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Detained in July 2022 for participating in protests. First, they were sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest, after which Diana was not released and was transferred to SIZO-1.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Vitaliy Golovach was brought to criminal responsibility for taking a picture with the national flag against the backdrop of the Nazi swastika and posting this photo on social networks.
It is also known that Vitaly Golovach has a child with a disability and a wife with cancer at home. Providing for the family lies with him.
1 year of restriction of liberty without referral to an open correctional facility
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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White teacher. language and literature in the 37th gymnasium in Minsk. Detained for participating in 2020 protests. Galina has two sons, one is a minor.
unknown years of restriction of liberty without direction.
According to screenshots of her stories from the pro-government Telegram channel, the woman also has an active civil position. For one of these stories, a criminal case was opened almost 2 years later. Like, in August 2020, she unfairly called Lukashenka a murderer, and did it in an insulting way. Although according to the text of the verdict, no forensic examinations were conducted that would prove the offensiveness of the Instagram story.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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The tattoo artist was detained at the end of July 2022 in Minsk. He was sentenced several times in a row to administrative arrest, and then detained on a criminal case. Detained for participating in 2020 protests.
On November 15, 2022, the trial of the case began in the court of the Moscow district of Minsk: it is known that the prosecution under Art. 369 has been withdrawn. On November 16, 2022, Oleg was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 339. The man was released in the courtroom.
1 year of restriction of freedom without a referral.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Head of Tourism Department. Convicted for a comment left in a telegram channel in relation to an OMON officer.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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Alexey was convicted of messages in the "Grodno for Life" chat room calling for direct action, as well as instructions on how to make Molotov cocktails. He admitted his guilt at trial but refused to testify.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Accused of sabotaging the railway near the stations of Bobruisk, as well as setting fire to a shooting range of military unit 5527. She was detained with her husband.
2 years of freedom restriction without referral to an open institution
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Before his arrest, Sergei worked at the Baranovichi branch of the Belarusian Railways, as well as at the Lida locomotive depot.
According to the case materials, between November 2020 and January 2022, he posted messages on VKontakte containing insults and threats of violence against Lukashenko. Furthermore, in February 2022, he published messages that the investigation deemed aimed at inciting ethnic and other social hatred and discord against Russian military personnel.
In the summer of 2022, Sergei was convicted on three criminal charges and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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- Parents of minors
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Nastya, along with her husband Dmitry , was accused of participating in a protest on August 23, 2020. A month before the trial, Nasta gave birth to her fourth child. The prosecutor requested 1.5 years in prison for both spouses. The deadlines requested by the prosecutor were a strong blow for the couple, and also caused indignation among the Belarusian society. The judge awarded Nastya 3 years of "home chemistry".
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral