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Leonid was detained in connection with a criminal case opened in connection with the events of August 2020. He was convicted of participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Grodno after the results of the presidential elections were announced. Leonid was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility, he was released from custody in the courtroom before the verdict came into force.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Vladimir was arrested in July 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened following a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest, where people were singing and dancing in circles and were attacked with a water cannon. He was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
While in prison, Vladimir faced another trial—this time for a comment he left about Gorki traffic police officer Yuri Demyanovich on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel. The political prisoner was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral order, and through partial addition, his prison term was increased by six months.
Vladimir was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Viktor 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."
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
David was convicted of insulting former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alexander Barsukov in a Telegram chat and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral.
It is known that on October 30, 2022, the political prisoner was detained in a penal colony and sentenced to six days of arrest under an administrative charge for "disseminating extremist materials."
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence.
On July 14, 2021, Andrei was convicted of three counts of insulting government officials, judges, and Lukashenko. The charges included statements made against Nikolai Karpenkov, Lidiya Yermoshina, Alina Kasyanchik, Vadim Denisenko, Viktor Stashenko, as well as judges Marina Zapasnik and Natalia Buguk.
According to human rights activists, Andrei was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
In February 2024, it became known that he was being tried again, this time on charges of “extremism.”
Andrei was first convicted in March 2021 for "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral. However, he didn't have time to serve his sentence in a correctional facility: on May 4, 2021, he was arrested on three additional criminal charges.
In August of that year, Andrei was convicted again – again for insulting Lukashenko – and sentenced to imprisonment.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was convicted for a comment under a post about Sergei Stashevsky, head of the Oktyabrsky District Administration in Vitebsk, who, according to the publication, forced teachers to rewrite election protocols. This was not the first trial in Vitebsk for insulting Stashevsky.
According to human rights activists, Alexander was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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In 2021, Yuri was accused of publicly insulting Lukashenko while in a hospital in Chechersk.
In June 2022, he was charged with malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration. Three days before his release, he was found guilty and sentenced to mandatory treatment in a psychiatric hospital. On July 1, 2022, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court under his first conviction.
From August 2022, by court order, he was held in the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health and was released in September 2023.
Ilya was accused of publicly expressing a harsh and negative assessment of Lukashenko on a trolleybus on April 16, 2021, which, according to the prosecution, harmed his honor and dignity and was aimed at undermining his authority.
He was released in October 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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Denis was convicted on June 23, 2021, for commenting on riot police actions against civilians.
In the spring of 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Ivan was convicted of reposting posts about police officers on the social network Odnoklassniki and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type facility.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Tatyana was detained along with her husband after a search of their apartment by KGB officers on charges of violating three criminal statutes, including "an act of terrorism."
She was released on July 29, 2021.
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Andrei, a historian, was detained along with his wife after a search of their apartment by KGB officers on charges of violating three criminal statutes, including "an act of terrorism."
He was released on July 29, 2021.
Igor was convicted in July 2021 in a criminal case opened in connection with the August 2020 events in Minsk. According to the prosecution, he took part in protests that took place in the capital from August 9 to 11, 2020. Minsktrans estimated the damage from the public transportation shutdown during those days at 27,958 rubles 50 kopecks. After the verdict was announced, Igor was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
In May 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Dmitry was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.