Artyom was detained for the first time on November 16, 2020 after the March of the Elderly. But he was not detained at the place of the march, but when he was already returning to the hostel: Artyom was dragged into a car and beaten, then sentenced to 15 days. On March 24, 2020, before Freedom Day, Artyom was detained again. On March 25, a video appeared on Azarenka’s Telegram channel in which Artem confesses to administering the public. To force him to say this on the video, Artyom was beaten with batons on his back and buttocks. During the interrogation on April 19, Artem told the lawyer.
Artem was supposed to be released on April 18. But on April 16, he was re-arrested as a suspect under Art. 361-1 part 1 of the Criminal Code. He was transferred to Volodarka, and on April 26 he was charged under the same article. On November 29, 2021, a closed trial began in the Minsk City Court, as a result of which Artem was found guilty under two articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 361-1 and part 1 of Art. 342.
18.03.2024 | Адвокат Пархимчик Галина Сергеевна https://dissidentby.com/prisoners/galina-sergeevna-parhimchik |
5 years in a colony under enhanced regime
originally from Buda-Koshelev in Belarus, he was engaged in activism and was a volunteer of the "Country for Life". Ivan Sautin was detained while trying to cross the border with Poland. Detained May 27, 2022 again. At the end of June he was extradited to Belarus. Earlier, he was charged under four articles of the Criminal Code, including terrorism, insulting a government official. As a result, three of the four articles were withdrawn following the results of an audit by the Russian side, which is also confirmed by pro-government channels.
UPD. According to the materials of the case, in 2018 he embezzled more than 68 thousand rubles. At the same time, the investigation notes that in 2020 he participated in protests, "made videos, harassed services, local authorities."
Due to the presence of these facts of persecution for the manifestation of civic position and activity, we believe that Ivan's sentence should at least be reviewed.
21.04.2022 | On March 14, 2022, the court confirmed the extradition to the Republic of Belarus. But the ECHR accepted Sautin's case for consideration and on March 11, 2022 banned his extradition. It's up to the government of the Russian Federation to make a decision. The term of detention expires on 04/27/2022. |
25.02.2022 | On January 31, 2022, he received a notification that his case was transferred to Moscow for the last instance of appeal. Within 45 days must proceed to the proceedings. The application for political asylum was never accepted. |
9 years in prison under conditions of a reinforced regime.
Charged with conspiracy to seize state power, Yuri fully admitted his guilt and, as it turned out, entered into an agreement with the investigation , pledging to help "expose" the remaining "conspirators."
On December 27, 2022, the Myadel court will hear a new case of a political prisoner for insulting a government official.
Zenkovich was given another six months in the new criminal case. According to some reports, his punishment was also increased and, by decision of the Bobruisk court, he was transferred to prison. On August 7, 2024, Yuri was tried under Article 411 (malicious disobedience to the administration of a correctional institution) in the Leninsky District Court of Mogilev. The decision on the case will be announced by Victoria Polyakova.
Trial outcome 05.09.2022: 11 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.11.2022: the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 30.12.2022: 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.03.2023: the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 29.06.2023: unknown years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 16.08.2024: unknown.
Yauhen Yushkevich is a former investigator from the Investigative Committee. In 2017, he resigned from his position as a senior investigator of the Economic Crime Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee Office in Minsk, and in 2020 he became the developer and initiated the bychange.me project, which helped to provide a different education for law enforcement officers, civil servants, and people who were fired or quit their jobs on grounds of conscience.
The man was tried for more than a month in a closed-door trial on six articles of the Criminal Code, including "organisation of mass disorder" in 2020, "inciting social hatred" in interviews and texts on social media, and "threatening violence" to the head of the Temporary Detention Facility (IVS) on Okrestina via a tweet. It is reported that Yushkevich was "an active participant in the Telegram chat "HATA", whose activities are aimed at organising extremist crimes".
30.06.2021 | Mikhailovich |
11 years' imprisonment with enhanced regime
A prominent Belarusian political analyst. He was a member of Lukashenko's pre-election team, worked in his administration after the latter's victory (but not for long) before resigning and becoming one of the most vocal critics of the first president of Belarus. He was detained in Moscow. He was charged with conspiracy to seize state power. Alexander Feduta partially admitted guilt.
26.11.2021 | Transferred to Valadarka |
10 years' imprisonment in a penal colony
Vladimir Zhikhar has been in custody since September 13, 2020. He is charged under three articles: roadblocking, violence against police, and even robbery.
5 years' imprisonment in a medium-security penal colony.
He is a resident of Brest, a defendant in a criminal case that was brought after the protests in the city in August 2020. Filip was at large on his recognizance not to leave, but on March 11th, 2021 he was summoned to the investigator and detained there.
4 years imprisonment under a strengthened regime.
A defendant in the case of mass riots, initiated over the events in Pinsk on the night after the elections on August 9th, 2020. It is known that on March 24th, 2021, Aliaksandr was detained in Pinsk and placed in custody.
5.5 years imprisonment.
A defendant in the mass riot case, initiated over the events in Pinsk on the night after the elections on August 9th, 2020. It is known that Andrey was detained on March 24th, 2021 in Pinsk and placed in custody.
4.5 years imprisonment.
According to investigators, a 31-year-old resident of Žodzina made a homemade incendiary device consisting of a mixture of gasoline and kerosene and firecrackers in the evening of October 7th, 2020. After that, on the night of October 8th, he came to the building of Žodzina prosecutor's office, where on the porch he set fire to the manufactured device in order to demonstrate his disregard for the activities of law enforcement agencies.
14.07.2021 | Following the results of the appeal court, the verdict remained unchanged. |
18.06.2021 | 07/06/2021 Court of Appeal appointed |
19.05.2021 | 03/20/21 according to the results of the commission, he was recognized as an extremist |
5.5 years of imprisonment under a strengthened regime.
an activist of Country for Life and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was repeatedly detained for political administrative offenses. Alexander, as well as another activist, Oleg Borozna, were detained in April 2021 in his garage. It is known that they had been under surveillance since the fall of 2020. He was convicted under a drug article.
9 years in prison.
Accused of violence against traffic police officers and damaging cars. He has a son.
18.03.2024 | адвокат Пархимчик Галина Сергеевна https://dissidentby.com/prisoners/galina-sergeevna-parhimchik |
4 years imprisonment.
He was detained on March 23, 2021 for standing up for his mother when she was harshly detained by riot police and GUBOPiK in her own apartment. A criminal case was opened against Sergei for threatening to use violence against police officers.
On the day of his release he was arrested again under Part 1 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (Malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution ) and was placed in prison in Zhodino. The trial began on June 20, 2024. At the third court hearing, a sentence was pronounced - 1 year in prison, this is the maximum term under Part 1 of Art. 411.
4 years imprisonment in a colony
Brest inhabitant. Was detained as a criminal suspect on March 5th. The case of the activists of anarchist movement in Brest region.
12 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Participant of a civil riots case initiated after Pinsk events after the elections on August 9th ningh.
Sentenced to 4 years in prison.
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