Natalya was detained upon her return from abroad for allegedly leaving messages in yard chats in 2020. Probably, these are reposts from different channels and emotional messages. Natalia has two children.
Anatoly came to Belarus to be examined: he was diagnosed with cancer.
At first, the man was convicted under administrative article 19.11 (distribution of extremist materials) before his arrest. But even before the end of this arrest, he was charged under article 368 of the Criminal Code for insulting Lukashenko, and put in prison.
10.23.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained at the end of December 2022 for participating in protests in 2020. Husband of Anna Livyant.
3 years of probation
The daughter of the famous tutor Livyant Eugene.
Hannah was detained during the trial of her parents in December 2022, when she and her husband returned from Poland.
According to the news published in the telegram channel supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, she was detained for participating in protest actions in 2020.
At first she was sentenced to administrative arrest, then transferred to a pre-trial detention center «SIZO-1».
3 years of probation
It is known that he regularly traveled to Poland to work, was engaged in construction and interior decoration of buildings. On the pro-government channel, they claim that the man has recently returned from Poland. He is charged with leaving comments with insults to Lukashenka and policemen. True, there is no evidence of Dmitry's "guilt" in the video - instead of them, a photo is shown with Stepan Putilo, probably from Poland.
unknown years of imprisonment
In comments on social networks, he insulted a judge, a prosecutor, a juvenile affairs inspector and two district police officers of the city of Dubrovno. He lived in Moscow in 2020-2021 and from there wrote comments in Odnoklassniki under the publication of Mikhail Chemurako (an activist who was convicted of chemistry and is now in exile).
Detained on November 14, 2022 upon his return to Belarus.
01/19/2024 released after expiration of sentence.
1 year and 2 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
She was detained together with her husband after she returned from Poland to Belarus for participating in protest actions in 2020.
The spouses were convicted under an administrative article. But Varvara was never released after her administrative arrest — a criminal case was opened against her under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and transferred to the pre-trial detention center («SIZO-1»).
Varvara and Pavel are a family of photographers from Minsk, they have been together for more than ten years, and their creative duo has existed for as long. They specialize in wedding photos.
During their career, they have received more than two dozen awards in various categories for their wedding photographs.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Detained with his wife after returning from Poland to Belarus for participating in protests in 2020. Varvara and Pavel are a family of photographers from Minsk, they have been together for more than ten years, and their creative duet has existed for the same amount of time. They specialize in wedding photography. During their career, they received more than two dozen awards in various categories for their wedding photographs.
Grigory returned to Belarus in March 2022, where he was detained. The reason for the return was the mother's illness (cancer was found), and then the cancer was found in the father.
Grigory has not been in Belarus for a year and a half: since the end of November 2020. As he told the court, the reason for his departure was the inability to find a job in his specialty, as well as the need to deal with the documents of his grandmother (a citizen of Ukraine, but there is a Belarusian residence permit).
The man was convicted for participating in protest actions in Brest in 2020 (in the case of round dances).
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The goalkeeping coach of the Lviv football club, Vasily, was arrested in Belarus for protesting against the Lukashenka regime in 2020. Vasily returned to his homeland for a knee operation. According to Lvov head coach Oleg Dulub, Khomutovsky did not allow the thought that he could be detained in Belarus, and planned to return to Ukraine soon.
2 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
A 37-year-old native of Baranovichi was detained on August 22, 2022 at the train station, when she once again arrived in Belarus from Andorra, according to pro-government channels.
In the video, Olga herself said that in August 2020 she considered that the elections were rigged. On Instagram, she subscribed to the "Nexta" page, from where she took screenshots and posted them on her page, made comments.
Released for 24,000 euros, charges dropped.
Allegedly arrested for insulting comments on the Internet.
He was detained upon his return to Belarus.
unknown years of restriction of liberty
Yuri is accused of the fact that on January 25, 2022, from his mobile phone “in order to humiliate the honor and dignity of the head of state, guided by base motives” in one of the online communities, he wrote a comment about Lukashenko: “He organized terrorism and genocide in the country, and also "were engaged in occupation."
According to linguistic expertise, this comment “has a negative assessment of the activities of the head of state, which is not true.”
It is known that the man is 39 years old, he is from Ivanovo, a builder by training. Before his arrest, Yuri lived and worked in Russia for several years and visited Belarus on vacation.
According to human rights activists, he was released in early spring 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Epam employee.
Ekaterina returned from Lithuania, where she left in February 2022.
She was detained along with her sister Yulia Glinskaya in Minsk, where Ekaterina returned to get the cat. The detention was carried out by the GUBOPik; the girls were captured as they walked to their car. The apartment was then searched.
She was released on May 2, 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment.
55-year-old photographer.
He was forced to leave for Russia due to political persecution in 2020, but due to an expired passport and the outbreak of war, he returned to Belarus in May 2022.
It is known that in September and November 2020, the man posted offensive information on the Telegram channel and Viber messenger against Lukashenko, as well as the Minister of Internal Affairs, who at that time was Yuri Karaev.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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