He is an IT Worker.
The Homel resident's fault was only in one episode: on March 9, he was driving his car along Lenin Avenue, noticed a Russian military KAMAZ, took a picture of it on an iPhone and sent the picture to an information Telegram channel recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus.
To detain him, the police staged a whole special operation. Andrey was harshly pressured during interrogations.
On December 27, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He was detained under a criminal article for inciting hatred for comments left on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
07/18/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to pro-government channels, he was arrested for making and distributing black and white flags. Earlier, in 2010, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison for protesting against election fraud. Released, is in the status of a suspect.
She's Anti-racist.
According to the channels supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, she was detained under a criminal article.
On her Instagram page, which had almost 15 thousand subscribers, Kristina published photos dedicated to subcultural fashion, did not hide her political views. And after Putin's attack on Ukraine, she used her account to express anti-war slogans.
On the first day of the trial on November 10, 2022, Kristina refused to testify, so her testimony was read out during interrogations at the trial. Kristina explained that in August 2020, the police detained her husband's parents, they were beaten. Therefore, she began to have a negative attitude towards the police.
The prosecution representative at the hearing demanded 3 years in prison.
Released 10.04. 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained for distributing stickers in Chechersk together with Rita Zotova.
From 08.08 to 11.08.2021 he was in the temporary detention center in Chechersk. After which he was released on his own recognizance.
12/28/2021 the preventive measure was changed and Nikita was sent to pre-trial detention center-3
According to human rights activists, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment.
Sound engineer of the Chechersky District House of Culture. Detained for distributing stickers in Chechersk together with Rita Zotova.
Vadim has a minor child.
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.
Convicted for toppling the flag. Taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, on March 3, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment.
She left a reaction in the form of a sad emoticon to someone else's post (she was not the author of the post and did not leave any comments under it). For this she was arrested.
According to human rights activists, Svetlana served her term in full and was released in December 2022.
1 year in prison .
A football fan who was detained for protesting in Mozyr.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained for “insult.”
Released in the winter of 2024 upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
was detained for commenting on a video about the detention and death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
1.5 years in prison. Released on September 30, 2022 at the end of his term.
was detained on September 29, 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Andrei Zeltser and a KGB officer.
1 year 9 months in prison.
He was released in the courtroom in connection with the recalculation of the period spent in the pre-trial detention center.
The man was found guilty of slandering Lukashenka. According to the prosecution, he posted a message on the Internet with defamatory information.
On December 20, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year in prison .
According to pro-government channels, he was detained for participating in protests.
He was detained in March, since then, after another administrative period, a new protocol was drawn up and Vitaly was detained again. After three months of imprisonment in Akrestsin he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-1.
Vitaly’s former cellmate from Volodarka said that he was immediately charged with participating in one march. But before the case was closed, he was charged under Part 1 of Art. 130 Criminal Codes on the Internet found his comments for August 2020.
On March 3, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of autumn 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was detained and convicted for participating in protests.
Released in April 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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