There are no details of the criminal case yet, it is only known that the Mogilev resident left a comment about Lukashenko in one of the telegram channels recognized by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus as “extremist”.
On January 11, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 12.10.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man called the district police and made comments against Lukashenko while speaking to the officer on duty. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time. He had previously been convicted of hooliganism and had been held administratively liable on several occasions.
On February 29, 2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In July 2024 , he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
In January 2025, Gennady was again tried for insulting Lukashenko A.G.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 27.12.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.02.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 09.01.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On August 09, 2023, he was detained at an airport in the Russian Federation when he tried to fly to Georgia through Russia. Soon he was handed over to Belarusian law enforcement agencies and Alexander was taken into custody.
On December 15, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 12.10.2023:
1 year of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
The appeal hearing took place on December 22, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 19.10.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Kirill was accused of participating in protests in Minsk in 2020, entering the roadway and blocking public transport. The man was also accused of being in a clutch in the front rows of protesters on Maxim Bogdanovich Street in Minsk. Photos of this episode were found in one of the telegram channels. Kirill fully admitted his guilt.
After the verdict was announced, he was released from custody in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 10.10.2023:
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
Elena was detained in connection with the “round dance” case. She was returning from Poland to Brest. At passport control, the border guards became interested in the fact that the woman was born in Ukraine. She was handed over to unknown people in civilian clothes who demanded a phone number.
As a result, the woman was detained. After that there was an administrative court (15 days of arrest under Part 2 of Article 19. 11 of the Administrative Code) through two reposts in Telegram. And then the woman was placed in a pre-trial detention center until trial.
It is known that Elena lived in Brest and went to Poland for shopping.
Andrei was detained on September 27, and later a search was carried out at his home, during which a computer and other equipment were removed.
Tolchin has been repeatedly detained and tried for his journalistic activities since 2017. After the protests of 2020, the journalist decided to leave the profession.
The latest posts on Andrei's Facebook page are reposts of helping animals, photos with friends and acquaintances. Also, Andrei’s sister, who raised him in infancy, recently died.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 21.03.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On September 12, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
In the summer of 2023, the court found Pavel guilty under Article 293, Part 3 of the Criminal Code (mass riots) for publishing information on how to make a Molotov cocktail on Telegram in August 2020. At that time, the guy had just finished school.
According to human rights activists, he was released on April 20, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 19.07.2023
1 year 2 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Natalya was accused of participating in a protest in Minsk in 2020, entering the roadway and blocking public transport. She fully admitted guilt. Natalya and her friend Vasily were identified from the video recording.
Before the trial, both were on bail of 7,400 rubles
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