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Political activist, co-chair of the unregistered party Belarusian Christian Democracy and member of the Coordinating Council for organizing the process of overcoming the political crisis.
12 years in prison in a colony "in absentia"
Member of the initiative group and head of the headquarters of the election campaign of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Currently, he heads the charitable foundation «Country for Life».
12 years in prison in a colony «in absentia».
Activist, chairman of the strike committee of the Minsk Tractor Plant, member of the presidium of the Coordinating Council for organizing the process of overcoming the political crisis.
12 years in prison in a colony "in absentia"
In the video of the security forces, the man says that he works as a software engineer in an educational institution - according to his social networks, this is the Belarusian National Technical University.
According to what the security forces say, he published his opinions about the situation in Ukraine in the comments. Judging by the published screenshots, there is nothing radical there. For example, a man says that many Belarusians support Ukraine, and the dead Russian soldiers are occupiers in a foreign land, so they are not very sorry.
Programmer. Presumably detained in the case of ChKB.
Before his arrest, Sergei worked as a history teacher at Minsk School No. 30. The man graduated from the history department of the Belarusian State University and from his school years was fond of studying history. Previously, he was detained under an administrative article for participating in protest marches in Minsk. Convicted under a criminal article also for participation in protests.
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
According to human rights activists, Oksana was detained at the end of December 2022.
She was a member of the core team of the Coordination Council. In June 2021, she was detained during the premiere of the production “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” and was released after drawing up a report. In May 2021, her apartment was searched.
Oksana was tried together with political prisoner Bohdan Korovets , founder of the Astronim company and the White Square advertising and marketing festival.
Oksana Zaretskaya’s father has health problems, Bogdan is raising a child with a disability.
According to human rights activists, Oksana felt unwell after the verdict was announced and was hospitalized. The woman spent at least three days in a coma, and after some time she was returned to Volodarka. The pre-trial detention center doctors did not provide proper medical care to Zaretskaya, and did not even take valerian for her in the packages from her relatives.
On April 10, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained for participating in protests in 2020. Before his arrest, he worked at the Minsk Tractor Plant (MTZ).
2.5 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
In November, pro-government telegram channels reported the detention of two friends - 25-year-old Denis Pishchalo and 24-year-old Ilona Zaitseva.
In the “repentance” video, the guy says that he participated in post-election protests and went out onto the roadway, was subscribed to “extremist” Telegram channels, and also left offensive comments.
On 06/06/2023 the appeal hearing of the court took place and the verdict entered into force.
On July 27, 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in prison.
Alexey Ilyinchik is a Gomel bard and musician.
In the spring of 2022, the man had a stroke, so Alexey had to spend several months in the hospital, since rehabilitation after the illness was problematic and the right side of the body was paralyzed.
Alexey was detained on August 18, 2022, the reason remained unknown for a long time, since the man only had a state lawyer who did not contact any of his relatives or friends.
On March 28, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court issued a final verdict in the case of Alexey. He was charged with slander against Alexander Lukashenko (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), insulting the president (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and inciting other social hatred or discord (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).
During his stay in SIZO-3 and in the penal colony, Alexey's health deteriorated. His right hand is almost useless, his speech apparatus is damaged, so he speaks with difficulty. He also cannot write letters on his own. On 10/1/2023, it was known that Alexey Ilyinchik was placed in the neurological department of the Republican Hospital, which is located on the territory of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Minsk.
08/31/2024 released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Designer. At the request of the lawyer, the court was closed. The man was found guilty of insulting Maksim Voronko and Vitaly Blagotvorinsky on a telegram channel (presumably Lyakhovichi-97) on November 21, 2020 and February 3, 2021. The injured Voronko was previously a senior district police officer in the Lyakhovichi district, but on September 16, 2020, he resigned. Since 2017, the charity has worked in Lyakhovichi, before that - in the Baranovichi police department. Denis Koval fully admitted his guilt and asked for forgiveness from the victims.
1 year 3 months of restriction of liberty without a referral.
It is known that Alexey Alekseychik worked as a transplant doctor at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology for more than 20 years. He is considered one of the best specialists of the center, who has performed many bone marrow transplant operations.
In the spring of 2022, law enforcement officers gained access to the internal chat of employees of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center, where they discussed the political situation in Belarus, the work of the independent trade union «Panacea» and much more. It is assumed that the detention of the transplantologist is connected with this chat.
Trial outcome 16.02.2023: 2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.04.2023: the sentence was upheld.
According to the case materials , “while at her place of residence, the 46-year-old accused, using her mobile phone and an account on the social network Facebook, posted material with an image of Lukashenko on the Internet for free access. In it, using obscene language, she gave a clearly negative assessment of the president’s personality, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity.”
Yuryeva admitted her guilt.
On April 13, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in the winter of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
One of the most famous Belarusian-speaking bloggers in the “zero” and a former activist. Detained for participating in protests in 2020.
Ivan was detained on January 5, 2023, received 13 days of administrative arrest, and on January 18, criminal charges were filed.
On April 17, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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