Political persecutions

Maxim was arrested in September 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," and was remanded in custody pending trial.

In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020. It is also known that during the protest, he was detained by security forces and severely beaten. Maxim was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility, but was released in the courtroom.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Tatyana was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a post in which Svetlogorsk District Police Department traffic police inspector Andrei Bagrayenok insulted other citizens.

Alexander was arrested in August 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" and placed in pretrial detention.

In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

He left Belarus before beginning his sentence. On July 18, 2022, Alexander was placed on the wanted list.

In January 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Anastasia and her husband were found guilty of assault against police officer Vyacheslav Ivanov following an argument on August 15, 2020, that escalated into a fight. Anastasia pleaded not guilty.

Vladimir was arrested in November 2021 on charges of "desecration of state symbols," and in December of that year, he was convicted of, according to the charges, "deliberately, in clear disrespect for the state symbols of the Republic of Belarus and the national flag of the Republic of Belarus, spraying motor oil from a syringe onto the national flag, thereby damaging it."

Valentina was found guilty in February 2026 of insulting a police officer — the head of the juvenile affairs inspectorate, Dmitry Lishko — while on duty, under the article "insulting a government official."

According to the investigation, on November 17, 2020, Valentina posted a message from her mobile phone to the Telegram channel "Beryozha-97," calling Lishko a "rotten and slippery individual," comparing him to a police officer, and using other expressions.

Alexandrina was convicted of “desecration of buildings and damage to property” for writing the “destructive” inscription “3%” on the Tabakerka kiosk.

Valentina, a nurse anesthetist at the Emergency Hospital, was found guilty in November 2021 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for participating in the "Unity March" protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno.

Alexey, a pensioner and former Boeing instructor pilot, was found guilty of three criminal charges: "insulting a government official," "insulting a judge," and "slander," and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility, as well as to pay substantial moral damages to the "victims."

According to the indictment, from October 2020 to March 2021, he posted comments on various Telegram channels aimed at publicly insulting and humiliating government officials. He used obscene language in his comments to negatively evaluate employees. He fully admitted his guilt.

Alexey quit his job because his health deteriorated after the first interrogation and he failed the medical examination.

Denis was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee.

In December 2022, Denis was convicted again of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on VKontakte addressed to Vadim Denisenko, Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. According to the prosecution, the comment contained a negative and offensive assessment of the commander's personality.

In June 2023, a court hearing was held on the issue of "replacing a restriction of freedom without committing to an open correctional facility." The outcome of the hearing is unknown.

resident of Kamenets district. According to the position of the state prosecution, Vitaliy Bondaruk committed crimes under these articles by publishing comments and one video on social networks from August 2020 to March 2021.

In January 2024 he was transferred to prison regime.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Vitaly Bondaruk.

Vasily was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" and "insulting a judge" for comments he left on social media about Artyom Tsvetkov, an assistant prosecutor for the Central District of Minsk, and Judge Victoria Shabuni.

Ekaterina was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.

Svetlana was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.

Olga was convicted of "participating in group actions grossly violating public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles when a water cannon was used against them.