Former police officer, lieutenant. He quit because he could not look at everything that was happening, then he got a job as a security guard. He was badly beaten during the arrest. Former colleagues came to court as victims and spoke well of Oleg, but nevertheless exacted moral compensation. At home, Oleg was left to wait for one mother.
6 years in prison
In 2021, she publicly announced that she was retiring from journalism. She explained her departure by the fact that she already had enough harassment for work without accreditation.
According to police reports, the courts punished the journalist with administrative fines more than forty times, including for covering post-election protests. Only days of detention were not appointed, because Shchiryakova alone raised a juvenile son.
In 2022, in September, after the arrest of a former colleague in the journalistic workshop, Yevgeny Merkisa Shchiryakova, in her posts on social networks, raised issues of keeping a journalist in a pre-trial detention center, posted messages on her pages in social networks about solidarity actions with Yevgeny, which were organized abroad.
After Larisa's detention, her son was taken to an orphanage right from school.
According to the materials of the case, Larisa Shchiryakova allegedly placed information on the Internet that discredited the Republic of Belarus. She is also accused of “collecting, creating, processing, storing and transmitting information for Vesna” and “Belsat”.
3.5 years in prison in a penal colony.
The accusation is based on comments that Kotov left within a month and a half after the 2020 presidential election in Telegram channels recognized by extremist groups in the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The investigators of these telegram channels found evidence of crimes under 4 articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
It is also known that Ivan was detained twice after the 2020 presidential election. For the first time immediately after August 9. For the second time, Lukashenko's security forces seized Kotov in mid-February 2021. Then the riot police detained 68 people in the village of Sokol, Smolevichi district – participants and spectators of the concert.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Pavel Omelyanov was accused of reposting a publication with an image of Lukashenko on the Telegram channel on December 27, 2020, under which he left offensive comments.
The man was also accused of systematically stealing bicycles stored in apartment buildings at night from June 20, 2021 to July 12, 2022. The Bobruisk resident stole a total of 27 bicycles worth 11,000 rubles.
The man repented of his actions and fully admitted his guilt.
On May 18, 2024, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
According to the materials of the court case, on August 30, 2021, Alexey left several offensive comments in one of the Telegram chats and, as the examination showed, thereby publicly insulted Lukashenko, deliberately humiliated his honor and dignity in an indecent form.
The judge sentenced Alexey to restriction of freedom without referral to a correctional facility for a period of 3 years. However, the prosecutor appealed the verdict. On February 9, 2023, the Judicial Board of the Mogilev Regional Court imposed a new punishment - imprisonment.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for insulting and slandering Lukashenka A.L.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Works as a foreman at the elevator at JSC "Lidakhleboprodukt". On the day of the arrest, Igor was called to the checkpoint, first two "employees", then a bus flew up, from which OMON in uniform jumped out. Detained for participating in protests in 2020.
On December 22, 2022, the Court of Appeal took place.
3 years in prison
unknown imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Head of the department of the Brest Regional Narcological dispensary.
According to law enforcement officials, the man left offensive comments about Lukashenko and Chairman of the Brest City Executive Committee Alexander Rogachuk.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The musician of the TOR BAND, detained together with Dmitry Golovach, their wives were also detained. Golovach's wife was fined, Burlo's wife was placed under administrative arrest.
At the end of November 2022, Dmitry and Evgeny were sentenced for the third time for 15 days. TOR BAND became a popular band in Belarus during the 2020 protests. Many songs have become hits on different platforms. Information products, social networks and the logo of the TOR BAND were recognized as extremist materials, as well as their songs listed above.
8 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
The musician of the TOR BAND, detained together with Evgeny Burlo, their wives were also detained. Golovach's wife was fined, Burlo's wife was placed under administrative arrest.
At the end of November 2022, Dmitry and Evgeny were sentenced for the third time for 15 days. TOR BAND became a popular band in Belarus during the 2020 protests. Many songs have become hits on different platforms. Information products, social networks and the logo of the TOR BAND were recognized as extremist materials, as well as their songs listed above.
9 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
Detained for comments on social networks after the death of V.V. Makei.
On October 3, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Convicted for social media likes.
3.5 years in prison.
The owner of a dog hotel in Grodno and graduated from the university.
Pavel was accused of being in a social network vk.com he posted publications in the form of images with text messages unacceptable for use from the point of view of modern culture, which the court regarded as degrading the honor and dignity of Lukashenko.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
In the video published in the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a 36 year old man says that he was detained for writing in vk.com an offensive message about a law enforcement officer in 2021.
2.5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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