Convicted by the Vitebsk District Court for insulting the former Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Barsukov in a telegram chat.
Released on June 19, 2023 after the expiration of the sentence.
| 25.11.2022 | 10/30/2022 was taken from chemistry and the next day was convicted under 19.11 Koap, given 5 days |
| 08.08.2021 | 07/05/2021 was registered as an extremist |
A resident of Vitebsk, was detained on July 14, 2021, according to the prosecution, he insulted Nikolai Karpenkov (former head of the GUBOPiK), Lydia Yermoshina (chairman of the CEC), Alina Kasyanchik (prosecutor for politically motivated criminal cases), Vadim Denisenko (military commander), Marina Zapasnik (judge court of the Leninsky district of the city of Minsk) and Natalya Buguk (judge of the court of the Frunzensky district of the city of Minsk), Lukashenko A.G.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
Detained on May 4, 2021.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison.
The basis for initiating a criminal case was a comment under a post about the head of the administration of the Oktyabrsky district of Vitebsk Sergei Stashevsky , who forced teachers to rewrite election protocols. This is not the first trial in Vitebsk for insulting Stashevsky.
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 restriction of freedom .
According to the indictment, on November 27, 2020, Dmitry Yaskevich intended to publicly insult a representative of the authorities in order to humiliate his honor and dignity in connection with the performance of his official duties, based on political and ideological enmity associated with the electoral campaign in the Republic of Belarus, out of a sense of hostility towards representatives authorities and desire to present Nikita Mikhalochkin in a humiliating position for the general public, left a comment on the telegram channel “Punishers of Belarus” with the following content: “Freaks” . With this, the accused inflicted moral suffering on the injured policeman, undermined his authority and personal qualities. On December 25, 2020, Dmitry Yaskevich committed similar actions against the deputy head of the Zhlobin District Department of Internal Affairs Dmitry Dedyun, leaving a comment: that has already been convicted.
Deryagin was accused of being intoxicated on April 16, 2021 in a trolleybus, he repeatedly expressed a sharp and negative assessment of the personality of Alexander Lukashenko , which harmed his honor and dignity and was aimed at undermining his authority. With this, he publicly insulted Lukashenka. Taken into custody in the courtroom on July 23, 2021. He was released on October 23, 2021.
3 months of arrest .
Convicted on June 23, 2021 for commenting on OMON actions against civilians. There are three children at home.
Released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
| 06.10.2021 | 10/03/2021 transferred from SIZO-3 to IK-15, Mogilev |
| 17.08.2021 | In early July, already in the pre-trial detention center, he was registered as an extremist. |
| 28.07.2021 | Located in Gomel in Sizo-3, st. Book 1 "A". |
3 years in prison.
A resident of Gomel, convicted for insulting a representative of the authorities. Pardoned and released from punishment on July 13, 2022.
1 year and 6 months of restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional institution ("chemistry")
Inhabitant of the Kormyansky district. He was convicted for reposting publications about policemen in Odnoklassniki. He has been serving his sentence since July 17, 2021.
Trial outcome date unknown: 3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
She was convicted for a comment allegedly left on Facebook under a photo of a senior police sergeant. Svetlana claims that she did not leave such a comment. Svetlana's son, Igor Ermolov, was sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony under Art. 293 (laser pointer case). Svetlana is retired and takes care of her sick mother.
The court awarded 2 years of "home chemistry" and 2,000 rubles in compensation for "moral damage".
2 years of chemistry without a referral ("home chemistry")
On July 19, a search was conducted in the apartment of Tatiana and her husband, after the search the spouses were detained. They are being held in the KGB pre-trial detention center.
On July 19, a search was conducted in the apartment of Andrey and his wife, after the search the spouses were detained. They are being held in the KGB pre-trial detention center.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom without a referral .
journalist of the Belsat TV channel, host of the anti-fake program “Sly News”.
Anna was detained on July 16 during mass searches of independent journalists in Minsk and other cities of Belarus. The apartment was searched in a journalistic manner, the equipment was taken away, and then she was placed in a temporary detention center and was not released after 72 hours. It became known that she was detained as part of a criminal case for 10 days.
Journalist for Radio Svaboda since 2004. Previously worked for the German state radio service. He is fluent in German, an expert on Germany, political contacts and relations with Belarus. He was deprived of accreditation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 2020, along with journalists from most foreign media.
Alexander was detained on July 16 during mass searches of independent journalists in Minsk and other cities of Belarus. He was detained in his parents' house in Postavy district. The journalist was placed in a temporary detention facility and was not released after 72 hours. It is known that he was detained for 10 days as part of a criminal case.
On December 15, 2022, the persecution of the journalist was stopped and the restrictions on not leaving Belarus were lifted.
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