For several months he was in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee, then in the pre-trial detention center № 1 in Minsk, later he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center in Grodno.
Nikolay is a former customs officer, an activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party «Gramada». He is accused of helping those who wanted to illegally cross the Belarusian-Lithuanian border for money, as well as creating an extremist formation or participating in it.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Daniil, who worked at the Grodno branch of Beltelecom, was detained for several comments on social networks in early October 2022 and placed in custody pending trial.
On April 11, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a general regime.
A former Ukrainian. He received Belarusian citizenship in 2010, often happens in the border area.
In the story on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is claimed that he transmitted to Kuprienko (accused of espionage) data on the location of military equipment, the movement of a vehicle convoys.
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Former military, topographer. Allegedly detained for participating in protest chats. The film, shot by the pro-government TV channel, claims that Dmitry allegedly shot a video appeal to the military and security forces in 2020, and a year later he contacted the Busly Lyatsyats organization. Also, according to the TV channel, this year Gulin monitored the chats of Brest-97, Gomel-97, Kalinkovichi, Luninets and actively left comments there.
Presumably held in the KGB pre-trial detention center.
14 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony
Trucker. A video on a pro-government channel claims that he was "transporting blank ballots from Poland with a choice already made in favor of one alternative candidate."
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
For participation in the protests, the GUBOPiK detained brother and sister, Mikhail and Alexandra Aleksandrovich Razuvanov . According to GUBOPiK, Mikhail and Alexandra took part in post-election protests in 2020. Judging by the report from the security forces, a criminal case has been opened against the brother and sister.
On June 23, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, in April 2024 Mikhail was again imprisoned in pre-trial detention center-1. Perhaps this is connected with a new criminal case.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
There were at least nine hearings in the case. There were many witnesses at the trial who testified against him. Yevgeny was accused of administering the channel and urging Belarusians to take part in protests, editing posts, etc.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Sentenced for 1 comment on social networks to 1.5 years of probation. In September 2023, Natalya was again detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center on charges of “financing extremist activities.”
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime conditions.
The man was accused of creating and administering the telegram channel «23.34», which contained information about Belarusian judges.
Viktor was also accused of «aiding and abetting the deliberate actions of administrators and participants of a number of other destructive Telegram channels, which were aimed at inciting social hostility on the basis of a different social affiliation and which entailed serious consequences».
11 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Before the trial, Vyacheslav was at large, he was detained for three days from September 9 to 12, 2022. He was found guilty that on March 1, 2021, he left a comment in the direction of Lukashenka on the vk.com social network under his photo, the comment consisted of one word: «oaf».
Vyacheslav Ovchuk pleaded guilty. He said that he was outraged by Lukashenka's statement that it is necessary to punish people who receive salaries in envelopes. According to the accused, it is necessary to punish those who give them away.
2 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Former employee of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
The man was accused of collecting information about the private life and personal data of citizens in the databases of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from December 2021 to May 2022, which he then distributed in the Telegram messenger.
In addition to imprisonment, Vladislav was awarded a fine of 9 600 BYN (3 740 USD).
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a general regime.
The man worked as a therapist in the emergency room of the city hospital of Lida. According to preliminary information, he was detained for likes and comments of materials against the current government of the Republic of Belarus.
Soon it became known that Andrei Krasnik was going to be tried again: on April 17, 2023, a hearing on the case against the political prisoner under Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code (Violence or threat against an official) and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate the order, or active participation in them). A judge has been appointed to consider the case Vladimir Fedorovich.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.
According to the investigation materials, Tatiana Kurilina, from August 20, 2020 to February 20, 2022, through Telegram channels, called people to violent actions against government officials and representatives of law enforcement agencies. She, without the consent of the victims, who are recognized, including employees of the prosecutor's office and judges, illegally collected, systematized and disseminated information about their private life, thereby harming their rights and legitimate interests. In that case, some messages in the chat rooms also concerned A.G. Lukashenko.
According to «Bypol», Tatiana Kurilina was deceived by Belarusian representatives of law enforcement agencies. This woman was seduced by a young man and asked to return to him in Belarus, promised to resolve all issues. She returned, but it turned out to be a special operation of the State security Committee and she was detained.
4.5 years in prison in a penal colony.
According to the prosecution, Gerasimovich violated the state flag by pulling the flag by the cloth and throwing it to the ground while intoxicated. After this, the flag was damaged and its staff was destroyed. The property damage to the organization on whose building the flag hung was estimated at 89 rubles - this is exactly how much the accused must pay as compensation.
The man admitted his guilt completely and said that he pulled the flag by accident so as not to fall. He had no intention of desecrating the state symbol of Belarus.
The court considered that if the accused did not admit to deliberately desecrating the flag, he did not fully understand his responsibility and did not repent, so he decided to impose a sentence of imprisonment. Although the expert concluded that the accused suffers from chronic alcoholism and requires compulsory treatment.
On March 3, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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