He was detained in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment. On October 31, 2022, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
Trial outcome 30.08.2022
1 year 7 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He held the position of system administrator. On September 29, 2021, he was detained at his workplace. He was convicted on August 25, 2022 under Art. 130 of the Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or discord) and Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official) to a sentence of 2 years and 6 months in prison .
Released September 11, 2023.
Trial outcome 18.08.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to pro-government channels, she took part in several protests in August 2020. Judging by the video, Elena was detained by a large number of security forces - some of them descended from the roof of a multi-story building on ropes and climbed into the apartment through the windows, while others entered through the door.
According to human rights activists, she should be released after serving her sentence.
Trial outcome 22.09.2022
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted for a message on Instagram, in which, according to the prosecution, he threatened physical violence against a police officer. At the trial, Sergei explained that he wanted to warn the police officer, but did not threaten him. He pleaded not guilty.
Released in 2022 upon expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 11.11.2021:
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained after accidentally hitting his head on a low-hanging state flag while entering a Kobrin store. Out of emotion, the 23-year-old guy tore off the canvas and threw it to the ground.
It is known that the prosecutor asked for 1 year and 6 months in prison for tearing down the state flag. The guy had an unserved sentence from a previous conviction (a year and a half of home chemicals), and the state prosecution requested a total of 2 years in prison.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Vasily is known to be 30 years old. He was charged with the fact that on March 16, 2022, in one of the public Viber chats uniting the workers of the Brest carriage depot, he posted a video with deliberately unreliable information about the economic and social situation of the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024 upon expiration of his sentence.
During her arrest, she was forced to rip off the white-red-white wallpaper from the walls. They filmed the process, which was published on July 26 in pro-government Telegram channels.
The security forces had complaints not only about the interior decoration of the premises, but also about the sign that hung at the entrance with the text: “Private property. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sanitation Station, KGB, Armed Forces, BRIC and other government organizations can enter only after the call.”
First, Elena was placed in a temporary detention facility, after which she was transferred to pre-trial detention center-1.
Her husband was detained along with Elena and sentenced to 14 days of administrative arrest.
They have 2 minor children.
05/04/2024 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 13.10.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Postgraduate student and software engineer at Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. Detained for participating in protests. Victoria had 5 episodes in the accusation.
On May 12, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
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