PavelVabishchevichand Andrei Zinenko, as stated in the ONT propaganda film, were detained on the night of August 26-27, 2023, on the railway in the Stolbtsy district near the oil depot and the Sinyava stopping point.
A propaganda film in the fall of 2023 claimed that they were detained for attempting to plant an explosive device on a railway in the Stolbtsy district, "which was supposed to go off on command from an SBU supervisor." The propagandists said that Vabishchevich came to the attention of the security forces when an informant reported him to a KGB chatbot, saying that he was photographing railway tracks and trains at the Orsha train station.
Trial outcome 06.02.2025
23 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 700 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
PavelVabishchevichand Andrei Zinenko, as stated in the ONT propaganda film, were detained on the night of August 26-27, 2023, on the railway in the Stolbtsy district near the oil depot and the Sinyava stopping point.
A propaganda film in the fall of 2023 claimed that they were detained for attempting to plant an explosive device on a railway in the Stolbtsy district, "which was supposed to go off on command from an SBU supervisor."
Andrei Zinenko, 40, is a former colleague of Vabishchevich who "worked in a senior position and received a high salary," state media emphasize. Such an emphasis on "high salary" is not uncommon in Lukashenko propaganda. Zinenko in the footage looks beaten.
Trial outcome 06.02.2025
12 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 600 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.02.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Owner of the popular website s13.ru. Sergei was tried on October 25 for "dissemination of extremist materials" . The result of the trial was also 15 days of administrative arrest. That day it became known that the court, at the request of the Grodno city prosecutor, recognized the website s13.ru, which had existed for almost two decades, as "extremist materials" . After the first detention, Sergei was accused of "violating the procedure for organizing or holding mass events". The administrative case was heard on Wednesday by the Leninsky District Court, Judge Natalia Gorbach awarded another 15 days.
As a result, Sergei Chabotko was tried three times - for distributing extremist materials and "picketing" on the Internet.
Sergei was not released even after 45 days of administrative arrest. The man was probably taken into custody.
The KGBof Belarus has recognizedthe websites13.ru as an "extremistformation", so Sergei's case is probably connected to this.
Trial outcome 31.10.2025
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Sergei was convicted in September 2024 for "insulting a government official and Lukashenko" and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open-type facility.
Armen Arzumanyan is 44 years old. He is originally from Azerbaijan, but has lived in Belarus almost all his life and has Belarusian citizenship. Armen participated in the show "X-factor" first in 2018 in Ukraine, and then in 2021 in Belarus. But his main occupation is the gift business. For over 15 years, Armen has been running gift shops, the latest of which is Podari Minsk. In his free time, he saves homeless animals.
He is accused of “calling for sanctions” and “slandering Lukashenko.”
Trial outcome 20.12.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
6 years of imprisonment in colony under special regime conditions.
Appeal 19.02.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On July 26, 2024, he was detained and convicted under an administrative article (Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). After which a criminal case was opened.
Trial outcome 18.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Vitold Shalkevich is 44 years old. He comes from the large town of Porozovo in the Svisloch district. The man has a wife and two underage daughters.
Vitold was detained in August 2023 right at work. At first, he was sentenced to arrest for "dissemination of extremist materials." Then, the Gubopikovites filmed a video with him and transferred him from the pretrial detention center. According to pro-government Telegram channels, Shalkevich left several thousand comments in various chats.
Trial outcome 06.03.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
The details of the case are unknown. Alexander was probably detained in January 2024. According to information on his social networks, the man is married and graduated from BSUIR in 2014.
He probably worked in the Criminal Intelligence Department, which filed a lawsuit against Alexander for causing property damage. It should be noted that the Criminal Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs appeared in Belarus in April of this year - previously it was called the Department for Ensuring Operational Investigative Activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The process will be held behind closed doors.
26.06.2025
Работает в ИК на вредном для здоровья производстве
Trial outcome 30.12.2024
15 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 11.03.2025
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Gomel resident Nikolai Yushchenko has had his own business for a long time. His company sells household goods and packaging.
Trial outcome 19.12.2024
unknown.
Appeal 28.02.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the article, Alexey is being tried for the protests that took place after the elections on August 9, 2020 in Pinsk.
Trial outcome 19.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 11.03.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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