."
Trial outcome 03.07.2026
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
On March 2, 2021, a man read a post on the VKontakte social network that a woman had been convicted for insulting a government official. Under the post, Oleg left a comment regarding Sergey Labaev, an employee of the Inspectorate for Juvenile Affairs of the Berezovsky District Department of Internal Affairs, which the court considered offensive. Oleg has a higher education and is raising a minor child.
Trial outcome:
2 years of restriction of liberty without referral to an open correctional facility
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