Ilya was detained and convicted under the article "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for participating in a protest that took place on September 23, 2020 in Minsk. He was accused of allegedly blocking the road and thereby interfering with traffic. The court sentenced him to restriction of freedom.
In November 2022, the preventive measure was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vyacheslav was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on November 22, 2020, in Minsk, despite the fact that he had already served an administrative arrest for this.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Roberto, a Cuban-born graphic designer, has lived in Belarus for 30 years and has a family and children. He was detained on November 8, 2020, before the start of a protest against violence and the results of the presidential elections in Minsk and received 15 days of administrative arrest.
However, after serving his sentence, he was not released - the man was held in a temporary detention facility for more than a year, after which they tried to deport him to Cuba via Moscow. However, in Russia, he did not board a plane and managed to evacuate to Lithuania.
Activist and volunteer Olga was detained in March 2021. Physical violence was used against her at the time of her detention. She was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 against violence and the results of the presidential elections, as well as under the article on "creation of an extremist group or participation in it."
Olga was an election observer, volunteered near the Minsk detention center in Okrestina Lane, and later in the courts. She was detained several times during street protests and fined significant amounts.
In September 2024, Olga was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
On August 11, 2020, during protests in Minsk, Nikita met his brother and his wife to show them his motorcycle. The police arrived, and when Nikita asked to show his ID, he was forcibly removed from the motorcycle, beaten with batons, and taken to the police station. Later, in November 2020, he was taken into custody and convicted of "resisting a police officer."
According to human rights activists, he was released in September 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
11.07.2021
Kochur Nikita Mikhailovich is in IK-22
Trial outcome 19.03.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 7500 rubles of compensation.
Kira is a volunteer from Minsk. In February 2021, she was detained in a criminal case opened for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and placed in custody. While in pretrial detention, she lost her child due to deteriorating health caused by harsh detention conditions .
On August 5, 2021, Kira was released on bail, but on August 25, she was summoned to the investigator again. Fearing re-imprisonment, she was forced to leave the country.
Vadim was detained as part of a criminal case initiated over the events that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk, and convicted of participating in a protest, as well as for allegedly intentionally threatening traffic police officers and damaging their car.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 16.03.2021
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 3228 rubles of compensation.
Denis was detained during a protest action, the March of Justice, which took place in Minsk on September 20, 2020. He was initially arrested on administrative charges, but later a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of “resisting a police officer.”
According to human rights activists, he was released in early 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Ivan was detained and convicted for participating in a protest against the results of the presidential elections, which took place from August 11 to 12, 2020, on Dzerzhinsky Avenue in Minsk.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 18.03.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 341 ruble of compensation.
Anastasia was detained and convicted for, according to investigators, scattering about 45 metal screws near the Minsk prosecutor's office on December 13, 2020. As a result, the car driven by the victim Klintsevich ran over them, and two tires were punctured.
She was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation in November 2021.
02.06.2021
in April was registered as an extremist
Trial outcome 03.03.2021
1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 36 rubles of compensation.
Igor, a Minsk resident, a citizen of the Russian Federation and a reserve officer, was arrested and convicted for filling the front door of the apartment of Tatyana Oboznaya, an employee of the internal affairs agencies, with polyurethane foam, who falsely commented on the death of Roman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces. He was also accused of writing an offensive inscription on her mailbox.
He was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation on March 12, 2022.
Trial outcome 16.02.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
Maksim was detained on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov, and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Nikita, a biker, was detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 26.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 667 rubles of compensation.
Nikita, a biker, was convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In December 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
15.10.2023
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Trial outcome 26.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 667 rubles of compensation.
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