Sergei was arrested and convicted for throwing screws with the aim of damaging law enforcement vehicles, which was his way of protesting against the results of the presidential elections and the violence used by security forces against people.
He was released in October 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 21.01.2021
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 30 rubles of compensation.
Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.
He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 12.02.2020
7 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 330 rubles of compensation.
Sergei was detained on December 5, 2020 and convicted of setting fire to the Tabakerka kiosk in Zhodino.
In the colony, he was repeatedly punished, including being placed in a punishment cell for writing poetry and refusing to work for free, and also received penalties for minor violations.
On August 19, 2023, Sergei was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
26.08.2021
Located in Shklov, Mogilev region, IK 17, street 1st Zavodskaya 8, department 13
Trial outcome 26.04.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 341 ruble of compensation.
Sergei, the director of a freight transport company, was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Vadim was arrested in November 2020 on charges of making Molotov cocktails and attempting to set fire to the Tabakerka kiosk. He was convicted under the article "Illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosives."
In May 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 03.03.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 26 rubles of compensation.
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