Ruslan was detained on November 15, 2020 and arrested for 15 days for walking through the city with a white-red-white flag in memory of the murdered Roman Bondarenko. Roman was beaten by security forces in the courtyard near his home and died in hospital from cerebral edema. However, after his administrative arrest, Ruslan was not released, as a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of "resisting an Interior Ministry officer."
In March 2022, he was re-sentenced to one year in prison for "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations.
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Ivan, director of the Horse&Vega concert agency, was detained and convicted for attempting to stop a traffic police car to prevent it from running over people during a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey was detained in September 2020 for participating in the March of Justice in Gomel and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was later detained again as part of a criminal case and convicted of allegedly committing violence against criminal-executive inspector Pavel Shapovalov.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Artem was arrested and convicted for spraying pepper spray at plainclothes security forces during a Sunday protest march that took place on October 25, 2020, in Vitebsk.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 04.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 100 rubles of compensation.
Artyom was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
On June 29, 2022, the political prisoner was supposed to be released, but instead he was re-arrested. In July of the same year, he was convicted again for "insulting a government official" in a closed chat organized by security forces for the purpose of provocation. Artem did not admit his guilt and stated in court that the new criminal case was revenge on the part of the head of Colony No. 15, Alexey Lazarenko, where he was tortured and beaten.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 03.02.2021
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 1845 rubles of compensation.
Alexander was convicted for participating in the March to Kurapaty, which took place on November 1, 2020, in Minsk. The first court hearing took place on January 20, 2021.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome date unknown
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Evgeniy, a BMZ employee, was convicted of organizing a strike at the enterprise, which took place on August 17, 2020 in Zhlobin.
In September 2021, it became known that, as part of the pardon, Evgeny's preventive measure was changed to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 01.02.2021
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 363 rubles of compensation.
Igor, a BMZ employee, was detained and convicted for organizing a strike at the enterprise, which took place on August 17, 2020 in Zhlobin.
In mid-December 2021, it became known that the political prisoner's conditions of detention had been tightened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of one year.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 01.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 363 rubles of compensation.
Ivan was detained for participating in a protest that took place on November 1, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. In September 2021, it became known that he was convicted again, sent to 4 years of imprisonment.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
22.09.2021
Sentenced to 328 hours 3 or 327 hours 1 to 4 years in prison
27.06.2021
I recently went to court under another article, as I know they gave 2.6 or 2.8 restrictions on freedom
Vladimir, the author of the YouTube channel "Slutsk for Life", was detained in May 2020 after a meeting with readers of "Country for Life" in Mogilev. He served 40 days of administrative arrest and was then taken into custody as part of a criminal case and convicted of "calls for violations of public order" and insulting an official.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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