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Alexander was convicted of resisting police officers who used force during an attempt to detain him on August 9, 2020, in Soligorsk. According to the charges, on that day, police officers tried to detain him near the Central store, but he, not wanting to be detained, categorically refused to follow the police.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Sergei, the creative director of the advertising agency Salmon Graphics, was arrested and convicted for participating in the “March of Unity” - a march against the recognition of the results of the presidential elections, which took place on September 6, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexey was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Detained under 18 years
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Dmitry was convicted in February 2021 for creating the Telegram channel "Data of the Punishers of Belarus", where he posted information about the security forces. All published materials were reposts. At the time of the verdict, he was only 15 years old.
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Maxim was convicted of removing a red-green flag at a train station and striking, in self-defense, a man who was trying to call the police and take his personal belongings.
In December 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Roman was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk. He was accused of erecting barricades at the Pushkinskaya metro station, where protester Alexander Taraikovsky died. The only evidence of his guilt was a photograph from his phone. Roman did not admit his guilt.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Mikhail was convicted for a comment addressed to the commander of the special police response unit Manaev, left in the telegram chat “Vitebsk for Life”.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vladimir was convicted for a comment about Lukashenko left on the social network Odnoklassniki.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was detained on August 30, 2020, in Minsk during a Sunday protest. His arrest followed a clash between police and protesters who were trying to prevent the detention of one of the protesters. He was later convicted of "violence against an officer of the internal affairs bodies."
In January 2024, he was transferred to another colony, most likely to IK-2.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
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Vadim was detained, severely beaten and later convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Minsk against the results of the presidential elections.
Throughout his entire term of imprisonment, Vadim was systematically subjected to psychological and physical violence: he was beaten, placed in solitary confinement and punishment cells, and deprived of parcels and visits.
He was released in April 20204, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Detained under 18 years
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Vitaly was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections. He was 17 years old at the time the verdict was announced.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Stepan was hit by a police van in the oncoming lane on November 15, 2020, during a protest in memory of Roman Bondarenko, killed by security forces, on Pushkin Avenue in Minsk, immediately detained and severely beaten. He was convicted of alleged hooliganism - deliberate and unprovoked attacks on police cars at least three times, which resulted in damage to them.
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Andrey was arrested on August 11, 2020, in a criminal case of mass riots, opened after the start of mass protests against the results of the presidential elections. He was brutally beaten by GUBOPiK officers to give the testimony they needed. Andrey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
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Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in protests against the presidential election results in Minsk on August 9–10, 2020. He was accused of blocking roads, erecting barricades, and allegedly “throwing plants from flowerbeds at police officers.”
In mid-April 2022, it became known that Alexander's punishment had been toughened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of two years.
Released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court