He is accused of setting fire to a T72 tank in a military train at the Ozerishche railway station in Stepyanka by throwing a Molotov cocktail with the inscription “OGSB” at it on the night of January 31. According to the prosecution, Mikhailov did this out of “his political views,” but the accused himself denies this in court.
At the end of December 2021, it became known about Yegor’s transfer from Prison No. 4 of VIC No. 17.
At the beginning of October 2023, it became known that Yegor was transferred to pre-trial detention center-1, he had another trial on October 5, 2023. The political prisoner was charged with Art. 342 part 1 (organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them). The result of the trial was another 6 months in prison.
On December 12, 2023, an appeal hearing was held under Article 342, Part 1, and the verdict entered into force.
Chairman of the Viasna Human Rights Center, former vice-president of the International Federation of Human Rights. Laureate of the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Prize and other international human rights awards . He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, 2007 and 2012. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2022. The chairman of Vesna was detained on July 14, 2021. In the evening of that day, it became known that he was detained for 72 hours as part of a criminal case.
Ales Byalyatsky, Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich did not plead guilty to any article of the Criminal Code imputed to them.
10 years of imprisonment in a colony under a reinforced regime
Member of the Viasna Council, Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). Security forces came to Valentin from his apartment on the morning of July 14, the search ended at 10:30. They took all the equipment. Valentin Stefanovich was taken away for interrogation. As it became known, employees of the Department of Financial Investigations came with a search. The search warrant included two articles of the Criminal Code: 342 (organization of actions grossly violating public order) and 243 (tax evasion). Valentin was detained for 72 hours as part of a criminal case.
Ales Byalyatsky, Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich did not plead guilty to any article of the Criminal Code imputed to them.
9 years of imprisonment in a colony under a reinforced regime.
Viasna lawyer, coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign. Vladimir was detained along with his wife Nina Labkovich on July 14 after a search of their apartment. After the search, Vladimir, together with Nina, was taken to the DFR, and then for interrogation at the Investigative Committee. Vladimir was detained for 72 hours as part of a criminal case.
Uladzimir is a finalist of the Belarus Human Rights Community Award for 2022 in the Human Rights Defender of the Year nomination.
Ales Byalyatsky, Valentin Stefanovich and Vladimir Labkovich did not plead guilty to any article of the Criminal Code imputed to them.
7 years of imprisonment in a penal colony under a reinforced regime.
Detained on June 25, 2021 for the events of August 9-10, 2020 in Minsk.
In early January 2024, he was transferred from Penal Colony No. 2 to Penal Colony No. 22.
4 years in prison under enhanced regime.
8 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Former assistant prosecutor of the Pervomaisky district of Minsk. In August 2020, he initiated an inspection of people in uniform in the uniform of the traffic police who beat bikers. The check did not lead to anything, Yevgeny resigned from the prosecutor's office. He was detained on June 10, sentenced to 15 days, then again to 15 days. After 30 days, Yevgeny was not released and he was charged under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus,
15.07.2021 | Igorevich |
4 years in prison
In custody since February 26, 2021. According to the case file, on December 28, 2020, Semenov, in a state of intoxication, posted in a Telegram chat the personal data of two employees of the GUBOPiK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ivan Tarasik and Alexander Aleksa. At the trial, it became known that the comment was as follows: "... let's go beat them up ****" . Under the same publication, he also left an insulting comment: “Now everyone knows where these fuckers live .” Also, the man was convicted under articles 205 “Theft” and 415 “Evasion from serving a sentence” of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
5 years in prison .
Former Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Bank. Arrested in the case of Babariko.
5.5 years in prison .
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Belgazprombank, arrested in the case of Babariko.
6 years in prison .
A resident of Brest, detained at the border with Lithuania .
4 years in prison under enhanced regime.
Political scientist, founder and editor of the site of the expert community "Our Opinion", editor and author of the "Belarusian Yearbook" and head of the group of monitoring experts "Belarus in Focus".
Valeria was detained on June 30, 2021 after a search of her house. The search was carried out by the KGB. She was placed in a temporary detention center, from there she was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1 on Volodarsky.
The case was considered behind closed doors, so the details are unknown.
10 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
The trial was held behind closed doors at the request of the prosecution in order to ensure the safety of the injured OMON officers. It is known that Viktor Prusov was detained on September 27, 2020 during one of the protest actions in Gomel, in the detention center he was informed that a criminal case had been opened for resisting police officers (Article 363 of the Criminal Code). Then the case was closed, but the prosecutor's office returned it for further investigation, during which the episode was reclassified under Art. 364 of the Criminal Code. Victor was again taken into custody on June 17, 2021.
On April 25, 2022, the second trial took place, where Viktor was sentenced to 1.5 years in a colony, in total with the first term was 3,5 years.
3,5 years in prison .
Director of a private printing house from Minsk. He was detained for "printing unregistered newspapers, stickers and protest leaflets using the company's equipment."
19.02.2024 | Артём пишет лирические и философские стихи и песни. https://stihi.ru/avtor/archi10 |
4 years in prison .
Yan, as well as two other defendants in the case (Ilya Polonyankin and Petr Gretsky) were found guilty of "active group actions" at the protests. Namely, that they "joined hands (became in a clutch), actively urged other citizens to participate in an unauthorized mass event, threw an unidentified object towards the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Jan Dailida pleaded not guilty.
3.5 years restriction of liberty with referral to an open correctional facility ("chemistry")
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