Convicted for a comment on social networks regarding Lukashenko A., which was recognized by the court as offensive.
02/09/2024 released upon expiration of the sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He's a psychologist.
Arrested on May 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg. As it turned out, the man was on the federal wanted list for comments on the Internet. Andrey is a citizen of Belarus.
According to preliminary information, he was extradited to Belarus in January 2023.
Trial outcome 20.09.2023: 1 year 6 months of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
A citizen of Ukraine.
According to the prosecution, Petrenko was the administrator of the telegram chat «Chat. Gomselmash for free Belarus!», which was created on August 13, 2020. In it, according to the prosecution, he called for a strike at the enterprise, and also made reposts from telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Igor Fedorov worked for many years as a mechanical engineer at the Aviation Repair Plant in Baranovichi. But after the events of August 2020, when the man, together with other factory workers, actively expressed his civic position, he was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 23.34 and Art. 24.3 Code of Administrative Offences. After this, his contract was not renewed, and subsequently Igor was forced to emigrate altogether, fearing criminal prosecution.
On February 27, 2022, he returned home to participate in the referendum. The guy was detained near the polling station and placed in a temporary detention center in Baranavichy. On March 2, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-6.
12/18/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Valery left a comment on social networks ok.ru to the post: «Let's help him become famous all over the country», — with the image of a traffic police officer Volnich. People have left 1 799 comments on this publication.
According to human rights activists, he was released on January 3, 2024, upon expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted for the comment: «A man of little mind, apparently», — in relation to N.N. Karpenkov.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Sergey explained to the court that he had not committed any of the actions incriminated to him. He was there to peacefully express his opinion and disagreement with the processes that took place in the country in connection with the presidential elections.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Denis pleaded guilty in full.
According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released in early 2023.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
A programmer who was detained in December 2021 for comments on networks.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Novikov was at home before the trial. As Flagstaff noted , on June 26, 2022, Alexander left a post on his Facebook page: “Tomorrow they may put you on bunks. Sometimes there’s no time for laws, but you have to answer.” The trial took place behind closed doors. Novikov was accused of posting articles on his website that “had the goal of achieving a revision of world history, the results of the war, and discrediting the Victory,” the publication clarifies.
Fellow writers noted that during Soviet times, Novikov served in the KGB and was dismissed with the rank of major. In the 2000s, Novikov started a blog called “literary critic,” in which he covered the country’s literary life. This blog was private, but was perceived as affiliated with the Writers' Union due to the author's proximity to the organization's leadership. Novikov himself did not write any works, but was actively involved in criticism. In his texts, Novikov persistently treated Belarusian-speaking authors. On the blog litkritika.blogspot.com, he repeatedly spoke negatively about the work of Nikolai Cherginets, a former military man and member of the National Assembly of Belarus.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for participating in protests.
On April 18, 2023, in the court of Mozyr and Mozyr district, a process was held to replace Dmitry Ivanov’s sentence with a more severe one. He was placed in the Mozyr temporary detention center. The judge decided to transfer the political prisoner to a colony for a period of 8 months and 11 days .
According to human rights activists, he will be released in December 2023.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Truck driver from the Brest region.
Convicted of insulting Lukashenko A.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Activist from Mozyr. He was accused of making a publication on the Belarusski Gayun telegram channel about the movement of Russian troops in the city of Mozyr and was taken into custody.
Pavel Nozdrya is known for being the representative of the Green Watch initiative in Mozyr. He organized a number of environmental actions and initiatives in the city, in which representatives of government agencies also participated. Pavel Nozdrya is also one of the co-founders of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party.
01/26/2026 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was convicted together with his brother for participating in protest actions.
Released in the summer of 2023 after the expiration of the sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was convicted together with his brother for participating in the protest actions of 2020.
Released in the summer of 2023 after the expiration of the sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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