Political persecutions

Ekaterina was accused in October 2021 of insulting a government official—Taratenko, an employee of the Frunzensky District Prosecutor's Office in Minsk.

Sergei, a pensioner suffering from cancer, was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on social media under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer from the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.

Despite Sergei claiming he wasn't politically active and spent most of his time at his dacha, and that he'd left the comment accidentally because the button under the post had jammed, he was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay moral damages and cover government costs.

Mikhail was convicted of slander and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open-type institution.

In November 2021, it was announced that a new criminal case had been opened against Mikhail for "inciting hatred or discord." The exact grounds for the case are unknown.

On November 26, 2021, Mikhail managed to leave Belarus.

Denis 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." In November of that year, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

Nikita was detained 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." In January 2022, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

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 a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.

Kirill was arrested in September 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 convicted in January 2022 for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

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

Before starting to serve his sentence, Andrei left Belarus.

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 imprisonment in a penal colony.

Sergei was found guilty in October 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 Police Department, pinning a detainee to the ground with his knee. In addition to his restricted freedom, Sergei was ordered to pay compensation.

Pavel was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on social media about a Minsk police officer. Following the criminal case against him, Pavel was also asked to resign as an employee of Mogilevkhimvolokno.

Svetlana was first convicted in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left under a photograph of nine riot police officers posted on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel. She was sentenced to restricted freedom without a referral and ordered to pay substantial compensation.

In December 2021, she was detained along with her daughter in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In March 2022, she was convicted again and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral.

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

Valentina was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki under a photo of police officer Viktor Turchinovich. According to the prosecution, the comment contained a negative assessment of the "victim" through rude, obscene language directed at the government official.

Mikhail was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for the comment "Such heroes, let the whole world wait," published on VKontakte under a photo of Interior Ministry officers Shnarov and Shuplakov, in which they were in uniform filming balloons.

Tatyana was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

Dmitry was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

Sergei was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

Left Belarus.

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