Political persecutions

Veronika 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.

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

Valentina 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.

Tatyana 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.

Alexander 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.

Timur 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, and a water cannon was used against them.

In the fall of 2022, as part of a special proceeding in Timur's case, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Pavel 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.

In December 2024, as part of a special proceeding in Pavel's case, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Yegor was arrested on September 6, 2021, in connection with a criminal case involving group actions grossly violating public order. In November of that year, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.

A history teacher. He was detained on November 2, 2021 after returning from work in Poland and placed in a temporary detention facility in Minsk. He is a defendant in a criminal case for organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order. Arthur has very poor eyesight.

On March 4, 2022, he was released in the courtroom.

Vladimir was arrested in November 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 January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility. He was released from custody in the courtroom.

Viktor was arrested in October 2021 as part of 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, and a water cannon was used against them.

In December 2022, 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. He was released from custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

Ivan, a BSUIR student, was arrested in October 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and taken into custody.

In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on October 25, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.

In January 2022, Ivan began serving his sentence in a correctional facility, and in the summer of that year, he managed to escape from the correctional facility and leave Belarus.

In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a referral to a correctional facility with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Olga, an activist and former head of the organization "Radislava," which helps women victims of domestic violence, was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for organizing women's marches in 2020.

In May 2022, Olga was found guilty of "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.

Left Belarus.

In September 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of "replacing a restriction of freedom without sending to an open-type correctional facility."

Pavel was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

In January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk in August 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.

Igor was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In December of that year, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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 a referral to a correctional facility with imprisonment in a penal colony.