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Nikita was first detained on August 11, 2020, after which he was beaten by riot police, but was soon released. In late August, he was detained again on charges related to the August 10, 2020 protests in Brest against election fraud. He was later released on bail, but in July 2021, he was taken into custody again and convicted of participating in “mass riots.”
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Vadim was detained as part of a criminal case initiated over the events that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk, and convicted of participating in a protest, as well as for allegedly intentionally threatening traffic police officers and damaging their car.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Denis was detained during a protest action, the March of Justice, which took place in Minsk on September 20, 2020. He was initially arrested on administrative charges, but later a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of “resisting a police officer.”
According to human rights activists, he was released in early 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Ivan was detained and convicted for participating in a protest against the results of the presidential elections, which took place from August 11 to 12, 2020, on Dzerzhinsky Avenue in Minsk.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Daniil, an activist in the anarchist movement, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "participation in a criminal organization." It is known that the charges were based on an episode with blocking roads in Brest in 2018, when a protest was taking place against the construction of the battery plant.
In early March 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Andrei, an anarchist activist, was arrested in March 2021 as part of a criminal case brought against anarchists from the Brest region. He was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "damage to property." The charges were based on two incidents of blocking roads in Brest that occurred in 2018.
In early March 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey was detained and convicted twice for comments left about the security forces after the death of Roman Bondarenko on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus". Under pressure, he was forced to unlock his phone. They came to the apartment with a search four times, looking for money, weapons, drugs and prohibited symbols, and also seized the equipment.
In December 2021, Alexey managed to escape from the correctional facility and leave the country.
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Vitalia was detained upon her return to Belarus as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
She was released in December 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Marek was first detained on September 9, 2020, at his place of study, but was later released on bail. However, in February 2021, he was detained again in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020, in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Sergei, an individual entrepreneur and owner of a private farm growing raspberries and strawberries in the Drogichin district, was detained as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vladimir was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order." According to investigators, on August 11, 2020, in the Telegram channel "Svetlogorsk for Life," he called for gathering at the Berezki shopping center to hide from the police, to act in groups, to use pallets for protection, and to tie up security forces.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Anastasia was detained and convicted for, according to investigators, scattering about 45 metal screws near the Minsk prosecutor's office on December 13, 2020. As a result, the car driven by the victim Klintsevich ran over them, and two tires were punctured.
She was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation in November 2021.
| 02.06.2021 | in April was registered as an extremist |
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Igor, a Minsk resident, a citizen of the Russian Federation and a reserve officer, was arrested and convicted for filling the front door of the apartment of Tatyana Oboznaya, an employee of the internal affairs agencies, with polyurethane foam, who falsely commented on the death of Roman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces. He was also accused of writing an offensive inscription on her mailbox.
He was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation on March 12, 2022.
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Ruslan is a Belarusian blogger who has been creating videos on social and political topics since 2020. By February 2021, his channel had more than 90,000 subscribers. On February 20, 2021, he was detained and later convicted of “insulting a government official.”
It became known that Ruslan was not released from the colony after his term expired, but was transferred to the pretrial detention center in Kolyadichi. The reasons for the new charges are still unknown.
He was released in June 2025, having served his full sentence.