All persecuted

Alexey was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In November of that year, he was found guilty of setting fire to a national flag placed outside a store in the city of Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Vladislav was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In November of that year, he was found guilty of setting fire to a national flag placed outside a store in the city of Molodechno and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Yana was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, she was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

She was released in June 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.

Andrei was arrested in July 2021 in a criminal case initially opened under the statute "hooliganism" for bringing a funeral wreath to a police officer's home.

In December 2021, Andrei was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and "threat against a judge or assessor." He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and ordered to pay substantial compensation to police officer Kalkovsky.

He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Vitaly was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the articles "hooliganism" and "desecration of state symbols" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type institution.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Igor was convicted in September 2021 for comments left under a photo of a government official and a law enforcement officer on the social network Odnoklassniki and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Evgeny was convicted in July 2021 for making a comment about an official, Interior Minister Kubrakov, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

In 2022, the punishment regime was tightened, and Evgeny was transferred to a penal colony.

He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Konstantin was arrested on May 12, 2021, for participating in a work Telegram chat called "Volnae Panstva," where he and colleagues discussed the protests and made comments about Lukashenko. He was sentenced to administrative arrest, after which he remained in custody, as a criminal case had been opened against him for group actions grossly violating public order and for the use of violence against a law enforcement officer.

In September 2021, Konstantin was found guilty of three criminal charges for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Rechitsa on August 9, 2020. He attempted to prevent the arbitrary detention of protesters and, as police were loading the detainee into a police vehicle, pushed Rechitsa police officer Dmitry Garay in the back. He was also charged with insulting Lukashenko.

He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.

After his release, Konstantin was again subject to administrative charges for missing an ideological lecture. He subsequently left Belarus.

Maxim was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility. While in custody, Maxim gave birth to a child.

In January 2022, Maxim was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Left Belarus.

Andrey was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.

In January 2022, Andrei was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Olga was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.

In January 2022, Olga was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.

Elena was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.

In January 2022, Elena was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.

After her release, pressure continued to be exerted on Elena; in June 2022, she was detained by KGB officers. She was subsequently forced to leave Belarus.

Alexander was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.

In January 2022, Alexander was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Andrei was convicted of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on a Telegram channel addressed to Major I.V. Suchugov of the Bobruisk District Police Department, which, according to the prosecution, insulted him.

He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Dmitry was a witness in the case of Brest political prisoners and bloggers Sergei Petrukhin and Alexander Kabanov, who were sentenced to three years in prison in April 2021. As he told Brest human rights activists, the criminal case against him was opened for refusing to answer questions from the judge hearing Petrukhin and Kabanov's case because the judge had failed to present his official identification. In September 2021, Dmitry was found guilty of "refusing or evading testimony" and sentenced to arrest.

He was released in February 2022, having fully served his sentence.

In December 2024, Dmitry was convicted again under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights defenders, he was released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.