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Valery was found guilty in November 2020 of a criminal case opened under the article on violence or the threat of violence against a law enforcement officer for participating in a post-election protest on September 8, 2020, in Minsk. According to the charges, during the protest, he "used violence against a riot police officer, striking him in the face at least twice and kicking him in the face again while being escorted to a police car."
Svetlana 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.
Anatoly was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the article "violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer" for, according to the charges, during a protest that took place on Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk on October 4, 2020, "experiencing a sense of revenge, he committed violent acts against OMON officer Zyukin, namely, grabbing his rubber baton and jerking it, thereby causing him physical pain."
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Anatoly was found guilty in May 2021 of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk. According to the indictment, he joined a group of citizens shouting provocative slogans. Anatoly was also accused of taking sand from a flowerbed and throwing it at Interior Ministry officers.
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Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the free union of metalworkers of the MAZ plant.
He was taken into custody on charges of preparing participants in mass riots and calling for restrictive measures (sanctions). The trial was held behind closed doors.
He is expected to be released on May 5, 2025.
Vitaly was found guilty in November 2021 of a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," for participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
Sergei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a gang fight during a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020, and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Evgeny was arrested on December 8, 2021, and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. The arrest was precipitated by the discovery of a wallet with a Pogonya logo during a search. Evgeny was not released after serving his administrative arrest, as a criminal case had been opened against him for "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation therein."
In March 2022, Yevhen was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk on October 25, 2020. Photos from the protest were found on his mobile phone, showing him with a white-red-white flag draped over his shoulders.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In October 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing a restriction of freedom with a referral to an open-type correctional facility with imprisonment.
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Programmer. Arrested on January 12, 2022.
The case on replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony was heard on February 26, 2025, in the Pukhovichi District Court.
Most likely, Ilya is outside the Republic of Belarus.
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Leonid, a Russian citizen, was arrested in August 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence, and deported from Belarus with a one-year entry ban.
Alexey was arrested in August 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held within the framework of special proceedings on the issue of increasing the severity of the punishment.
Yegor was detained in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In January 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Alexei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In January 2022, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Maria was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In April 2022, she was convicted of participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus.
In October 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held within the framework of special proceedings on the issue of increasing the severity of the punishment.