Popular Belarusian blogger and creator of the YouTube channel "Country for Life" Sergei expressed a desire to run for president. However, before the start of the election campaign, he was arrested for organizing an unauthorized event. His wife, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, submitted documents to the Central Election Commission by proxy, but Sergei was not registered as a candidate due to the lack of his signature. Subsequently, Svetlana herself was registered as a candidate. After his release, Sergei became her trusted person and participated in collecting signatures.
On May 29, 2020, he was detained again during a picket in Grodno and later convicted under several criminal articles, including "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred." According to human rights activists, the defendants in the "case" are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
In August 2022, the court transferred Sergei to prison regime. In February 2023, he was convicted again for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution" - an article applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, including for fictitious violations. As a result, another year and a half of imprisonment was added to his 18-year sentence.
Trial outcome 14.12.2021: 18 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 01.06.2022: the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 11.08.2022: 3 years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 06.10.2022: approximately 29000000 rubles of compensation.
Trial outcome 27.02.2023: 1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Nikolai was detained on May 31, 2020, on his way to a pre-election picket of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. He was initially sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest, but was never released. He was subsequently convicted in the criminal "Tikhanovsky case" for "organizing mass riots."
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the “case” are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
Trial outcome 14.12.2021: 14 years of imprisonment in colony under special regime conditions.
Appeal 01.06.2022: the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 06.10.2022: approximately 29000000 rubles of compensation.
Igor, a consultant for Radio Liberty and administrator of the Belarus of the Brain Telegram channel, was arrested on June 25, 2020, on charges of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.” However, he was later convicted of “organizing mass riots” as part of the criminal “Tikhanovsky case.”
According to human rights activists, the defendants in the “case” are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.
Trial outcome 14.12.2021: 15 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 01.06.2022: the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 06.10.2022: approximately 29000000 rubles of compensation.
Viktor is a Belarusian businessman and public figure. He founded the international foundation "Chance", initiated the projects "Teart" and "Art-Belarus", thanks to which works of art were returned to the country. Under his leadership, Belgazprombank became one of the largest banks in Belarus. In 2020, he put forward his candidacy in the presidential elections, which attracted widespread support, as a result of which in June 2020 he was arrested and later convicted on economic charges.
Trial outcome 06.07.2021: 14 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 5000 basic values fine, 46000000 rubles of compensation, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.
Vladimir, a former security officer and volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on June 4, 2020 and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case" initiated after a picket on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.
In 2022, he was transferred to prison regime.
In July 2023, Vladimir was re-convicted for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration.”
Trial outcome 02.06.2021: 4 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 10.08.2021: the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial date unknown: 2 years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 21.07.2023: 1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Lawyer and member of the presidium of the Coordination Council for the Resolution of the Political Crisis.
Maxim was detained on September 9, 2020 and charged with conspiracy and extremist activities, including public calls to seize power and actions threatening national security, using the media and the Internet.
Trial outcome 06.09.2021: 10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 24.12.2021: the sentence was upheld.
Member of the Presidium of the Coordination Council, head of the election headquarters of Viktor Babariko.
She was kidnapped on September 7, 2020 and forcibly brought to the Belarusian-Ukrainian border to be expelled from the country. There, Maria tore up her passport and refused to leave Belarus.
On September 9, 2020, it became known about the arrest and detention.
Trial outcome 06.09.2021: 11 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.12.2021: the sentence was upheld.
A team member of YouTube channel «Country for Life» team, RV driver, lived in a city of Staryia Darohi, Minsk region.
Detained during a picket for collecting signatures in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Grodno on May 29, 2020.
On July 13, 2023, it became known that the political prisoner was transferred to a prison regime for a period of 2 years. Alexander was offered several times to write an application for pardon, but he refused.
Trial outcome 27.04.2021: 6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Regime change trial 07.07.2023: 2 years of prison regime.
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