Detained on August 22, 2021 near the dacha of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus Sukalo V.O. for attempted arson.
It may have been provoked by employees of the State Security Committee.
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A former law enforcement officer, then worked at EPAM before being detained.
He was detained in October 2021 under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social discord) for transmitting the data of security forces to the telegram channels «Karateli Belarusi» and «Chernaya kniga Belarusi» («Punishers of Belarus» and «Black Book of Belarus»).
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
A resident of Vitebsk.
The girl was charged under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (Inciting social hostility) for transmitting the data of security forces, teachers, judges to the telegram channel «Chernaya kniga Belarusi» («Black Book of Belarus»).
5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He is an investigative journalist, editor of the Belarusian portal «Ezhednevnik» (ej.by ).
Was detained on December 8, 2021. Earlier, Sergei had already been detained in the period from March 25 to April 4, 2020.
Some human rights organizations regarded the repression as evidence of a political motive in the persecution of a journalist aimed at forcing him to stop or change the nature of his activities to disseminate information about corruption.
The reason for the prosecution of the journalist, according to Satsuk's colleagues, were high-profile investigations, primarily concerning large-scale corruption in the medical field. Based on the facts obtained, he told about unprecedented «kickbacks» for the supply of expensive equipment; about the purchase of an unregistered vaccine, which was actually tested on Belarusian children; about falsification of data on the spread of COVID-19 in Belarus. And all this with the approval of the control department — the Ministry of Health.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained on November 24, 2021. A message appeared on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus that Vitaly allegedly took an active part in mass riots in the area of the hopping center «Riga» in August 2020.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A resident of Minsk. Father of 6 children: 4 boys and 2 girls, aged from 1 to 16 years.
Detained on December 7, 2021 for participating in protests on August 10, 2020 near a supermarket in «Riga», was identified on video. Convicted on June 16, 2022.
3,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
He was accused of twice painting houses, pillars and buildings in his village with white and red paint and declaring his love for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
The man has been in pre-trial detention since September 18, 2021. The man began serving his sentence in March 2022. In June 2022, Alexander was placed in Mogilev Prison No. 4. While serving his sentence, the man was placed in a punishment cell and subjected to beatings.
Released on February 16, 2023.
November 28, 2023 Alexander began another trial , in the Brest Regional Court. The man is charged with two counts: 130 approx. 1 part 1 (rehabilitation of Nazism), 339 part 2 (hooliganism).
1) 2 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional institution
2) 3 years of imprisonment in a colony
A resident of Vitebsk, a former policeman.
Convicted for a comment in ok.ru , which was left on July 2, 2020 under the post about witness testimony in courts against the innocent to the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wrote under the photo: «It's written on his forehead: scum is finished».
He was involved in March 2021 for symbols in an administrative case.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was detained on November 9, 2021 on suspicion of a criminal case of group actions grossly violating public order.
He was also accused of receiving telescopic batons, stun guns and other means from abroad.
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
A resident of Minsk, works as an auto parts sales manager, detained on 10/21/2021. Andrew has two children. Convicted for messages in chat rooms "Lebyazhy 97" and "Central 97".
4 years in prison under enhanced regime.
On October 30, Irina was detained at the Minsk airport when she and her husband were returning from vacation. On November 1, they were both sentenced by Pervomaisky District Judge Maksim Trusevich to 15 days of arrest for allegedly storing materials on Facebook that were deemed "extremist." On November 15, for the second time in a row, journalist Irina Slavnikova was punished with another 15 days of arrest. On November 26, it became known that Irina Slavnikova became a suspect under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Detained on 11/11/21, was taken to the UK, then to Akrestino. On November 20, 21, he was transferred to SIZO -1.
3 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution.
Detained for participating in protests in Soligorsk.
3 years in prison .
Inhabitant of Baranovichi. He hit an riot policeman while driving a car. He began serving his sentence on 04/05/2021.
4 years of restriction of liberty with referral to an open institution
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