Political persecutions

Irina was arrested in November 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them," and was placed in pretrial detention.

In March 2022, she was found guilty of participating in a protest that took place on September 20, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.

Ekaterina was found guilty in November 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Zhlobin.

Sergei was found guilty in a criminal case brought under several charges, including "insulting a government official," for insulting a police officer from the city of Mosty in a text message to his wife. The "victim"—MVD officer Yevgeny Kudryashov—turned out to be Sergei's former classmate.

Sergei 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," and was remanded in custody pending trial.

In March 2022, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to restricted freedom.

Yuri was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to the Dubrovensky District Prosecutor.

In January 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a non-custodial sentence. The outcome of the hearing is unknown.

Andrei was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to police lieutenant colonel and deputy head of the Grodno State Traffic Inspectorate, Alexander Voiteshko.

Marina was found guilty in November 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki, under a post that included a photograph of Andrei Komar, a police officer from Bobruisk.

Darya was found guilty in November 2021 of a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in the post-election protest, the "March of Unity," which took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno.

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.