All persecuted

Alexander was convicted for a comment he left on the social media site Odnoklassniki addressed to a police officer from Babruisk. From the very beginning of the trial, the prosecutor requested that the trial be held behind closed doors to avoid disclosing information that could harm the "victim," the police officer, even though he himself never appeared in court. A witness also failed to appear.

Alexander was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral, and after the verdict was announced, he was escorted out of the courtroom through a back exit to prevent anyone from learning the circumstances of the case. The facility where he served his sentence is unknown.

According to human rights activists, Alexander was released in 2023, having fully served his court-appointed sentence.

In January 2024, a court hearing was held against Alexander under an administrative charge for “dissemination of extremist materials.”

Artyom was arrested on June 22, 2021, when he appeared at the police station as a witness in a separate, "non-political" criminal case. His arrest was part of an investigation into charges of "participating in actions that grossly violate public order," "preparing to participate in mass riots," and "preparing to illegally manufacture and carry items whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." He had previously been wanted by the police, although he was not in hiding: he lived at home and went to work.

In September 2021, Artyom was convicted for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020.

He was released in early May 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

According to the indictment, on August 20, 2020, Artyom posted a wanted poster on the "Lyakhovichi 90%" Telegram chat using his mobile phone. He posted a photo of Lukashenko and contained ethnic information. That same day, he posted another wanted poster in the same chat containing statements directed at Lukashenko.

On September 9, 2021, Artyom was taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Alexey was arrested on July 27, 2021, in connection with a criminal case under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Earlier, on election day, August 9, 2020, he was detained at a polling station and beaten at Okrestina. On August 16, he participated in a march and showed bruises from the beating—protesters had written "You can't kill everyone" on his back, a moment filmed near the KGB building. He also participated in the March on October 25, 2020, where he climbed onto the roof of his car with a white-red-white flag and shouted "Long Live Belarus."

In September 2021, Alexey was convicted of participating in protests and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

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

Vladimir was convicted in 2021 for a comment he left on the social network Odnoklassniki—"...we need to kick this scum out..."—addressing traffic police inspector and police major Andrei Bagryonok, who actively participated in the beating of peaceful protesters in Svetlogorsk on August 9–10, 2020.

Released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Gleb is the director of the Ikvadrat web design studio in Grodno. On August 10, 2020, he was brutally beaten by security forces and taken to the emergency room with injuries. In August 2021, following a search of his home and office, Gleb was detained. On September 8, it was announced that he had been charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions."

In December of that year, Gleb was convicted of participating in a post-election protest in August 2020 in Grodno and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. While in the correctional facility, Gleb was also tried under the administrative law for "disseminating extremist materials."

In May 2023, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

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

Kirill was found guilty of engaging in acts that grossly violated public order between 1:59 PM and 7:20 PM on September 13, 2020, in Minsk. He shouted slogans, clapped loudly, moved in a chain of vehicles, and disturbed the peace. According to the prosecution, he acted for selfish motives and in collusion with a group of individuals. He was also found guilty of violating the rules of his previous sentence—two years of house arrest—during which he committed numerous violations.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Konstantin was convicted in June 2021 in a criminal case opened under the article "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type institution.

In April 2022, a court hearing was held to discuss the change of regime, resulting in the prison sentence being replaced with a prison term in a penal colony.

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

Vera was convicted in September 2021 for a comment she left in October 2020 about police officer Vitaly Shnyavin. The comment was published on Instagram (in the "Typical Vitebsk" public group) under a post featuring photographs of Shnyavin, one of which was taken on September 13, 2020, during a mass protest in Vitebsk, during which a police officer used tear gas.

According to human rights activists, Vera was released in May 2023, having fully served her sentence.

Alexander was arrested in May 2021 and convicted in September of that year of "violence or threat of violence against law enforcement officers." According to investigators, on October 12, 2020, on Dzerzhinsky Avenue in Minsk, he and others, while intoxicated, resisted police officers, threatened them with violence, and threw a beer glass toward a police bus. He pleaded not guilty to the crime.

In October 2022, a court hearing was held on the charge of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional facility," as a result of which Alexander was sentenced to another year of imprisonment.

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

Alexander was convicted in September 2021 for a comment he left in a Telegram channel under a photograph of a public safety police officer from the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs in Brest.

According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Andrei was convicted in August 2021 for a comment he left on the "Borovki Svobodnye" Telegram channel under a photograph of former Interior Minister Yuri Karaev.

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

Ilya was arrested in May 2021 and found guilty in September of that year of "inciting hatred or discord" for posting a message in the "Elektorat" Telegram chat describing methods for combating law enforcement officials in connection with the 2020 protests following the presidential elections.

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

Sergei was arrested and convicted of insulting officials. According to investigators, on April 2, 2021, he sent emails to the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office and the district executive committee containing offensive statements directed at the deputy prosecutor and the first deputy chairman of the district executive committee. An expert examination found the wording of the emails to be abusive and aimed at creating a negative image of government officials.

In addition, he was charged with violating weapons storage regulations and illegal possession of an explosive substance – black powder suitable for detonation.

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

Dmitry, a deaf-mute, was convicted in September 2021 of "insulting Lukashenko," "insulting government officials," and "threatening violence against a judge." According to the prosecution, he used a computer to post a photo of Lukashenko with a negative assessment of him on a Telegram channel, published insulting messages about a government official in October 2020, and called for violence against a deputy court chairperson in February 2021.

In the courtroom, Dmitry was taken into custody and his hearing aid was confiscated.

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