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Ilya was detained and convicted for allegedly punching a riot police officer in the face. On October 17, 2020, students gathered for a march to express their disagreement with the violence following the rigged elections. Dozens of people were detained that day, including BNTU students. Ilya tried to run away from the riot police, but fell and hit his elbow. The riot police officer said that the student hit him in the face with his knee during the arrest. “It was unintentional. I was running away, maybe I just accidentally hit you. I didn’t feel it. I was just running away and fell,” Ilya said when he was forced to comment on “his actions” on video.
According to human rights activists, he will have served his entire sentence in the fall of 2022.
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Vladislav was arrested and convicted of “threatening to use violence” against a police officer during a peaceful protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Vitebsk.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Nikolai was arrested and convicted for insulting a government official.
He was released on March 19, 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 21.05.2021 | From a letter dated 05/17/2021: recently put on prof. registered as a person prone to taking hostages, attacking the administration, and displaying aggression. |
Vladislav was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
On October 24, 2023, Vladislav was arrested for two months for violating supervision.
Igor was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
The political prisoner was detained again on February 15, 2022, in the "extremist chat" case, and in July 2022, he was convicted of insulting a government official on social media. The court sentenced him to one year and seven months in prison, taking into account the unserved term.
On June 10, 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Maxim was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Konstantin was arrested and convicted for using violence against traffic police officers during the dispersal of a protest that took place in Grodno on August 13, 2020.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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He was detained and convicted for resisting a soldier during the "March of Heroes" held in Minsk on September 13, 2020.
In his final statement, Artem asked not to deprive him of his freedom, but to allow him to do what he loves – architecture. He participated in international competitions and has a certificate from the Minister of Information for his design of the Belteleradiocompany building. The injured soldier from military unit 3214, Maxim Chernyakov, also asked the court not to send the architect to the colony.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Yan was convicted of insulting a police officer in a Telegram chat.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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He was an independent election observer. When the country experienced a surge in security violence on August 9-11, 2020, Stefan left a graffiti message at a bus stop, for which he was later convicted.
He was released in October 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Andrei was arrested and convicted for pushing a security officer during the "March of Unity" held in Vitebsk on September 6, 2020.
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Oleg was detained together with his father, beaten and convicted for resisting police officers in Bobruisk.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Igor was detained along with his son, beaten and convicted for resisting police officers in Bobruisk.
In May 2022, he was transferred to prison regime until the end of his term, and on September 19 of the same year, according to Lukashenko’s decree, he was stripped of his title.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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He was arrested and convicted for hitting a police minibus during the dispersal of the Sunday protest that took place on August 30, 2020 in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.