According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
According to the court, the essence of the charge against everyone was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, and went out onto the roadway." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
representative of the Minsk startup hub "Imaguru". A graduate of the EHU Master's program "European Studies", after which he worked in a number of NGOs and the private sector with business. Created and developed startup ecosystems in Belarus.
Sentenced for a protest that took place from August 10 to 11, 2020 in Bereza to 2 years in prison (finally, taking into account some previous conviction, 3 years in prison).
Trial outcome 28.08.2024: 2 years of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.01.2023: the sentence was upheld.
Convicted for a protest that took place from 10 to 11 August 2020 in Bereza.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony
Convicted for a protest that took place from 10 to 11 August 2020 in Bereza.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Convicted for a protest that took place from 10 to 11 August 2020 in Bereza.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
It is not known what exactly Osiyuk is accused of. He faces a long prison term.
Human rights activists know that the man has been in custody since approximately December 2023. He was initially held in Minsk SIZO-1, and has now been transferred to the Brest SIZO. It is known that Osiyuk lived in Bereza and has a daughter.
Vitaly is a programmer. He worked at the Mogilev Metallurgical Plant and administered the company's website, in a specialized design bureau, as a software engineer at the Center for City Information Systems of Mogilev.
The man's hobby is photography. He takes photos both on film and on digital cameras. Alexey regularly films various city events and shares photos on social networks. He also loves to travel, both in Belarus and abroad.
He is being tried for donations to help Ukraine.
was detained as part of a criminal case that the KGB opened on the fact of an “attempt to commit an act of terrorism” in Machulishchi.
The main defendant in the case and, as the official bodies and propagandists claimed, the perpetrator of the sabotage, Nikolai Shvets, was released in June in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine. But despite this, the case is still on trial and his accomplices in Belarus face long prison terms. Shvets himself is also being tried in absentia.
Thus, in the dock are Maksim Lopatin, Andrey Stepurko, Oleg Sychev and his wife Anastasia Pilko, Denis Sokolov. According to the ONT propaganda film, all of them were assistants in the case, but they did not know exactly who Shvets was and what exactly he needed help with. Thus, Maksim Lopatin gave Shvets a ride from Stolin to the Logoisk highway, Andrey Stepurko helped him find an apartment near Minsk, Oleg Sychev and Anastasia Pilko rented him that very apartment. And Denis Sokolov, who turned out to be a friend of Irina Abelskaya's son and an alleged informer, as Nasha Niva writes , allegedly helped deliver the drone and find a job for Nikolai Shvets.
Accused of participating in protests in Baranovichi in 2020.
According to the prosecution , on the night of August 9-10, 2020, "being on the roadway at different addresses in the city of Minsk. Baranovichi, acting in a group of people, shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, grossly violating public order, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations, thereby deliberately took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order, associated with obvious disobedience to the legal demands of government officials, which led to disruption of transport, enterprises and organizations."
At the trial, everyone admitted guilt in full. It is reported that Alexander Tarasevich partially compensated for the damage.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime conditions.
In April 2024, a video with Dmitry appeared on pro-government channels, where he said that “in 2020, he was walking with a friend, heard explosions, and went to see what was happening there.”
According to the prosecution , on the night of August 9-10, 2020, "being on the roadway at different addresses in the city of Minsk. Baranovichi, acting in a group of people, shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, grossly violating public order, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations, thereby deliberately took an active part in group actions that grossly violated public order, associated with obvious disobedience to the legal demands of government officials, which led to disruption of transport, enterprises and organizations."
At the trial, everyone admitted their guilt completely.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
unknown years of imprisonment in a penal colony
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