Detained for arson on February 28, 2022 at the Zherd-Ostankovichi station of the signaling, centralization and interlocking (SCB) relay cabinet, as a result of which traffic lights and turnouts in this section were rendered inoperative.
The stretch is on the Zhlobin-Kalinkovichi line, which then continues to Ovruch (Zhytomyr region of Ukraine).
On March 25, 2024, in Gorki, Denis began to be tried under Part 2 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the requirements of the colony administration). The case was considered by judge Natalya Fomicheva. She added two more years to the political prisoner.
At the beginning of April 2024, it became known that Denis was transferred to prison No. 4 in Mogilev.
On June 18, 2024, the Mogilev Regional Court will consider Denis’s appeal.
25 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
Detained on March 6, 2022 for comments in telegram channels.
The court sessions were held behind closed doors. It is known that the judge Nikolay Dolya appointed a woman to imprisonment, the term of which is being investigated by human rights activists.
Imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was detained together with his wife for setting fire to logs to disrupt railway traffic.
The wife was released from the Temporary Detention Center, the man remained in custody.
In the published news in the channel supporting the current state power, Sergei was severely beaten.
11 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Detained for participating in protest actions 2020.
A Gomel activist, organizer of travel, rafting, walking, was detained by a special purpose police detachment in his house on the morning of March 1, 2022.
Six members of the special purpose police unit participated in the arrest, who used physical force, laying Igor face to the floor.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
A criminal case was opened for distributing and spreading leaflets calling for counting the votes of voters honestly.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He was detained by Russian border guards when he tried to leave Belarus. He was handed over to the Belarusian security forces and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
At the beginning of September 2022,it became known that a trial was held in Orsha to strengthen the political prisoner regime and Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.
Dmitry’s mother died on April 13, 2023.
It recently became known that in Orsha on September 1, 2023, a trial was held under Part 1 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code (Malicious disobedience to the requirements of the prison administration). Dmitry was added to his prison term by another 1 year and 15 days . That is, the political prisoner’s term should have ended on August 18, and he should have been released, but this did not happen due to re-arrest and trial on a new criminal case.
2 years 6 months and 15 days of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony.
He was detained after the announcement of the court verdict.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He worked as a foreman in the branch «Mozyr electric grids» of RUE «Gomelenergo».
Detained for comments addressed to representatives of the authorities. The confessions were published on the channel supporting the current state power.
At home, two sons are 3 and 9 years old.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a colony.
28 year old Alexey Mandik was detained in November 2021. He is an employee of the fifth city polyclinic, head of the prevention department, a general practitioner.
The reason for the detention by the staff of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption is participation in Telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus, where he wrote destructive and offensive comments to the employees of the Department of Internal Affairs.
His letter of remorse was published on the website supporting the current state authorities.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Nichiporko is accused of more than 30 criminal episodes. In particular, in September 2020, he spray-painted fences in the village of Niva in the Berezovsky district, bus stops, garages and buildings in the city of Bereza, pasted leaflets on city poles, painted the entrance doors and the facade of the house of a police officer, stole almost two dozen surveillance cameras, ruined the facades of high-rise buildings with liquid with the content of petroleum products, shredded several state flags of the Republic of Belarus.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained for participating in protest actions. He worked at the «Minsk Tractor Plant».
Suspected of calling for a strike.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Evgeny was charged under 9 articles of the Criminal Code. The reason for this was comments in Telegram and sending 0.28 and 0.004 bitcoins to the administrators of Telegram channels.
In addition, from December 2019 to January 2020, he purchased particularly dangerous psychotropic substances, and on the territory of Russia (in the Bryansk region) he bought a firearm – a Makarov pistol (PM) and at least 46 cartridges for it.
The trial lasted from February 14 to June 2, almost four months.
Yevgeny partially admitted his guilt, explained that he did not agree with the results of the presidential elections in Belarus, and that is why he decided to act actively.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A former employee of the prosecutor's office.
He is accused of disclosing the data of law enforcement officers.
Married, has two juvenile daughters (7 years and 1 year).
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was detained on politically motivated arbitrary charges of terrorism for nonviolent activities: according to reports, he met with Interior Ministry employees and persuaded them to refuse to execute criminal orders, facilitated the relocation of those of them who were leaving the service and feared persecution.
According to the prosecution , from July 14, 2020 to January 6, 2022, on the territory of Belarus, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine and other states, "an organized criminal group was created and operated, the main purpose of which was to commit an indefinite number of extremist crimes. The crimes were supposed to to commit persons radically inclined towards the current government, including former active military, law enforcement officers, primarily special forces, hand-to-hand combat athletes, businessmen and others who shared the views of seizing state power by unconstitutional means. The "criminal group" included Prokopiev himself, Vitaly, Anastasia, Vladislav and Olga Voitekhovichi, Sergei Lisovsky, Nikolai Roy, Vladimir Savenkov, Sergei Sokolov, Pyotr Yurkevich, Igor Chemyakin and others.
20 years of imprisonment in a colony under a reinforced regime with the first five years served in prison, deprivation of military rank
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