Andrei was found guilty in November 2021 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for participating in a protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Minsk.
Igor was arrested on September 14, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November of that year, he was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
Elena was arrested along with her husband in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In February 2022, she was convicted in the so-called "Milky World" case for participating in a peaceful protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno, as well as for "violence against a police officer," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in January 2024, having fully served her sentence.
Igor was arrested along with his wife in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In February 2022, he was convicted in the so-called "Milky World" case for participating in a peaceful protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 03.02.2022
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Miroslav was arrested on September 30, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, he was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Kirill was detained as part of a criminal case opened for participating in protests that took place in Mozyr in August 2020 after the presidential elections. He was charged under the articles "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 23.11.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1500 rubles of compensation.
Alexander was detained as part of a criminal case opened for participating in protests that took place in Mozyr in August 2020 after the presidential elections. He was charged under the articles "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies." It is known that during his detention in the temporary detention facility, Alexander was tortured: he was not given a mattress, was not allowed to wash, eat normally, or receive warm drinks. As a result, his health deteriorated significantly.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Evgeny was found guilty in October 2021 of "desecration of state symbols" for, according to the charges, removing four flags from stores and institutions on August 27, 2021: three he folded behind the post office building, and one he took to a monument.
According to human rights activists, he was released at the end of 2023, having fully served his sentence .
Alexander was found guilty in October 2021 of "desecration of state symbols" for tearing down a flag from the building of the Baranovichi Housing and Utilities Administration.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Nikita was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral. The court considered holding the trial behind closed doors because the case file contains extremist material from the "Punishermen of Belarus" channel and chat.
Tatyana was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left in the "Korelichi 97%" Telegram group addressed to Alexei Kot, the chief of staff of the Korelichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
Trial outcome 27.10.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Georgy was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on Facebook under Vladimir Lazarev's post featuring a photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Rudko, an officer with the Bobruisk Main Directorate of Internal Affairs.
Trial outcome 28.10.2021
1 year restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Olga was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment she left on the social media site Odnoklassniki addressed to Viktor Turchinovich, head of the ideological work department of the Kobrin District Police Department. According to the prosecution, the comment contained an obscene and negative assessment of the "victim."
Trial outcome 27.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 800 rubles of compensation.
Vladislav was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on the Lukhta Telegram channel addressed to Kutsko, an operative of the economic crimes unit of the criminal police department of the Ivatsevichi District Executive Committee.
Trial outcome 27.10.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 500 rubles of compensation.
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