Denis was charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and was sentenced in April 2023 to a restricted freedom sentence. According to the charges, on the night of August 9-10, 2020, Denis, along with others, actively violated public order, disobeyed police orders, walked onto the roadway, and obstructed public transportation.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Dmitry was accused of participating in protests in Zhlobin in 2020, as well as stepping onto the roadway during the protests, and was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open facility. Dmitry fully admitted his guilt. He was held on personal recognizance pending trial.
As established during the judicial investigation, the minor Soldatenko arrived in the central part of Zhlobin on the evening of August 9, 2020, where the protest took place.
Trial outcome 01.02.2023:
1.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral.
Evgeny was convicted of actively participating in "mass riots" in central Zhlobin on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He and others obstructed public transportation and retail operations, formed a chain of vehicles, and disobeyed police orders. He was held in pretrial detention pending trial, but the exact date of his arrest is unknown.
Vitaly was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place in Zhlobin from August 9 to 10, 2020 and was directed against the results of the presidential elections. At the time of the "crime", he had an outstanding conviction and was intoxicated, which was an aggravating circumstance. However, the mitigating factor was the presence of a minor child in Vitaly's family.
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Evgeny was found guilty of gross violation of public order and violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer for participating in a protest that took place in Zhlobin from August 10 to 11, 2020. Evgeny was a minor at the time of his participation.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Pavel was found guilty in a criminal case opened under the article "hooliganism committed by a group of persons." According to the charges, on October 14, 2020, Pavel, acting intentionally and by prior conspiracy, with the intent of disturbing public order, placed tires and pieces of roofing felt on the road and set them on fire with a flammable liquid, thereby blocking traffic on the roadway in the direction of Minsk.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was first detained after a protest on August 9, 2020, in Zhlobin. He was released after three days in police custody and then went to work in Russia. He was detained again in May 2021 at the request of Belarusian authorities, and extradited to Belarus in January 2022.
In May 2022, Dmitry was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Kirill was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Ilya was convicted in December 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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