He is involved in the "terrorism" case .
Convicted for "failure to report a crime." Released from custody in the courtroom in connection with the completion of the sentence in full.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
OMON officer of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate. The man has been in service since 2006. Like many employees, his actions were subject to scrutiny. Thus, it is known that at the base of military unit 3214, Eduard participated in special forces training and exercises to disperse mass events with the participation of special equipment.
He is involved in the case of arson of the house of deputy Oleg Gaidukevich.
On September 29, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he has fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under a reinforced regime with deprivation of the right to hold public office and positions related to the performance of the functions of a representative of power for a period of five years, as well as deprivation of a military rank.
Former presidential candidate, detained in a criminal case.
Andrey Dmitriev is the co — founder and co-chairman of the «Govori pravdu» association.
In 2021, the association «Govori pravdu» was searched, after which the current account of the organization were blocked, and the office was sealed. On August 12, 2021, Dmitriev was detained for a short time, but then released.
The man was detained again on January 11, 2023 and put in the pre-trial detention center «SIZO -1». The Investigative Committee reported that Dmitriev participated in the post-election protests of 2020, therefore he became a suspect under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On April 20, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Anna was detained on January 17 and immediately faced criminal charges for her participation in the 2020 protests. Her boyfriend,Ivan Morozov, was detained 2 weeks earlier.
On April 15, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
At first he was sentenced to restriction of freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. His chemistry regime was tightened and Evgeniy was sent to serve his sentence in a colony.
the years of imprisonment in the colony are unknown.
According to the accusation, friends (Daria and Ekaterina) on November 22, 2022, while near the building of the dormitory of the «Minsk Komarovsky rinok» MTUE, tore the national flag from the facade of this building. Then they demonstratively waved them walking along Belomorskaya Street, after which they threw him to the ground.
At the same time, their actions were filmed on a mobile phone camera, and photo and video files were uploaded to a group on a social network, which publicly humiliated the state symbol.
During the court session, the girls admitted their guilt in full and sincerely repented.
According to human rights activists, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.
3 months of arrest.
Convicted for comments against Lukashenko.
1 year imprisonment.
A graduate of BSU, probably the son of a lawyer of LLC «Stepanovsky, Papakul and Partners. Legal services».
The man was found guilty of participating in three Marches in August-October 2020. In court, he was accused of repeatedly going out on the roadway and not listening to the demands of the police to stop participating in peaceful assemblies. Evgeny admitted his guilt. «Minsktrans» has filed a claim for compensation for material damage in the amount of more than 47 700 BYN, it will be considered in the framework of civil proceedings.
According to human rights activists, in the summer of 2023 he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The reason for the criminal case was a video recorded by Yuri in the Tik Tok. According to Yuri's explanations, on October 5, 2022, he called the local district police officer Dmitry Tiunov to help resolve a family conflict. The district police officer promised to come, but did not do it. On emotions (and being drunk), Yuri recorded a video where he said that the police were working poorly, and insulted Tiunov.
Released upon expiration of sentence.
3 months of arrest.
In a video from a public page related to the security forces, Nikita Karpenko said that he was subscribed to VKontakte groups, which were recognized as “extremist” and, in addition, left some offensive comment in one of them.
07/05/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in a colony under general regime conditions
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In comments on social networks, he insulted a judge, a prosecutor, a juvenile affairs inspector and two district police officers of the city of Dubrovno. He lived in Moscow in 2020-2021 and from there wrote comments in Odnoklassniki under the publication of Mikhail Chemurako (an activist who was convicted of chemistry and is now in exile).
Detained on November 14, 2022 upon his return to Belarus.
01/19/2024 released after expiration of sentence.
1 year and 2 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to human rights activists, Oksana was detained at the end of December 2022.
She was a member of the core team of the Coordination Council. In June 2021, she was detained during the premiere of the production “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” and was released after drawing up a report. In May 2021, her apartment was searched.
Oksana was tried together with political prisoner Bohdan Korovets , founder of the Astronim company and the White Square advertising and marketing festival.
Oksana Zaretskaya’s father has health problems, Bogdan is raising a child with a disability.
According to human rights activists, Oksana felt unwell after the verdict was announced and was hospitalized. The woman spent at least three days in a coma, and after some time she was returned to Volodarka. The pre-trial detention center doctors did not provide proper medical care to Zaretskaya, and did not even take valerian for her in the packages from her relatives.
On April 10, 2024, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
In November, pro-government telegram channels reported the detention of two friends - 25-year-old Denis Pishchalo and 24-year-old Ilona Zaitseva.
In the “repentance” video, the guy says that he participated in post-election protests and went out onto the roadway, was subscribed to “extremist” Telegram channels, and also left offensive comments.
On 06/06/2023 the appeal hearing of the court took place and the verdict entered into force.
On July 27, 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in prison.
Alexey Ilyinchik is a Gomel bard and musician.
In the spring of 2022, the man had a stroke, so Alexey had to spend several months in the hospital, since rehabilitation after the illness was problematic and the right side of the body was paralyzed.
Alexey was detained on August 18, 2022, the reason remained unknown for a long time, since the man only had a state lawyer who did not contact any of his relatives or friends.
On March 28, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court issued a final verdict in the case of Alexey. He was charged with slander against Alexander Lukashenko (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), insulting the president (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and inciting other social hatred or discord (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus).
During his stay in SIZO-3 and in the penal colony, Alexey's health deteriorated. His right hand is almost useless, his speech apparatus is damaged, so he speaks with difficulty. He also cannot write letters on his own. On 10/1/2023, it was known that Alexey Ilyinchik was placed in the neurological department of the Republican Hospital, which is located on the territory of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Minsk.
08/31/2024 released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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