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Maxim was detained from 8 to 10 November 2022. Then he changed the measure of restraint to a written undertaking not to leave.
On April 29, 2021, the Pruzhany court accused the man of leaving insulting comments about employees of state bodies for coordinating foreign policy and foreign economic activity under a post on the Telegram channel. The man admitted his guilt and repented of his deed.
Maxim has a secondary education and worked as a developer of raw materials at a Pruzhany enterprise.
2 years of restriction of liberty without referral to an open correctional facility
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
He was detained in Zhlobin in November. The guy was accused of participating in the protests in 2020. Before the trial, he was at large.
2 years of restriction of freedom without referral to a correctional institution.
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He lived in Minsk and worked at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Cardiology. In October 2022, armed law enforcement officers broke into the apartment, laid Anton on the floor, then took him to the District Department of Internal Affairs. He was detained for participating in protest actions in September 2020 in Grodno. Then the guy studied at the Grodno Medical University.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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- Bloggers
- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
The presenter, a blogger, was detained along with his wife for participating in the 2020 protests. Sergey has 2 juvenile sons.
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
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- Bloggers
- Parents of minors
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- Bloggers
- Parents of minors
Blogger detained with her husband for participating in 2020 protests. Catherine has 2 minor sons. It became known that Ekaterina was released on bail not to leave home.
Convicted of writing graffiti on the walls of a garage and other buildings that "made it impossible for the aesthetic
perception of these objects and necessitated work on painting over the inscriptions, thereby harming the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "In addition, Nikolai acted" as a group of persons
preliminary conspiracy" with Nikolay Kostyukevich, which was an aggravating circumstance.
Correctional labor, with deduction to the state income of 20% of earnings at the main place of work, but not less than one base unit, monthly for a period of 1 year 6 months.
Convicted of writing graffiti on the walls of a garage and other buildings that "made it impossible for the aesthetic
perception of these objects and necessitated work on painting over the inscriptions, thereby harming the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "In addition, Nikolai acted" as a group of persons
prior agreement" with Dubovik Nikita, which was an aggravating circumstance.
Correctional labor, with deduction to the state income of 20% of earnings at the main place of work, but not less than one base unit, monthly for a period of 1 year 6 months.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
She was detained together with her husband after she returned from Poland to Belarus for participating in protest actions in 2020.
The spouses were convicted under an administrative article. But Varvara was never released after her administrative arrest — a criminal case was opened against her under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and transferred to the pre-trial detention center («SIZO-1»).
Varvara and Pavel are a family of photographers from Minsk, they have been together for more than ten years, and their creative duo has existed for as long. They specialize in wedding photos.
During their career, they have received more than two dozen awards in various categories for their wedding photographs.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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- Administrators of TG-channels
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- Administrators of TG-channels
According to the investigation, from August 20, 2020, to February 20, 2022, Tatyana used Telegram channels to call on chat participants to commit violent acts against government officials and law enforcement agencies. She also collected, systematized, and disseminated information about the victims' private lives without their consent, including prosecutors and judges, allegedly harming their rights and legitimate interests. Some of the messages concerned Lukashenko.
According to Baipol, Tatyana was lured by Belarusian intelligence services: a young man convinced her to return to Belarus, promising to resolve all issues, after which she was detained by the KGB in August 2022.
In March 2023, Tatyana was convicted on a number of charges, including "inciting other social hatred and discord" and "insult," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large compensation payment to the "victims."
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.
Anastasia was detained in October 2022, first she was given 14 days of administrative arrest, and then for another 10 and 14 days, then a criminal case was opened for participating in protest actions in 2020.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Top manager of Atlant-M company.
He was detained at the border with the Republic of Belarus (he went on a business trip and returned). Convicted for participating in the 2020 protests.