Convicted for comments on social networks.
2 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
A pro-government telegram channel published a video about the detention of a Belarusian woman who took part in protests in 2020 and “obstructed the passage” of a traffic police car. As the authors of the channel write, a criminal case was opened against the girl. It is not specified under which article.
It is known that Natalya graduated from BSTU in 2022.
unknown years of imprisonment
unknown years of imprisonment in a penal colony
As stated in the resolution, she was a language consultant for the Belsat television channel, which is recognized as an “extremist formation” in Belarus. According to the verdict, from June 19, 2021 to November 15, 2023, Anastasia Matyash was a language consultant for the Polish television "TVP", which includes the Polish television channel "BELSAT tv BELSAT". During her work, she allegedly conducted language consultations, translated, corrected and edited texts, which were then used on BELSAT. The resolution also states that for participation in “extremist activities” Anastasia Matyash allegedly received “criminal” income, 40,000 Polish zlotys, 12,258 dollars and 8,575 euros.
Anastasia Matyash did not admit her guilt.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Trial outcome 15.05.2024: 4 years 3 months of imprisonment under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 05.09.2024: the sentence was upheld.
According to the indictment , Fedor, "acting on the basis of ideological hatred, using a mobile phone, with the intent to provide funds to a group of citizens united under the name "Honest People" and a recognized extremist group, transferred 52 rubles 88 kopecks to bank accounts, which at the exchange rate of Sberbank at that time amounted to 20 dollars." For the same reasons, Fedor Shvedov transferred 26 rubles 07 kopecks (equivalent to 10 dollars) to the organization "Belarusian Council of Culture." Fedor transferred another 26 rubles 20 kopecks to the organization "BY_help".
Fedor graduated from Grodno State University in 1998. He lives with his family in Oshmyany. He and his wife have three children - two adults and one minor. He was a star of the Belarusian "What? Where? When?" even before he got into the TV version of the program.
On July 5, 2024, the appeal was heard.
3.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open prison correctional facility
On May 31, 2024, the appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
On April 11, 2024, the case was reviewed behind closed doors by Judge Sergei Solovsky. Veronica was sentenced to imprisonment.
unknown imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Entrepreneur from Baranavichy. He was detained on August 31, 2023, first for reposting in Odnoklassniki a Belsat publication from the STOP LUKA group about Freedom Day, made back in 2017. For this, the man was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest.
After 15 days, the entrepreneur was again detained in a criminal case. He is accused of “calling for sanctions.” Details of the case are unknown. His trial began on April 8, 2024 in the Brest Regional Court.
His wife and minor daughter are waiting for him at large.
On June 11, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
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She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
Leader of the liquidated Green Party.
Dmitry Kuchuk was detained near the Russian embassy, where the politician came to lay flowers, regarding the murder of Alexei Navalny. Tried to register during the “hopelessness” campaign, made efforts to start a campaign to collect signatures for the release of political prisoners.
Dmitry Kuchuk became the seventh leader of the Green party to be jailed.
51-year-old Sergei Zabelich from Minsk, graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. Judging by Linkedin, he worked as a programmer for at least twenty years. In September 2022, he moved from Nikta Technologies to Intrahealth, an HTP resident operating in the Canadian market.
It is known that Sergei was detained on December 13, 2020, when people went out together for street marches. On this day, another 300 Belarusians were detained.
He is accused of two counts of “financing extremist activities, committed repeatedly” and “financing the activities of an extremist formation.” He faces up to eight years in prison.
On June 7, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
5 years imprisonment in a colony
According to data received at different times from sources , it is known that the man was searched on December 1, 2021. And in September 2022, Chopik was first detained under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offences, but when it turned out that the man simply did not have a phone where there could be some “extremist materials”, they drew up a report under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The pretext for the protocol was a black-and-white flag taped from the inside to the window of the house - only the man himself claimed that the flag appeared after he was detained and taken to the temporary detention facility.
The last round of escalation between Chopik and the security forces occurred in early March 2024: the Brest resident was detained again. After the arrest, the man was taken to the ambulance with signs of severe beating, and Chopik’s complexion was yellow (which may indicate liver damage due to the beating). On March 28, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that it had placed the Brest resident in a pre-trial detention center. Based on the man’s age and history (“he systematically attended criminal courts”), we can conclude that we are talking about Vitaly Chopik. He is suspected of “promoting extremist activities.”
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