Kirovsk resident Yuri Averkov was detained on the eve of the "Single Voting Day" in February 2024. Propagandists then announced that Averkov was the administrator of a Kirovsk Telegram channel that he created in 2020, where he "called on people to take to the streets." As part of the story on the Telegram channel of the Bobruisk state media holding, it was then claimed that Averkov left offensive comments about security forces on the Internet, registered with the "Plan Peramoga", and also allegedly sent photos of homemade weapons to an anonymous chat bot.
It is known that the day before the “Single Voting Day”, on February 23, Yuri Averkov was tried on an administrative charge for “propaganda or public display, production, distribution of Nazi symbols or paraphernalia” (Part 2 of Article 19.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus).
The court hearing for “insulting a government official” (Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) took place on June 11. The court’s decision is unknown.
On September 30, the Mogilev Regional Court will begin to consider the criminal case under Part 3 of Article 293 (Mass riots), as well as Part 1 of Article 130 (Incitement of racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord) in a closed session.
Trial outcome 11.06.2024
unknown.
Appeal 13.08.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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.
How to write a letter
✏️ A postcard with words of encouragement (a poem by your favorite author, song lyrics, or a beautiful quote). Trust us, even such simple gestures are very meaningful to a person in jail.
✏️ Your life events. To a person who is in isolation for a long time, any story about your routine endeavors will be a window into normal life. Your day-to-day worries and mundane matters are much more interesting than the daily grind of life behind bars.
✏️ It is important to share news. Mention the most notable and interesting occurrences depending on your pen-pal's interests.
✍️️ Remember that every letter is censored. This means that your letters are read by strangers whose main goal is to limit inmates' access to information or to use it against the prisoners or even you.
So try to avoid:
👉️️ harsh statements regarding ongoing political matters
👉 statements against the authorities and public servants
👉 foul language
👉 discussion of the circumstances of the criminal case
To ensure that none of political prisoners are left without attention and support the site has a function of verified sendings.
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Support actions
You can upload an image from the support event, and after passing moderation we will publish it.
Respond to help those released
Do you want to help a released political prisoner? Send your contact to Telegram and we will contact you.
A Keeper means you want to regularly help a specific person in prison through their family. Choose a political prisoner and click «Become a Keeper», our team will contact you shortly.
You can request the letters that we have in storage, for this, leave your telegram account for feedback, we will contact you and, after verifying your identity, we will transfer the archive with your letters.
Are you a relative or someone close to a political prisoner? Send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After data verification we will publish your relative on the website.
Do you have information about administrative prosecution? Please send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After checking the data, we will publish your information on the site.
Please leave your contact on Telegram and describe your skills in as much detail as possible. After moderation, your CV will be published on the website.
Multi upload allows you to send confirmations with one photo to several political prisoners at once, check the selected people before sending!
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
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Correct translation
Application for assistance in employment or retraining
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