He was detained on 02/23/2023 early in the morning at the exit from the entrance, when Kirill was going to work. After 15 days of administrative arrest, he was not released. As a result, they were charged with financing the activities of an extremist group. At the trial, 6 donations of 10 dollars each were presented to various aid organizations.
4 years in prison
5 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
Detained for participating in 2020 protests.
In June 2023, it became known that an additional charge was brought under Article 361-2 for one donat of 10 USD. to the fund, which was later recognized by the court as extremist.
The court made a decision in the form of 3 years of imprisonment, but the appeal court replaced the imprisonment with restriction of liberty with direction.
3 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Natalia Zhlobo works as a senior lecturer in the Department of Foreign Literature of the Faculty of English at Moscow State Linguistic University.
The arrest took place at the end of March, and since then Natalya has been in jail. The exact reason for the detention, as well as the number of the criminal article, is still unknown, but we are talking about a political case .
On October 6, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
3 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
An employee of the IT company «Game Stream». The telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs published news with a video from the search in Ksenia's house.
According to law enforcement officials, in 2020-2021, through donations on Facebook, she made 9 payments to solidarity funds totaling 425 USD. Now a criminal case has been opened against her under the article «financing of extremist activities».
It is reported that during the search, a white-red-white flag, 20,000 USD and office equipment were found and seized from Alkenova.
4 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
A 34-year-old resident of Bobruisk. After 10 days in the Okrestina detention center, he was transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1.
The man was charged with donating to an organization recognized as terrorist in Belarus. He faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
Dmitry Sluk did not appeal the verdict and was transferred to one of the Belarusian colonies to serve his sentence.
On June 24, 2024, the conditions of detention were tightened, and Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.
8.5 years in prison
Nikolai is accused of "financing terrorist activity", under which article he faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
The man's last known place of employment was the Republican Olympic Training Center for Track and Field.
On June 6, 2023, he was sentenced under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code to 6 years in a maximum security penal colony and a large fine. Other details of the case are unknown.
On September 1, 2023, Judge V. Cherevach was to consider the appeal of the political prisoner in the Supreme Court. At the moment, the first sentence has entered into force, so when the second was issued, Vasilevich was already considered to have a previous conviction.
On September 12, 2023, another trial of Nikolai took place in the Pervomaisky District Court. This time, he was accused of "financing terrorist activity." In total, Svetlana Cherepovich sentenced him to 9 years and 6 months in a maximum security penal colony for his donations, as well as a fine of 600 basic units. The pro-government film states that he made at least 54 donations to solidarity funds.
On November 14, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
9.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
He was accused of making donations to an organization recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Employee of the Värtanne Foundation.
On the morning of November 4, 2022, Makarevich’s home was searched , and in the afternoon he stopped communicating.
April 12, 2023 released on bail. There is practically no information about his case.
In the Grodno Regional Court on March 25, 2024, another trial of Sergei will begin for donation under Art. 361-2 CC
2 years of restriction of freedom in an open correctional facility
As it became known from the court ruling, Anastasia, after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, moved from Belarus to Poland. While in a neighboring country, she tried to donate $16.71 from her Belarusian bank account via Internet banking to the Kalinovsky regiment, but the transaction did not go through.
Later, the political prisoner decided to return to Belarus, where she was detained. It should be noted that at the time of the transfer of funds by Anastasia, the Kalinovsky regiment was not recognized as an "extremist formation."
3 years in prison
In a story on the Bel State TV channel, it was reported that Alexander transferred about $800 to BYPOL in May 2021. It is worth noting that BYPOL was recognized as an extremist organization in November 2021, that is, at the time of transfer the initiative was not extremist.
It became known that on February 29, 2024, Alexander will be tried again in the Minsk City Court. He is accused under Part 1 of Art. 361-2 (financing extremist activities) and Part 2 of Art. 290-1 (financing of terrorist activities). Now the man faces up to 15 years in prison. On March 15, 2024, the verdict was pronounced.
3 years of imprisonment.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 28.08.2024: unknown.
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