In a letter to freedom, Igor wrote that before being placed in the IUOT, he worked as a forklift driver for the Coca-Cola company. I got married in April 2021 and have a 6 year old son. Also in the past, he was engaged in sports acrobatics, was a master of sports of international class, a European champion. He worked as an acrobat artist in the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard and is a laureate of the international competition in Monte Carlo, the most prestigious circus festival.
According to estimates by human rights activists, in the winter of 2023, he fully served his sentence.
According to the prosecution's version, Castro da Silva Sergio on the night of August 9-10, 2020, took an active part in mass riots in the center of Minsk in the Nemiga district and in the area of the «Riga» shopping center.
Released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 06.10.2021:
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.
Nikita was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Lida in August 2020. On August 12, he was detained and fined under an administrative article (10 basic units). In February 2021, he was detained again for the same events, but this time on a criminal case. After posting bail, he was released pending trial, and in June of the same year, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with direction.
According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 18.06.2021
3 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted of outrage against the state. flag. The flag belonged to a utility company and cost 21 rubles. The accused bought and brought them a new flag.
On August 31, 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Convicted along with Sergei Prus for a video on Instagram, in which they called for "beating riot police" under the walls of the Mogilev prison, but they themselves did not appear at the "strelka", state propaganda publicized their detention, declaring young people football fans, which, according to them, they are not.
Detained on August 17, 2021. A defendant in a criminal case initiated under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
He was accused of participating in a protest on August 10 last year on Pobediteley Avenue: he shouted slogans and blocked the road with other protesters. After two and a half months of detention, Oleg was released pending his transfer to a "chemistry" facility.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Detained on August 17, 2021. Defendant in a criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
In the spring of 2023, the punishment regime was tightened, Denis was transferred to a colony.
Resident of Orsha. He was detained on August 19, 2020. On August 21, he was taken into custody and spent three months in a pre-trial detention center before trial. The first court of instance sentenced him to 3 years of restriction of freedom without transfer to an open institution. The prosecutor filed an appeal to the regional court due to the leniency of the sentence, but the decision was left unchanged. After this, an appeal was filed to the chairman of the regional court - the verdict again remained the original. Denis Sergeev registered at home for home chemicals and served it for six months. On 08/20/21, the Supreme Court, however, overturned all appeal rulings and sent the case for a new appeal hearing, as a result of which the guy’s sentence was changed to 3 years of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility.
Since September 13, 2021, he has been serving his sentence in the IUOT in Minsk.
In the fall of 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
Blogger Vadimati, resident of Grodno. Vadim was detained on August 16. First, he was convicted for calling for a sporting event, then for obscene statements about housing and communal services and the city executive committee. On September 16, it became known that two criminal cases were opened against Vadim Ermashuk: for insulting Lukashenko and for insulting the national flag of Belarus.
06/28/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”).
According to preliminary information, she was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (“treason against the state” and “conspiracy or other actions committed to seize state power”). Svetlana is survived by her husband and 14-year-old son.
BMZ employee. According to preliminary information, he was detained under articles 356 and 357 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Released on bail January 20, 2022.
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