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Irina, the wife of Pyotr Zinevich, who was sentenced to two years of restricted freedom and sent to an open-type facility, was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for her comment under a photo: "Let this ghoul answer for all those who were wrongfully convicted." He had perjured himself in administrative cases, including hers, and this phrase, according to the prosecution, was considered an insult.
On May 25, 2023, Irina was arrested and remanded in custody on trumped-up charges of violating prison regulations. She was also fined 740 rubles for reposting a children's story by Malyavanych on social media, and her detention in the pretrial detention center was assessed at 592 rubles. The social media audit was ordered by a Baranovichi City Department of Internal Affairs officer.
Irina was released from the temporary detention facility on June 26, 2023, and on July 14, 2023, she fully served her sentence, imposed by the court in April 2021.
Roman was found guilty in August 2021 of publicly insulting Lukashenko while in office. According to the prosecution, between May 1 and 3, 2021, he, aware of the public and offensive nature of his actions, insulted Lukashenko via video chat using obscene language.
In November 2021, Roman's sentence to an open-type facility was changed from a restriction of freedom to a prison term in a penal colony at the prosecutor's request.
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Vladimir, a pensioner and former driver for the Zhlobin District Police Department, was arrested on May 26, 2021, for participating in a protest and remanded in custody three days later. He was accused of allegedly organizing and participating in mass riots in Zhlobin on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was involved in a group of vehicles, blocking traffic, and resisting police officers. According to the prosecution, he also used violence against police officers while intoxicated, although Vladimir claimed he was sober.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Anton was convicted in August 2021 of tearing down the national flag and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open facility.
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Vladislav was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Alexander, the deputy director of a special-purpose vehicle manufacturing company, was arrested in June 2021 as part of a criminal case for inciting social hatred. In August of that year, he was convicted for 13 comments left in the Telegram chat "Smorgon-Chat," in which, according to the prosecution, he expressed sharply negative views about police actions during the protests following the presidential elections and also called for violence.
In June 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Maxim was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Ilya was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
Yevgeny was convicted in August 2021 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020, in Zhlobin.
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Artyom was found guilty in August 2021 of libel against police officer Yuri Rybak, a coach for a sports team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus. The case file included a report of the crime scene and vehicle inspection, where documents were confiscated containing text in which Artyom alleged that Rybak was pressuring athletes. He stated that he was confident in the veracity of the information.
In April 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a more severe punishment.
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Andrei, a former history and social studies teacher from Smorgon with nearly 20 years of experience, showed his 11th-graders a video in March 2021 titled "The Constitution Has Gone Into Prostitution!" featuring a logo deemed extremist in Belarus. One of the students filmed it on his phone and posted it in a family chat. Afterward, Andrei was fired and a criminal case was opened under the article "Slander against Lukashenko." In August 2021, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
In January 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Andrey, a technical supervision engineer from Volkovysk, was arrested in the spring of 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing mass riots." In September of that year, he was convicted of "calling for participation in mass riots" by posting a message on November 15, 2020, in the Telegram chat "Luka's Gang." Andrey pleaded not guilty at his trial.
On September 11, 2025, it was announced that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania, including citizens of European countries. Andrei was among those released.
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Yuri, the head of the financial department of the Leninsky District Administration, was arrested on April 30, 2021, and convicted five times under administrative law, receiving 50 days of arrest. He was subsequently transferred to a pretrial detention center on charges under two articles of the Criminal Code: "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "insulting Lukashenko."
In August of that year, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020, as well as for reposting them on Telegram.
In April 2024, Yuri was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Dmitry was convicted in August 2021 for allegedly sending text messages on the evening of August 16, 2020, to Sergei Semenov, the head of the Rogachev Pretrial Detention Center and an officer at the city's police station. The messages contained verbal aggression and threats against the officer and his family members related to his official duties. These actions were considered a threat of violence.
Natalia was convicted in August 2021 in a criminal case opened on charges of insulting Lukashenko and destroying official documents. According to the prosecution, police officers arrived at Natalia's home on May 27, 2021. There, according to investigators, she "publicly insulted" Lukashenko with the words "we have a f*cking state" and "a f*cking president," thereby committing a crime, according to the prosecution. An hour later, investigators conducted a search of her apartment. During the search, the prosecution alleges, Natalia, "wanting to express her superiority and permissiveness," tore up the police report, thereby "damaging an official document."
She was released in March 2022 as part of a pardon.