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In October 2022, the entire Karyakin family was detained: brothers-musicians Dmitry and Vladimir, their mother Olga and father Yuri.
Olga's detention became known only on January 20, 2023. Earlier it was reported only about the detention of the brothers.
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A graduate of BSU, probably the son of a lawyer of LLC «Stepanovsky, Papakul and Partners. Legal services».
The man was found guilty of participating in three Marches in August-October 2020. In court, he was accused of repeatedly going out on the roadway and not listening to the demands of the police to stop participating in peaceful assemblies. Evgeny admitted his guilt. «Minsktrans» has filed a claim for compensation for material damage in the amount of more than 47 700 BYN, it will be considered in the framework of civil proceedings.
According to human rights activists, in the summer of 2023 he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for participating in 2020 protests. Until the trial, he was held in custody in SIZO-1
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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Before his arrest, Sergei worked as a history teacher at Minsk School No. 30. The man graduated from the history department of the Belarusian State University and from his school years was fond of studying history. Previously, he was detained under an administrative article for participating in protest marches in Minsk. Convicted under a criminal article also for participation in protests.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
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According to human rights activists, Oksana was detained at the end of December 2022.
She was a member of the core team of the Coordination Council. In June 2021, she was detained during the premiere of the production “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” and was released after drawing up a report. In May 2021, her apartment was searched.
Oksana was tried together with political prisoner Bohdan Korovets , founder of the Astronim company and the White Square advertising and marketing festival.
Oksana Zaretskaya’s father has health problems, Bogdan is raising a child with a disability.
According to human rights activists, Oksana felt unwell after the verdict was announced and was hospitalized. The woman spent at least three days in a coma, and after some time she was returned to Volodarka. The pre-trial detention center doctors did not provide proper medical care to Zaretskaya, and did not even take valerian for her in the packages from her relatives.
On April 10, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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Detained for participating in protests in 2020. Before his arrest, he worked at the Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ).
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
In November, pro-government telegram channels reported the detention of two friends - 25-year-old Denis Pishchalo and 24-year-old Ilona Zaitseva.
In the “repentance” video, the guy says that he participated in post-election protests and went out onto the roadway, was subscribed to “extremist” Telegram channels, and also left offensive comments.
On 06/06/2023 the appeal hearing of the court took place and the verdict entered into force.
On July 27, 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in prison.
The man was accused of participating in Minsk protests several times, going out onto the roadway of Independence Avenue, which blocked the movement of public transport. The court ruling separately notes that Dmitry was photographed on the roadway with the national flag. The man was identified from photographs and videos from the protests, which the security forces found on his mobile phone.
Dmitry has a secondary special education, worked as an individual entrepreneur.
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
According to the materials of the prosecution, during the Sunday protest action in September 2020 in Minsk, Artem and Svetlana Shafransky took an active part in group actions that grossly violate public order and are associated with a clear disobedience to the lawful demands of police officers on Pobediteley Avenue. Artem and Svetlana fully recognized their guilt in court.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
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She's a Pensioner. She was detained on November 26, 2022 for participating in protest actions. At first, she was convicted on an administrative case for 11 days, but after her arrest, the woman was never released.
2 years of probation.
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The operator of machine tools at the Minsk tractor plant, According to telegram channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, was detained for participating in a protest action in 2020.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral
Sergey Kudritsky, who worked as a sales specialist, was arrested on June 24, 2022 and placed in pre-trial detention, and his wife, Margarita, a leading specialist in one of MTBank's departments, was released on a large bail, since there is a minor child in the family.
According to the prosecution, Sergei and Margarita took an active part in an unauthorized mass event in Minsk on August 30, 2020.
It became known in court that Sergei was also detained on June 9, 2020. Then, a bag of marijuana was allegedly found in his things. So the investigation had another article - 328, the charge under which was considered simultaneously.
According to human rights activists , he was released on May 6, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Deputy Director of the Minsk Bicycle Society. He was detained on November 29, 2022 at work, then he was taken to an apartment to conduct a search there. During the search, law enforcement officers seized a phone and a laptop.
First, Maxim was sentenced to 11 days of administrative arrest, then he was transferred to a pre-trial detention center on a criminal case.
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.