He was detained at the workplace at «Intatechgroup» together with Ilya Shakovich on September 21, 2022, then his house was searched. The next day he was sentenced to administrative arrest, after which he was not released.
He was detained at the workplace at «Intatechgroup» on September 21, 2022, then his house was searched. The next day he was sentenced to administrative arrest, after which he was not released.
Trial outcome 06.03.2023:
3 years of restriction of freedom without direction
The former MSLU teacher was detained in early October 2022 as part of a criminal case for participating in protests. She was detained by at least six security officials.
Prior to this, Natalia was detained four times during the year and tried on politically motivated administrative charges.
The trial was held behind closed doors.
On June 21, 2025, Natalia was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and was immediately taken to Lithuania.
Artist, former head of the creative community "Pogonya". He was detained in August 2022 and sentenced to 15 days of arrest. It later became known that a criminal case was opened against Gennady for participating in protests in 2020.
According to human rights activists , he was released on February 26, 2025.
Trial outcome 04.05.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Singer. On August 3, a street concert by Meryem was held on the terrace of the "Bottle Banks" bar on Zybitskaya. Among the songs that she performed were the works of the Ukrainian group Okean Elzy. In particular, the song "Hug". There were many spectators at the concert. They posted videos on social media, often with yellow and blue stickers and other signs of support for Ukraine. The next day Meriem was detained.
Trial outcome 21.01.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
An evangelical believer, a minister and the wife of one of the pastors of the Minsk evangelical church «New Testament», was detained on July 5, 2022, together with her husband Philip Ivanov. Philip was released after the arrest, and Lydia was taken into custody on a criminal case.
Trial outcome 29.09.2022:
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Has three minor children. A criminal case has been initiated against her and her husband Anton Maslyko for group actions grossly violating public order.
Trial outcome 14.10.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Law enforcement officers associated the lawyer's detention with the protection of political prisoners of the anarchist movement activists.
Mikhail was immediately sentenced to 15 days in the court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code. After that, he was charged under part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus and transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1.
On November 3, 2022, the Ministry of Justice deprived Mikhail of his license due to disciplinary penalties and for committing offenses incompatible with the title of a lawyer.
In June 2023 he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
In early September, the Telegram channel of the volunteer initiative "Lists of Detainees" published information about the detention of an entire family : Yan, Anastasia and Ales Papkovich. Anastasia was released. And Yan and Ales were transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1. During the detention, Ales' phone and equipment were taken away. As a result, one photo from the 2020 march was found. For it, the guy was given 2 years in prison.
Ales has been interested in music since childhood, - says the brother of the political prisoner. - He knows many Belarusian performers, played with some of them. For example, he performed with cover bands in Minsk clubs, performed with the group "D-Major" as a violinist. The last two years before his arrest were especially creative for Ales - he wrote several lyrics for songs, music for them, made recordings. Ales sings in Belarusian.
10.06.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Accused of attacking journalist Azarenka and participating in protests in 2020.
According to the prosecution , Artem Zabelenkov was on Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk on October 11, 2020, where he demanded to stop filming a pro-government TV channel. He also allegedly “used violence against journalist Grigory Azarenka and threatened television cameraman Andrei Ivanenko with violence.” In addition, Artem Zabelenkov is accused of taking an active part in group actions on October 11, 2020, together with other persons, grossly violating public order, resulting in disruption of transport and enterprises.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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