Stanislav was convicted of "threatening to kill" RT employee Konstantin Pridybaylo and "inciting ethnic hatred and discord" against Russians. The charges stemmed from his phone call on September 14, 2020, to Pridybaylo at a number published in the "Black Book of Belarus" and the threat he made. He also made statements on internet portals, including the phrase "a good Muscovite is a dead Muscovite."
During the trial, it was reported that Pridybaylo was temporarily transferred to the Russian embassy in Minsk for safety reasons; he attended the trial only on the day of the closing arguments and filed a civil lawsuit for "moral suffering."
In November 2022, Stanislav's prison regime was tightened, and he was transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a penal colony. According to human rights activists, his health, including his vision, deteriorated sharply in prison; doctors diagnosed diabetic retinopathy, treatment for which was interrupted after his transfer to the penal colony.
In May 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 12.08.2021
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 3000 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 02.11.2022
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Artyom was found guilty of creating an open Telegram channel on January 26, 2021, and posting images of seven Osipovichi District Police Department officers with derogatory comments. In early February 2022, his prison regime was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony to serve the remainder of his sentence.
In October 2022, Artyom was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
At the end of August 2023, Artyom was convicted under Part 4 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (illegal drug trafficking); he is serving his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 20.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial date unknown
imprisonment in a penal colony until the end of the term.
Alexander was serving a restricted freedom sentence for malicious hooliganism unrelated to politics and left offensive comments on an "extremist" Telegram channel under photographs of a prosecutor and a police officer from Minsk.
In August 2021, he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of restricted freedom, to which the remaining term from the previous sentence was added, bringing the total sentence to 2 years and 8 months of "chemistry."
At the end of April 2022, the sentence was changed to imprisonment in a penal colony after four penalties for violating the conditions of detention in a correctional facility.
In April 2023, Alexander was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 10.08.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Yuri was found guilty of leaving a comment on social media on March 1, 2021, intending to publicly insult Lukashenko. The expert examination found it derogatory and negative toward Lukashenko: "A vile creature cannot be king, a Lucifer in human form..."
At the end of January 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Alexey was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" for comments on the social network VKontakte, with a prison sentence.
In September 2021, as part of a pardon, he was transferred from the penal colony to an open-type correctional facility. On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Alexei had left the penal colony and left Belarus.
In late October 2022, reports emerged of his detention in Russia. It was reported that Alexei first went to Smolensk to visit relatives, then moved to Belgorod, and after the war began, he moved to Voronezh, where he was detained by police. On October 26, 2022, he was transferred to Belarus, and in November, a court hearing was held, resulting in Alexei's detention being changed from an open correctional facility to a penal colony.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome date unknown
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Regime change trial date unknown
imprisonment in a penal colony until the end of the term.
Ilya was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Nadezhda, the vocalist of the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk while celebrating her birthday with other musicians and guests.
In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
She was released in April 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Vladimir, a musician and frontman of the band IRDORATH, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during a birthday celebration for his wife and IRDORATH vocalist, Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians and guests.
In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Pyotr, a musician who plays string instruments and is the former guitarist for the band IRDORATH, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday party of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.
In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Yulia, a choral conductor and backing vocalist for several projects by the band IRDORATH, was detained on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal case.
In December of that year, she was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or other preparation of individuals to participate in such actions" for her participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
She was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Anton, a musician who plays strings and percussion instruments, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.
In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Andrei was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to the senior lieutenant of the Gantsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, Volnich, under a post by Olga Karach.
In May 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 07.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 700 rubles of compensation.
Alexander was convicted in August 2021 for allegedly posting an offensive comment on a post on the social media site Odnoklassniki on May 15, 2020, that contained a photo of a police officer in uniform.
In May 2023, Alexander was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 03.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 800 rubles of compensation.
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