Political persecutions

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.

Dmitry 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.

Anastasia 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.

Olga 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.

Boris 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.

Kirill 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.

Pavel 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.

Alexander 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.

Ekaterina 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.