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Andrei was convicted under the articles “Hooliganism” and “Desecration of historical and cultural values.”
On August 14, 2020, he drew a circle with a horizontal line on the statue of a woman in the Minsk Hero City obelisk complex, thereby, according to investigators, desecrating cultural values and the memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Yuri was convicted in April 2021 under the article "Illegal collection and dissemination of information about the private life" of a judge and other persons and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
After amendments were made to the Criminal Code, Yuri's case was reviewed: his prison term was reduced by three months, and Article 179 was replaced with Article 203-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
In May 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
Maxim was convicted in April 2021 under the article "Illegal collection and dissemination of information about the private life" of a judge and other persons and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine. He was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Alexander was detained in the winter of 2021 and convicted under articles on insulting Lukashenko and inciting hatred on the basis of social affiliation - in relation to police officers. The case of insulting Lukashenko was initiated for a comment on Telegram left by Alexander on September 27, 2020. Under another article, the criminal case was based on messages posted by him from July to October 2020, which, according to the investigation and the court, contained calls for aggressive actions against police officers.
According to human rights activists, Alexander was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Denis was detained in March 2021 and convicted for comments left in the Telegram chat "Molodechno for Life Chat". The victims were recognized as Molodechno police officers, a female employee of the Grodno OMON, as well as public figures - Lukashenko, Yermoshina and Karpenkov.
In August 2024, he was released under a pardon.
According to the case materials, on March 5, 2021, Elena left an offensive comment under an article about Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Gennady Kazakevich using the Internet in the Telegram channel "Typical Belarus". She was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.
Evgeny was detained on February 26, 2021. He was accused of publishing the personal data of GUBOPiK MIA employees Ivan Tarasik and Alexander Aleksa in a Telegram chat on December 28, 2020, while intoxicated. He added a threat to them and an offensive comment about their place of residence to this data.
In addition, Evgenia was found guilty under the articles “Theft” and “Evasion of serving a sentence” for failure to comply with the sentence of “house arrest” in the previous case.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Yevgeny Semenov.
Vadim was convicted for participating in a peaceful protest - a march in support of political prisoners, which took place on October 4, 2020 in Minsk, and sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.
Leonid was detained in February 2021 and later charged with public calls for violence and acts of terrorism, which, according to investigators, he posted in one of the public Telegram chats in October-November 2020. He did not admit his guilt.
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Viktor, the founder of Aktivlizing, was arrested as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 of second-degree bribery or bribery on a large scale.
On October 25, 2022, the court heard a case regarding the replacement of the unserved portion of the sentence.
Victor was released in January 2023.
Sergei, a former deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 under the article “accepting a bribe.”
On March 9, 2023, a hearing was held to establish preventive supervision, and on March 30, Sergei was released from the colony. Presumably, he was released on parole or his term was reduced as a result of an appeal. Human rights activists do not have more precise information.
Alexander, deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 under the article “accepting a bribe”.
On May 2, 2024, a hearing was held to establish preventive supervision. Presumably, Alexander was released on parole or his term was reduced as a result of an appeal. Human rights activists do not have more precise information.
Dmitry, deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 under the article “accepting a bribe.”
On February 9, 2024, the Vitebsk District Court heard a case on replacing the unserved portion of the sentence with imprisonment, and on February 20, Dmitry was released from the colony.
Kirill, acting chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the "Babariko case" and convicted in July 2021 under the article "accepting a bribe."
A meeting was held to establish preventive supervision. Presumably, Kirill was released on parole or his term was shortened as a result of an appeal. Human rights activists do not have exact information.
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Alexey, the former first deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was convicted in July 2021 as part of the "Babariko case" under the article "accepting a bribe" and sentenced to restriction of freedom without referral.