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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Vadim was detained, severely beaten and later convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Minsk against the results of the presidential elections.
Throughout his entire term of imprisonment, Vadim was systematically subjected to psychological and physical violence: he was beaten, placed in solitary confinement and punishment cells, and deprived of parcels and visits.
He was released in April 20204, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Detained under 18 years
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- Detained under 18 years
Vitaly was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections. He was 17 years old at the time the verdict was announced.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought for participating in protests that took place from August 9 to 11, 2020 in Zhlobin against the results of the presidential elections.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in protests against the presidential election results in Minsk on August 9–10, 2020. He was accused of blocking roads, erecting barricades, and allegedly “throwing plants from flowerbeds at police officers.”
In mid-April 2022, it became known that Alexander's punishment had been toughened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of two years.
Released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
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- Factory workers
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- Factory workers
Ruslan was detained on November 15, 2020 and arrested for 15 days for walking through the city with a white-red-white flag in memory of the murdered Roman Bondarenko. Roman was beaten by security forces in the courtyard near his home and died in hospital from cerebral edema. However, after his administrative arrest, Ruslan was not released, as a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of "resisting an Interior Ministry officer."
In March 2022, he was re-sentenced to one year in prison for "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations.
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Teachers
- Parents of minors
- Athletes
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- Teachers
- Parents of minors
- Athletes
Alexei, a swimming teacher, was convicted of possessing a flammable mixture that the prosecution alleged he planned to use to make a Molotov cocktail.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 03.05.2021 | In pre-trial detention, he was on 2 profuchets, one of them was prone to extremism. From 21.04 transferred to IK 17 Shklov |
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- Activists
- Entrepreneurs
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- Activists
- Entrepreneurs
Ivan, director of the Horse&Vega concert agency, was detained and convicted for attempting to stop a traffic police car to prevent it from running over people during a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexey was detained in September 2020 for participating in the March of Justice in Gomel and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was later detained again as part of a criminal case and convicted of allegedly committing violence against criminal-executive inspector Pavel Shapovalov.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Artem was arrested and convicted for spraying pepper spray at plainclothes security forces during a Sunday protest march that took place on October 25, 2020, in Vitebsk.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Egor was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
In the fall of 2021, the political prisoner's punishment was toughened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 07.05.2021 | Transferred to IK-1 Novopolotsk. |
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Andrei was arrested and convicted for damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Pavel was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Civil servants
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- Civil servants
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Artyom was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
On June 29, 2022, the political prisoner was supposed to be released, but instead he was re-arrested. In July of the same year, he was convicted again for "insulting a government official" in a closed chat organized by security forces for the purpose of provocation. Artem did not admit his guilt and stated in court that the new criminal case was revenge on the part of the head of Colony No. 15, Alexey Lazarenko, where he was tortured and beaten.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexander was convicted for participating in the March to Kurapaty, which took place on November 1, 2020, in Minsk. The first court hearing took place on January 20, 2021.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Factory workers
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- Factory workers
Evgeniy, a BMZ employee, was convicted of organizing a strike at the enterprise, which took place on August 17, 2020 in Zhlobin.
In September 2021, it became known that, as part of the pardon, Evgeny's preventive measure was changed to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.