All persecuted

Vladimir was convicted for calling the police and expressing his opinion about Lukashenko. He was taken into custody on April 3, 2021, after which he was sent to an open-type correctional facility.

In April 2022, the conditions of his sentence were tightened and he was transferred to prison for the remainder of his term.

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

Alexander is an activist and former coordinator of the organizing committee for the creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. In 2019, he was detained on the eve of the parliamentary elections and convicted of renting an apartment for a Russian citizen at the request of his girlfriend, who later illegally crossed the border into Poland. Alexander believes the case was fabricated, as he did not know about his intentions. He spent just over a year in prison and was released under an amnesty in late August 2020.

However, already in March 2021, Alexander was detained again and convicted for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" as part of a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

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

Igor was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

Igor was convicted for the second time in August 2021 under the article on “hooliganism” for damaging two Beltelecom cameras and writing “cynical inscriptions”.

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

Olga, a blogger and designer, has been repeatedly persecuted and detained under administrative articles following the events that followed the 2020 elections in Minsk. In May 2021, her home was searched, after which Olga was detained as part of a criminal case opened on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Before that, she was already a suspect under two articles of the Criminal Code - "insulting a judge" and "slandering an election commission employee."

In December of the same year, Olga was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.

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

Darya, a TAM.BY manager and RocketData director, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY, initiated on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In April 2022, she was convicted under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was sentenced to imprisonment, but was released in the courtroom, since at the time of sentencing she had already served her entire term in custody during the investigation.

Yaroslav was convicted under the article "Hooliganism committed by a group of persons" in a criminal case initiated for writing the words "3%", "Go away", "Long live Belarus" on a monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo, Brest district in August 2020.

At the time of the trial, he was serving in the army and continued to do so after serving his sentence in the guardhouse in Minsk. The time served was not counted towards his overall military service.

Dmitry was convicted under the article "Hooliganism committed by a group of persons" in a criminal case initiated for writing the words "3%", "Go away", "Long live Belarus" on a monument to Lenin in the village of Domachevo, Brest district in August 2020.

He was released in June 2021, having served his full sentence.

Alexey is a blogger and the author of the YouTube channel "Diesel," where he publishes videos about firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices.

He was detained on December 16, 2020, "on suspicion of involvement in mass unrest in Minsk." According to the Investigative Committee, homemade weapons, ammunition, explosives, shell casings, and materials for making IEDs were seized during searches of his home and garage.

Alexey was convicted of “illegal possession of weapons,” “preparing to manufacture them,” and “preparing people to participate in mass riots.”

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the second half of 2025.

Eduard was taken into custody in the courtroom as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.

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

Alexander was taken into custody in the courtroom as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.

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

Victor is an entrepreneur involved in website development.

After the protests began and the first deaths occurred in 2020, he tried to make it difficult for special equipment to disperse the demonstrators by scattering screws several times at the exit from the building where the special border unit was stationed.

For this, Viktor was convicted under the article “hooliganism” and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.

In April 2022, the punishment was toughened: restriction of freedom was replaced by imprisonment. His mother, Galina Sergeevna Parkhimchik, who was subsequently also subjected to repression, acted as his defense attorney.

During his imprisonment, Viktor was held in a number of institutions: the temporary detention facility on Okrestina, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 8, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 5, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 7, the temporary detention facility in the city of Kamenets, Correctional Institution No. 45, and IK-17.

On September 14, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Today, Victor continues to work in the field of web development and is open to professional cooperation.

Andrei, the son of a priest from Grodno, was detained on May 4, 2021. He was accused of insulting district police officer Maxim Chertkov in a comment on the Telegram channel "Grodno 97%" and threatening to use violence against a police officer. Experts noted that Andrei's statements contained negative assessments, but there were no signs of threats. Despite this, the case was first reclassified as a "terrorist article", and then as "incitement of hatred". Even after a second examination, which confirmed the absence of threats, Andrei was still convicted.

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

Vladislav was detained in September 2020. He was brutally beaten during his detention, and his house was searched. He was sentenced to 13 days of administrative arrest, but was not released after serving his sentence. Vladislav was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 11 and September 13, 2020. According to the case materials, he planned to participate in the protests by discussing routes and actions in the event of detention in the Telegram chat "Chas X". The investigation claimed that an attack on police officers was being prepared.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Emil 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 resisted by blocking the door, holding onto the steering wheel and refusing to get out of the car.

According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2025, having fully served his sentence.

Daniil, a football fan, was detained on May 4, 2021, by GUBOPiK and SOBR officers as part of a criminal case opened for participating in protests that took place in Mozyr in August 2020 after the presidential elections. He was convicted under the articles "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."

He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.