All persecuted

Nadezhda, the vocalist of the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk while celebrating her birthday with other musicians and guests.

In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

She was released in April 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.

Vladimir, a musician and frontman of the band IRDORATH, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during a birthday celebration for his wife and IRDORATH vocalist, Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians and guests.

In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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

Pyotr, a musician who plays string instruments and is the former guitarist for the band IRDORATH, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday party of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.

In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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

Yulia, a choral conductor and backing vocalist for several projects by the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal case.

In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or other preparation of individuals to participate in such actions" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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

Anton, a musician who plays strings and percussion instruments, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.

In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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

Alexei was convicted of insulting Lukashenko on the social network VKontakte and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral.

In January 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Denis was convicted of insulting Lukashenko and sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.

In July 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Andrei was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to the senior lieutenant of the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, Volnich, under a post by Olga Karach.

In May 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Alexander was convicted in August 2021 for allegedly posting an offensive comment on a post on the social media site Odnoklassniki on May 15, 2020, that contained a photo of a police officer in uniform.

In May 2023, Alexander was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Artur was arrested in June 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." That fall, he was found guilty. According to the prosecution, from August 31, 2020, to April 31, 2021, Artur posted messages in the Telegram chats "Drivers 97" and "Military Town Uruchye" calling for participation in protests, blocking traffic, and organizing mass events.

In March 2023, Arthur was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Alexander is an activist in the anarchist movement. He first studied construction at college, then majored in engineering geodesy at the Belarusian National Technical University. He has been passionate about sports since his youth: he played for a DIY league football team, practiced Muay Thai, and went mountaineering.

Early in the morning of July 29, 2021, Alexander was detained as he left his home. He was beaten and searched during his arrest, then taken to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was tortured and beaten.

He was initially accused of actively participating in a protest on August 23, 2020, in Minsk, although by that time he had already served an administrative arrest for this incident.

In January 2022, Alexander and other defendants in the criminal case were charged with additional membership in an extremist group for subscribing to the Telegram channel "Pramen." At the time of their arrest, the channel "Pramen" had not yet been added to the list of extremist groups; this was only added in November 2021.

In April 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. In April 2025, Alexander's detention regime was tightened, and he was transferred to a prison regime. It was later revealed that the court had sentenced him to an additional six months in a general regime penal colony for "malicious disobedience to the administration's demands."

Released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Nikolai is a Belarusian politician and the chairman of the United Civil Party. He was first convicted on August 6, 2021, and sentenced to three months in jail for "disclosing investigative data in the Coordination Council case." He served his full sentence and was released on March 26, 2022.

On July 27, 2022, Nikolai was again detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." According to the investigation, as stated by Sergei Pasko, head of the Investigative Committee's Minsk office, in August 2020, he allegedly took an active part in mass unrest in Minsk, directing the radical crowd, giving instructions to protesters, and calling for roadblocks and obstructing the movement of vehicles.

In November 2022, Nikolai was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.

In July 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Tatyana is a sociologist, expert at the Agency for Humanitarian Technologies and coordinator of the Flying University. She was first detained in August 2021 after a search and placed under arrest for 10 days, but after her release she remained a suspect in the criminal case.

She was detained again on March 23, 2022, the day she came to the Investigative Committee to receive a response to her petition to leave for treatment.

In June 2022, Tatyana was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on October 25, 2020, in Minsk, and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional institution.

She was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.

Previously, Tatyana worked at the Lida District Executive Committee as a senior inspector in the documentation department. In August 2021, she was convicted in a criminal case brought under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. She was taken into custody in the courtroom. At the time of her arrest, Tatyana was on maternity leave.

In January 2023, she was released, having fully served her sentence.

Sergei was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

Before his imprisonment, he worked as a turner, is interested in metalworking and design, and has a mathematical mind.

In the summer of 2023, his detention regime was tightened - Sergei was transferred to a prison regime until the end of his sentence.

According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.