An employee of the Mogilev branch of Beltelecom. Arrested at the workplace on October 28, 2021. He is preliminarily accused of distributing data to employees of law enforcement agencies.
Trial outcome 05.12.2022:
6.5 years in prison.
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At first he was in Okrestina. Then he was arrested under the Criminal Code. Relatives note that Denis is a good, honest, fair and sympathetic guy. On pro-government channels, Denis is called the "chief visual editor" of the Supraci movement videos. In the video, Salmanovich says that he was detained by police officers because he "was a member of destructive Telegram channels", "collaborated with "Busly Lyatsyats"" and participated in protests in 2020.
The Court of Appeal reduced the sentence from 10 to 9.5 years' imprisonment.
Denis has a serious illness - chronic glomerulonephritis after hemorrhagic vasculitis. In the summer of 2024, an ambulance took the man from the colony. Salmanovich underwent surgery - his gallbladder was removed. After the operation, the man spent another week in the colony's medical unit until his stitches were removed.
The mother of the political prisoner says that the last time Denis contacted her was in mid-November 2024. After the call, the man was immediately taken to a punishment cell, where he remains to this day (January 2024).
In April 2025, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
9 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 6400 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial date unknown
3 years of prison regime.
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According to the materials of the case, Igor, using a laptop, sent several e-mails to the e-mail box of the official Internet portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus, where he expressed threats of violence against the President. He also sent an e-mail, available for viewing to third parties, including employees of the presidential administration of the Republic of Belarus, in the text of which he expressed insults against government officials in connection with the performance of their official duties - employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Belarus Ivan Kubrakov and Dmitry Balaba. The man also sent a similar message with threats of violence, destruction and damage to property to employees of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Igor also participated in protests during the post-election protests in Minsk in 2020.
According to the conclusion of the medical examination, during the period of committing the crimes, Karpitsky suffered from a mental illness, but he could realize the actual nature and social danger of his acts and manage them. He does not need compulsory security measures and treatment. Has a minor child.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Vileika activist. Since August 9, 2021, he was held for “24 hours” in the Smolevich and Vileika isolation wards. On 10/20/2021 it became known that he was placed in a temporary detention center in Akrestsin and a criminal case was opened against him.
On July 18, 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
On February 15, 2024, the activist stopped communicating. Later it became known that Kudik is in a local temporary detention center, where he is serving 15 days of administrative arrest. But he was not released after the end of his sentence; he was detained as part of a criminal case.
Trial outcome 18.07.2024:
4 years of imprisonment in a colony under strict security conditions
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Alexey, the director of a construction company, was arrested in October 2021 in a criminal case related to the "Busly Lyatsyats" initiative. Some of the charges involved damaging the car of a Borisov district judge. As a result, he was sentenced to a long prison term and a fine.
In June 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
Trial outcome 28.09.2022
14 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
It is known that Maria, Andrei Zeltser's widow, collected signatures for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in 2020. However, she did not participate in the protests because she had a young son.
On September 28, 2021, Maria was detained in her own apartment during a shootout between her husband, Andrei Zeltser, and KGB officers.
That day, KGB officers were conducting searches and arresting people who had participated in the 2020 protests in Minsk. When security forces arrived at the Zeltser family's apartment, Andrei Zeltser refused to open the door to the law enforcement officers, who were dressed in civilian clothes and had no official insignia. He locked himself in the apartment with Maria, armed with a hunting rifle. Both were filming the events.
After the door was broken down, Zeltser opened fire with a hunting rifle at the KGB officers who had burst into the apartment. KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk was wounded and died in the hospital later that day. Andrei Zeltser was killed in return fire.
In May 2022, Maria's criminal case began. She was charged with the murder of a person in connection with their official duties, committed in a manner dangerous to society. The case was examined under a special procedure—as if the person had committed a socially dangerous act while in a state of insanity or had developed a mental disorder after committing the crime.
In June 2022, the court ordered Maria to undergo compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital until she recovered.
Pavel was arrested on September 29, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In the summer of 2022, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
In February 2024, Pavel stood trial on charges of "distributing extremist materials." He remained out of contact for a long time, and after the trial, it was announced that a new criminal case had been opened against him.
Pavel was convicted again in June 2024 on charges of “slandering Lukashenko” and again sentenced to imprisonment.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Andrei was arrested in June 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order," "illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition, and explosives," and "insulting Lukashenko."
In September 2021, he was found guilty of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk, insulting Lukashenko on YouTube, and purchasing, storing, and transporting a bulk substance without notifying authorized authorities.
In June 2022, Andrei faced a court hearing for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration," which resulted in his prison term being extended and the prison regime being tightened.
In January 2023, another court hearing was held on charges of "disobeying the administration's demands." As a result, the total sentence was seven years in prison.
Since April 2024 and as of early December of that year, Andrei's family has had no news of him. Their inquiries to the prison administration were met with a formal response, stating that he would report everything himself "through correspondence," but no letters have been received from him.
Trial outcome 30.09.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 392 rubles of compensation.
1 year 8 months of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Igor, the leading legal counsel at Naftan OJSC, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Workers' Movement" initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.
In February 2023, Igor was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Vitaly was found guilty in September 2021 of influencing a law enforcement officer to change the nature of his activities by threatening to destroy property for a comment he left in the "Borovki 97%" Telegram chat under a photo of Sergeant Major Sergei Balabanovich, and was sentenced to arrest.
In January 2024, pro-government Telegram channels reported Vitaly's re-arrest . In a "confessional video," he stood in front of the camera, handcuffed, and said that he "called for violence against riot police officers only out of emotion."
From August to October 2024, Vitaly faced several court hearings in a criminal case opened under charges of "defamation of Lukashenko," "participation in actions grossly violating public order," "organizing mass riots," "calls for sanctions," and "inciting hatred or enmity." The outcome is unknown.
7 years 1 month of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Dmitry, a street artist and IT specialist, was arrested in July 2021 in a criminal case opened under three articles, including "interference in the activities of a law enforcement officer." It is known that during his arrest, GUBOPiK officers beat and abused Dmitry.
In March 2022, Dmitry was found guilty of transmitting data from law enforcement officials to the Telegram channel "Black Book of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and compensation for moral damages to the "victims."
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alexey, a Russian citizen and former Beltelecom employee, was arrested in November 2020 in a criminal case opened under eight articles, including "illegal actions against private information and personal data" and "interference with the activities of a law enforcement officer." It is also known that Alexey was severely beaten during his arrest.
In February 2022, he was convicted of "transferring personal and other personal data of more than 150 individuals to Telegram channels deemed extremist" and sentenced to a lengthy prison term, as well as to pay substantial compensation to the "victims," equivalent to approximately $30,000 at the time of sentencing.
Trial outcome 08.02.2022
11 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alexander, a BMZ employee, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against plant employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers occurred across the country.
In February 2023, Alexander was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
In the spring of 2024, another court hearing took place, following which Alexander was transferred to prison.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Anna, a Belarusian Railways employee, was detained in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Anna was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Sergei, a Belarusian Railways employee, was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against factory employees who supported the strike and were part of the "Rabochy Rukh" (Workers' Movement) initiative. On September 21, 2021, this initiative was designated an extremist organization, following which mass arrests of workers took place across the country.
In February 2023, Sergei was found guilty of treason and the creation of and participation in an extremist group and sentenced to imprisonment.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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