All persecuted

Press Secretary of A1.

He was detained on December 10 and sentenced to administrative arrest. But after his release, he was not released. It is known that the security forces beat him.

After his arrest, a "repentant video" appeared on pro-government channels, in which he said that he allegedly passed on information related to his professional activities to third parties. But the company then stated that Nikolai did not have access to client data.

The trial was held behind closed doors, but it became known that Nikolai Bredelev was found not guilty under Part 2 of Article 424 of the Criminal Code (Abuse of power or official authority) and acquitted due to lack of evidence of participation in the commission of a crime.

He was accused of providing funds to deliberately support the activities of an extremist group (Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code) — blogger Anton Motolko. Motolko denied this accusation.

He is expected to be released in June 2025.

Pavel was detained in March 2021 by traffic police on a highway near Minsk, where leaflets, newspapers and stickers were found in his car; according to the Investigative Committee, "thousands of copies of protest newspapers, stickers with unregistered symbols and leaflets" were seized. The department immediately after his detention called him the administrator of the Telegram channel "Atolino".

At the time of his arrest, Pavel worked for a private advertising company and was previously a video engineer on television. In 2020, he was part of the campaign staff of presidential candidate Viktor Babariko.

In January 2022, he was convicted on charges of producing and distributing protest printed materials (leaflets, stickers, newspapers), as well as participating in Sunday marches that took place in Minsk in August–September 2020.

According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Alexander, a homeless man from Minsk, was arrested about ten times in 2021 for "unauthorized picketing." The charges were for posters, which typically depicted the BSSR flag and contained requests for assistance. In one instance, he was detained for a white-red-white poster with the text: "I want to thank my children, I want to thank my youth, and I want to be the first to love. I want to forget the camp and live the People's Republic of Belarus."

According to reports, he spent at least 130 days of administrative arrest at Okrestina. Most often, Alexander was detained near the Kamennaya Gorka metro station, where he spent time holding laminated signs and collecting funds for his living. He could sometimes be seen with small animals. In total, he is known to have spent approximately 22 years in prison.

On December 1, 2021, he was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "repeated violation of the procedure for holding mass events" and placed in pretrial detention.

In March 2022, Alexander was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Vladimir was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and placed in pretrial detention.

In May 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.

According to human rights activists, he was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Ivan was found guilty in December 2021 of publicly insulting Lukashenko on social media and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Alexander was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

On October 17, 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released on October 19, 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Valentin was found guilty of posting an image on a banned Telegram channel in June 2020, along with a caption that the state prosecutor claimed was offensive toward Lukashenko. During the trial, it emerged that a linguistic expert had assessed the caption inconsistently and found it not to be directly offensive to Lukashenko's honor and dignity. Despite this, Valentin was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Alexander was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, he was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Maxim was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, he was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

He was detained based on information from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime on 16.12.2021 at his home at night.

Convicted for participating in protests on August 9, 2020. Identified from video footage.

In 2023, apparently, he was transferred to prison regime.

Released in the summer of 2025 upon completion of his sentence.

Sergei, an employee of the Laguna factory in Baranovichi, was convicted in December 2021 for a comment posted on the Telegram channel "Baranovichi 97%" about Lukashenko on September 17, 2020.

He was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Pavel was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. The criminal case against Pavel was opened for obstructing the police arrest of an elderly man during a gathering in Gorodishche on September 18, 2020, which resulted in him striking a police officer.

He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Dmitry was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment on VKontakte about law enforcement officials, which the court deemed offensive. Dmitry leaves behind a pregnant wife and a disabled mother.

He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Andrey, a sole proprietor, was detained on April 23, 2021, while attempting to fly to Moscow. It was then that he learned of a criminal case against him for "insulting a government official."

In August 2021, Andrei was accused of insulting OMON commander Warrant Officer Kovalchuk for a comment he left in the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram chat and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Sergei was arrested in October 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and placed in pretrial detention.

In March 2022, he was convicted of participating in a gang-up at a protest in Minsk on August 9, 2020. He reportedly suffered a head injury during the protest.

He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.