Tikhon was detained and convicted for, according to the Investigative Committee, deliberately running over servicemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' internal troops during a protest that took place on August 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.
In March 2022, he was re-convicted of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution," a charge often applied to prisoners who refused to cooperate with prison authorities, and his regime was changed to maximum security.
15.09.2021
P / o Veino (address clarification)
Trial outcome 19.05.2021
11 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1300 rubles of compensation.
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Viktor was detained on October 18, 2020, after the protest "Partisan March". Seeing the security forces, he tried to run away, but was knocked down and fell along with a riot police officer, who suffered a fracture. Viktor was brutally beaten and hospitalized. At the trial, he reported torture, but was convicted of allegedly tripping a riot police officer, without admitting guilt.
In the summer of 2021, he was convicted again under the article on “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution.” This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration and for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison term was 7 years.
In December 2023, Viktor's conditions of detention were tightened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Ekaterina, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Ekaterina was detained along with her colleague Darya Chultsova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In April 2022, a new criminal case was opened against Ekaterina, and in July of the same year she was convicted again, accused of “treason” and sentenced to eight years in prison three months before the end of her first sentence.
8 years 3 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Anton was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
His wife and children managed to leave Belarus.
Trial outcome 03.02.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1845 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He was detained and severely beaten by GUBOPiK officers to obtain the “necessary testimony.” Nikita was convicted of intending to participate in a protest using a Molotov cocktail.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Sergei was detained on November 17, 2020 and convicted for participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 9-10, 2020. According to investigators, he "threw at least one stone towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs transport", was at the site of barricade construction, blocked traffic and shouted slogans.
Trial outcome 21.07.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 6000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On August 12, 2020, Alexander was detained when his car was stopped by armed men. He refused to get out, and after being threatened with gunfire, he tried to drive away. During his detention, he was beaten and taken to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury, then transferred to a pretrial detention center. According to investigators, he ran over a police officer's foot. The court found him guilty of attempted murder.
Trial outcome 05.03.2021
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 10000 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alexey was detained on December 4, 2020, as part of a criminal case on mass riots and convicted of participating in a protest that took place in August 2020 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Kirill was detained on October 28, 2020, and subjected to abuse, threats, and bullying by law enforcement officers. He was later convicted of several criminal charges, including illegal possession of ammunition, which was allegedly planted in his car after his arrest.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A member of the Council of the public movement "Dzeya" was detained on November 3, 2020 and convicted in the case of hacking the computer system of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
The administrator of the Telegram channel "Army with the People" and the husband of political prisoner Antonina Konovalova was detained on October 2, 2020 and convicted of "preparing to participate in mass riots."
In January 2023, Sergei was re-convicted for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution.”
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Vitaly was arrested on September 25, 2020, in a criminal case opened after a protest in Minsk. State television showed him with his hands tied in a forest, where he confessed to participating in the riots.
Trial outcome 02.07.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Pavel was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 23, 2020, in Minsk. He was convicted under three criminal articles, including "resisting a police officer." According to the charges, he called for participation in mass riots, which were allegedly planned in advance under the guise of mass events, blocked communications, and the resistance was expressed in disobeying demands to open the door, refusing to get out of the car, and holding on to the seat with his hands.
In July 2022, Pavel was convicted again of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility” — an article under which prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations.
21.01.2025
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After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Alexey was detained on November 4, 2020, in Minsk along with drummers. He was beaten during the detention and then sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was later accused of preparing to participate in "mass riots" and participating in protests. His car was also confiscated.
Trial outcome 13.05.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 161900 rubles of compensation.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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