According to the Prosecutor General's Office, a resident of Vitebsk from July 16 to August 12, 2020 in a state of alcoholic intoxication from his TikTok page to awaken social hostility posted three videos in public access. The material presented in them formed a negative attitude towards police officers and representatives of the army command staff, encouraging violent and aggressive actions - the press release notes.
The Prosecutor General's Office also states that the 34 year old man had 10 previous convictions.
4,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the free union of metalworkers at the «MAZ» plant.
He was taken into custody for charges of preparing participants in mass riots and calls for restrictive measures (sanctions). The trial was held behind closed doors.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
The owner of the YouTube channel “Third Region Belarus” was detained on January 10, 2022, when he returned to Belarus for the holidays.
He is accused of de-anonymizing the security forces and, after leaving for Ukraine, he continued to “post anti-state information on social networks and promote resistance to government officials.”
The man uploaded videos to his channel from solidarity rallies of Belarusians in Kyiv. He is also accused of making cynical comments about the deceased KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk.
On July 18, 2023, the Shklovsky District Court considered Oleg’s case under Part 2 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Oleg was transferred to prison regime.
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Detained for comments in the chat «Vitebsk 97» addressed to law enforcement officers during the events in Kazakhstan in January 2022.
A video was posted on the Internet where a stripped young man apologizes for the comments he wrote.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
According to investigators, in August and September 2020, Valentin Panasik posted comments on the «Grodno 97%» telegram channel: «By the way, you can start by setting fire to the «Tabakerok», there are no cameras there, sort of».
He also left messages: «We'll fuck «Tabakerki» at night, it's time to remove them from the streets, at the same time we'll practice sabotage»; «Yes, and trample their hands so that they can no longer take a club in their hands»; «Bones will grow together, crooked hands will come off to work with a plow».
The man was also charged that on August 12, 2020, he arrived at Cosmonauts Avenue in Grodno, filmed a protest on video and uploaded it to the Internet with his comments.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Convicted under Article 364, Article 369, Article 368, Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. It is known that the man worked in a taxi, and was also a driver at various enterprises.
He was previously convicted of participating in protest actions under an administrative article.
4 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
He is a programmer, enjoys music and fishing. Very inquisitive, knowledgeable in many areas. Studies English and German. He always knew that he would live in Germany, loves the Rammstein band, listens to them all his life, knows all the songs by heart.
The channels supporting the current state authorities reported that Artem was detained for having developed a barcode scanning program to boycott companies that support the current government.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Convicted of standing in a chain of people holding hands with them in the elbow area at protest actions.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
68-year-old Boris Vitko was accused of writing an offensive comment regarding judge Nikolai Kmita on September 30, 2021, in the Lyakhovichi 97 telegram channel.
Court verdict 01/20/2023: 2 years of restriction of freedom without direction.
At the end of May 2023, it became known that Boris was detained again. This was reported by the pro-government telegram channel. Riot police officers in bulletproof vests with shotguns detained a man on the territory of a private house. In the published video, Boris says that he was detained on suspicion of insulting Lukashenko (Article 368 of the Criminal Code). A search was conducted at the place of residence in the village of Medvedichi, Lyakhovichi district.
Later, human rights activists learned that for some time Boris Vitko was held in the Lyakhovichi temporary detention center, then transferred to the Baranovichi pre-trial detention center. He is now in pre-trial detention center No. 7 in Brest awaiting trial. In November 2023, Boris was added to the list of terrorists. The trial began in early January 2024. At the first trial, Boris Vitko was charged with the fact that on September 30, 2021, in the telegram channel “Lyakhovichi 97” he wrote an offensive comment regarding judge Nikolai Kmita. Based on the totality of sentences, by partial addition of the unserved part of the sentence, the finally accused Boris Vitko was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of seven years and three months, to be served in a correctional colony under a high security regime, with a fine to the state in the amount of 300 basic units in the amount of 12,000 rubles .
Boris has heart problems and must constantly take medication.
7 years 3 months of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions.
He is an electronics engineer of the 1st category in assembly-mounting manufacturing.
Detained for participating in protest actions.
2,5 years of imprisonment.
Nikita was found guilty of gross violation of public order in Minsk in August 2020: on the night of August 9-10 and August 30. He allegedly blocked the way to transport and thereby stopped city transport.
3 years of restriction of freedom.
A resident of Miory was detained for unfurling a sign in a public place with the inscription: “Usurper.” Date of arrest: 08/26/2021.
Before the trial, the political prisoner was kept in the Zhodino pre-trial detention center.
On May 18, 2023, a trial was held to replace the sentence from restriction of freedom to a colony.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained as part of a criminal case on November 9, 2021 for participating in protests. First, he was placed in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee, then transferred to the pre-trial detention center-1.
He was also accused of receiving telescopic batons, stun guns and other means from abroad.
5 years of imprisonment.
An activist of the «European Belarus», was detained on December 30, 2021 on a criminal case of group actions grossly violating public order.
On January 7, 2022, the woman was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
Elena has a little son.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Detained together with her mother.
The apartment was searched under Article 364 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Then the article of accusation was reclassified to Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
He is previously accused of distributing personal data of Interior Ministry employees.
Trial outcome 20.01.2023: 6 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.04.2023: the sentence was upheld.
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