Political persecutions

Igor, a shift supervisor at the Krasnoselskstroymaterialy enterprise, was found guilty in December 2021 of desecrating buildings for painting the Pogonya coat of arms.

Vitaly, an electrician at the Krasnoselskstroymaterialy company, was found guilty in December 2021 of defamation, specifically for distributing leaflets containing information about members of the electoral commission.

Oleg, a leading design engineer at Krasnoselskstroymaterialy, was found guilty in December 2021 of desecrating buildings and slandering members of the election commission for painting the "Pahonia" coat of arms on buildings and distributing leaflets with information about the commission members.

Sergei was found guilty in December 2021 of desecrating buildings and slandering members of the electoral commission for painting the Pahonia coat of arms on buildings and posting leaflets with information about members of the electoral commission.

Zlata, a student at BSU's Faculty of Chemistry, was arrested on October 13, 2021, on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and placed in pretrial detention.

Zlata became famous after a photograph taken on August 10, 2020, in Nemiga by journalist Olga Shukailo quickly spread across the internet and became a symbol of women's protest.

In December 2021, she was convicted of participating in a post-election protest and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. A Minsk Transport representative was also present at the trial, filing a financial claim against Zlata for all instances of public transportation blockages in Minsk that day. The court ruled to uphold the claim in full.

Zlata was released on bail for 10 days, after which she was able to leave Belarus.

Natalia has been participating in peaceful protests since August 2020. She has been detained and fined three times, as she has a second-degree disability due to epilepsy.

In March 2021, she was summoned to the Frunzensky District Department of Internal Affairs, where she was threatened with criminal charges. Natalia managed to record the incident on a voice recorder. Following this, she was placed under surveillance, and in May 2021, her residence was searched and she was charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions" and "participation in mass riots."

Natalia was forced to leave the country on an urgent basis.

Konstantin was arrested in December 2021 for participating in a student protest that took place on September 1, 2020, in Minsk and placed in pretrial detention.

In March 2022, he was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

In November 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment with serving the sentence in a penal colony.

Danila was arrested in December 2021 for participating in a student protest that took place on September 1, 2020, in Minsk and placed in pretrial detention.

In March 2022, he was convicted of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

In November 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment with serving the sentence in a penal colony.

Defendant of the so-called "round dance case" concerning the protest action on September 13, 2020 in Brest. Igor was detained on December 1, 2021 and placed in a pre-trial detention center.

From August 12 to 14, 2020, Evgeny was a member of an opposition group on the Telegram messenger.

In early July 2021, he was summoned to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was given a warning and then released. Subsequently, searches were conducted at his residence, during which equipment was seized.

From August 5 to 8, 2021, Yevgeny was held in a temporary detention facility in Gomel. During this period, conditions included the absence of a mattress, warm clothing, and food parcels, as well as regular nighttime wake-ups every two hours for check-ups. He was prohibited from sitting or lying down during the day, and was kept in solitary confinement for the entire duration of his stay.

GUBOPiK officers exerted pressure, including threats of placement in a pre-trial detention facility and the possible removal of the child and placement in an orphanage.

Evgeniy was forced to leave the country with his family.

Evgeny was found guilty in August 2021 of "desecration of state symbols" for demonstratively tearing and burning the Belarusian national flag with an acquaintance. The trial was filmed and posted online. The video was freely accessible, allowing internet users to watch and share the performance. Evgeny was sentenced to restricted freedom without a referral.

The prosecutor's office appealed the verdict, and Evgeny's sentence was changed to one year of restricted freedom with placement in an open-type correctional facility.

After the accident, Evgeniy spent a long time in the hospital, after which he became disabled, and was therefore released from the punishment in the form of restriction of freedom with a referral.

Elena was an election observer in August 2020. She was arrested on December 9, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

In the spring of 2022, Elena was found guilty, allegedly for participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

Elena, a former member of the initiative group and personal assistant to presidential candidate Viktor Babariko, was detained by officers of the State Control Committee's Department of Financial Investigations in July 2020 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "tax evasion on an especially large scale" and placed in a KGB pretrial detention facility.

The arrests began after Viktor Babariko, the former head of Belgazprombank, announced his intention to run for president of Belarus.

Released in September 2020 on bail.

Marina was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

She was found guilty of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.

Igor was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

He was found guilty of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.