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Marina, a teacher of Polish and English, was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
She was sentenced to restricted freedom without referral, but in November 2021 she was transferred to house arrest.
She was released in April 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Elena was convicted in December 2020 for writing “I AM WITH US” on the Minskkommunteploset building and for “using violence against a police officer” during her arrest.
According to the prosecution, she sprayed paint from a can towards the employee’s head, torso and limbs, and also restricted his movement by holding him by his clothes.
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Andrey, a student, was detained in March 2021 right during a class and placed in a pretrial detention center. The next day, security forces came to the dormitory where he lived, interrogated his neighbors and seized equipment.
Andrey was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: violence against police officers and participation in group actions that grossly violate public order. According to investigators, in August 2020, he and other protesters threw parts of paving slabs and other objects towards police cars.
He was released in November 2023, having served his entire sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought under the article for insulting Lukashenko. He has two children, he is deprived of parental rights and pays alimony. Dmitry admitted guilt, however, despite this, he was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Yuri was convicted of publicly insulting Lukashenko during a protest on August 9, 2020, on Central Square in Molodechno, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity. He was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Sergei, the chief accountant, was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment under a photo of Grodno OMON commander Viktor Kravtsevich in the Grodno for Life Telegram chat on September 24, 2020. He was convicted under the article "Insulting a government official."
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Gennady, a children's football coach, was fired immediately after his arrest. He was convicted for a comment in a Facebook group about police officer Timur Pakhomenko. According to him, it was an emotional reaction to a video in which security forces beat detainees with batons while they stood against a wall.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Yuri was convicted in a criminal case opened under the article on insulting Lukashenko. The reason for the prosecution was his telephone call to the police on September 3, 2020, after the death of Gennady Shutov, whom Yuri knew personally. According to him, while intoxicated, he decided to speak out about what was happening and called 102.
On the same day, Yuri was detained. During the detention, law enforcement officers used physical force against him, as a result of which he suffered broken ribs and a broken jaw. He was also given an administrative penalty - 7 days of arrest. At the court hearing, he said that he did not file a complaint about the beating, considering himself "unworthy of attention" and adding that "he knew what he got it for." Yuri admitted his guilt in full.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Evgeniy was convicted for participating in a peaceful protest on August 12, 2020, in the center of Lida. At that time, city residents and priests gathered near the district executive committee. After a while, security forces demanded that they disperse, and then began harsh detentions and abuse of people. In response, the protesters threw several stones at the police transport.
According to witnesses, riot police and local police officers took part in the violence. Yevgeny was beaten during his arrest and then accused of using violence against police officers.
The trial was held behind closed doors at the request of the prosecutor due to the “secret persons” in the case.
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Alexander was convicted in June 2021 under the article for insulting a government official - for a comment left under a post in the "Punishermen of Belarus" group addressed to Brest police officer Shukailo. In March 2022, he was convicted again under the same article - for a comment addressed to the prevention inspector of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs Tatyana Kulbitskaya.
Ilya was convicted in January 2021 for a comment left on the social network VKontakte addressed to Lukashenko.
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Artur, a student, was detained on October 19, 2020, during a college class in connection with a criminal case opened for blocking a road in the Serebryanka microdistrict of Minsk on October 13, 2020. He was charged with "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restriction of liberty without being sent to a correctional facility. Artur was released from custody in the courtroom. He was a minor at the time of his arrest and detention.
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Elena, a pediatrician, was convicted of biting police officer Vitaly Krivonos on August 10, 2020, in an attempt to stop violence against her husband. She was accused of using violence against an internal affairs officer in order to obstruct his lawful activities.
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Nikolai was detained in April 2021 in connection with the events of October 18, 2020, during the "Partisan March" in Minsk. He was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: for participating in mass riots, intentional damage to property, and the threat of violence against security forces. According to the prosecution, he threw stones and asphalt at service minibuses with Almaz fighters, causing material damage. 13 security forces were recognized as victims, but only three appeared in court - in balaclavas and with changed names.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Alexander was convicted of participating in a protest against the falsification of the presidential elections and violence by security forces, which took place on the night of August 10-11, 2020 in Minsk on Pobediteley Avenue. He was sentenced to restriction of freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and released in the courtroom.