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Alexander was detained in January 2022 by GUBOPiK and OMON officers, who attacked him, pushing him face-first into the snow, and then dragged him into a police car. He was recorded on video, claiming he didn't know why he was detained. According to police testimony, in the summer of 2020, Alexander left messages in a local chat room advising people to "gather in small groups in each district and then head downtown" and to "abandon their cars on the road" on central streets.
In April 2022, Alexander was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In January 2022, he was convicted of participating in a gang fight during a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020, and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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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.
Vadim was removed from the Moscow-Grodno train in Orsha on November 19, 2021, and detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In February 2022, he was convicted of participating in a protest that took place on September 6, 2020, in Grodno near the Brest supermarket and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Vitaly was found guilty of insulting the chief and deputy chief of the Khotsimsk traffic police.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Denis was found guilty in August 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left in the "Baranovichi Free" Telegram chat under a video featuring former Interior Minister Yuri Karaev.
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Leonid, a Russian citizen, was arrested in August 2021 on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence, and deported from Belarus with a one-year entry ban.
Convicted for participating in a chain of vehicles during protests.
He is expected to be released on September 6, 2024.
Leonid was found guilty in January 2022 of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left under a photo of Igor Volnich, a traffic police officer at the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
In November 2024, a court hearing was held for Igor Nikolaevich Volnich "on compensation for moral damages caused as a result of a crime." It is unknown whether this was the same claim for compensation awarded in January 2022, or whether this was a new incident.
It is known that Maxim, a car wash employee, was arrested on September 23, 2021; it is unknown whether he was in pre-trial detention.
In January 2022, he was found guilty of "insulting a government official" for posting an obscene comment about female riot police officers under a Telegram post, allegedly intending to "damage the authority of state power, its representatives, and their honor and dignity."
According to human rights activists, Maxim was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Alexei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In January 2022, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Administrator of the telegram channel «BSDP».
She was detained on January 19, 2022 at the workplace under a criminal article. A year ago, Lyudmila was a witness in another criminal case, in which her home was searched by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption.
Lyudmila has a little child.
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Alexander, a human rights activist from Molodechno, was detained on December 17, 2021, and sentenced to administrative arrest four times in a row. The arrest was precipitated by reposts of "extremist materials" in a local human rights chat.
Released on February 15, 2022, after 60 days of administrative arrest.
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Nikolai, a former village council member, was detained on January 14, 2021. His home had been searched earlier, on January 6. Investigators were looking for "extremism and symbols," but found nothing. The search warrant stated that Nikolai had made "unflattering" remarks about the All-Belarusian People's Assembly.
The basis for his arrest was his letter to the regional newspaper "Mayak" regarding a discussion of constitutional amendments. His actions were initially classified as inciting social discord, and the regional newspaper published a critical article. The charges were later reclassified.
In June 2022, Nikolai was found guilty of "discrediting the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released on June 28, 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Olga was arrested in December 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "financing group actions that grossly violate public order."
According to the investigation, from August 13 to December 19, 2020, Olga, along with other individuals, allegedly financed participants in unauthorized mass events by paying fines, legal fees, state fees, and providing other financial assistance.
In July 2022, Olga was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in July 2023, having fully served her sentence.