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Romuald, a private entrepreneur and former owner and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, was convicted of posting in comments on VKontakte a photograph with stickers containing the personal data of seven police officers involved in illegal detentions and perjury in court.
He was released in May 2023 under an amnesty. However, both before and after his trial, Romuald was persecuted - he was repeatedly tried under administrative articles such as "organizing and holding unauthorized mass events" and "distributing extremist materials."
Vladimir was convicted of, according to the prosecution, drawing an image on the state flag and leaving an offensive inscription addressed to Lukashenko.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vyacheslav was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on November 22, 2020, in Minsk, despite the fact that he had already served an administrative arrest for this.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Alexander was convicted of tearing down the national flag from a school building in the village of Veljamovichi in January 2021.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 06.06.2022 | I wrote a letter, I saw that I was released, I'm glad! Rita from Belgium. |
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Mia was detained in January 2021 after being questioned by the Investigative Committee and later convicted under the article on “inciting hatred or discord” for expressing her opinion about the political situation in the country on the social network VKontakte.
She was released in October 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 30.01.2024 | Поставили на учет как экстремиста 18.03. 2021 г. Вынуждена была эмигрировать. Отбыла весь срок. |
| 11.08.2021 | 08/06/21 appealed, the verdict remained unchanged |
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Roberto, a Cuban-born graphic designer, has lived in Belarus for 30 years and has a family and children. He was detained on November 8, 2020, before the start of a protest against violence and the results of the presidential elections in Minsk and received 15 days of administrative arrest.
However, after serving his sentence, he was not released - the man was held in a temporary detention facility for more than a year, after which they tried to deport him to Cuba via Moscow. However, in Russia, he did not board a plane and managed to evacuate to Lithuania.
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Igor, an activist from Pruzhany, was arrested in March 2021 in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. The participants were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. He and his wife were convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order", despite the fact that they are the parents of three children. According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depot caused damages in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Andrei was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
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 Andrei Khveskovets.
Evgeniy was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, directed against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Dmitry was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, directed against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, directed against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Mikhail was convicted of writing protest graffiti (“Long Live Belarus,” “3%,” etc.) on buildings and structures in the Zapadnaya microdistrict of Orsha.
He was released in April 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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Sergey, the director of a hardware store, was arrested in February 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections. His head was smashed during the dispersal of the protest. It is also known that his store supported the nationwide strike on October 26, 2020, after which the authorities forced the landlord to terminate the lease.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was detained in March 2021 in St. Petersburg at the request of the Belarusian prosecutor's office, as he was wanted in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on June 19, 2020, in Molodechno. He was with several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the detention of participants in the peaceful assembly. Sergei spent six months in a pretrial detention center in Russia, but was then deported to Belarus and convicted of "resisting riot police."
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 10.11.2021 | According to unconfirmed information, Sergei is now in Zhodino |
| 16.10.2021 | A letter from Kolpino SIZO-1 returned, marked "Released 09/16/21" |
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Activist and volunteer Olga was detained in March 2021. Physical violence was used against her at the time of her detention. She was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 against violence and the results of the presidential elections, as well as under the article on "creation of an extremist group or participation in it."
Olga was an election observer, volunteered near the Minsk detention center in Okrestina Lane, and later in the courts. She was detained several times during street protests and fined significant amounts.
In September 2024, Olga was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.