All persecuted

Dmitry was convicted in a criminal case brought under the article for insulting Lukashenko. He has two children, he is deprived of parental rights and pays alimony. Dmitry admitted guilt, however, despite this, he was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Yuri was convicted of publicly insulting Lukashenko during a protest on August 9, 2020, on Central Square in Molodechno, thereby humiliating his honor and dignity. He was sentenced to imprisonment and taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Sergei, the chief accountant, was found guilty of leaving an offensive comment under a photo of Grodno OMON commander Viktor Kravtsevich in the Grodno for Life Telegram chat on September 24, 2020. He was convicted under the article "Insulting a government official."

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

Gennady, a children's football coach, was fired immediately after his arrest. He was convicted for a comment in a Facebook group about police officer Timur Pakhomenko. According to him, it was an emotional reaction to a video in which security forces beat detainees with batons while they stood against a wall.

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

Yuri was convicted in a criminal case opened under the article on insulting Lukashenko. The reason for the prosecution was his telephone call to the police on September 3, 2020, after the death of Gennady Shutov, whom Yuri knew personally. According to him, while intoxicated, he decided to speak out about what was happening and called 102.

On the same day, Yuri was detained. During the detention, law enforcement officers used physical force against him, as a result of which he suffered broken ribs and a broken jaw. He was also given an administrative penalty - 7 days of arrest. At the court hearing, he said that he did not file a complaint about the beating, considering himself "unworthy of attention" and adding that "he knew what he got it for." Yuri admitted his guilt in full.

He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Nikolai was detained in April 2021 in connection with the events of October 18, 2020, during the "Partisan March" in Minsk. He was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: for participating in mass riots, intentional damage to property, and the threat of violence against security forces. According to the prosecution, he threw stones and asphalt at service minibuses with Almaz fighters, causing material damage. 13 security forces were recognized as victims, but only three appeared in court - in balaclavas and with changed names.

According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Mikhail was found guilty of "threatening to use violence against a police officer." The victim, police officer Mitsura, claimed that on September 17, 2020, in a grocery store, Mikhail allegedly "stared at him and smiled," then filmed him on his phone and "threatened." However, witnesses who were nearby categorically denied the fact of threats. Mikhail was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.

In July 2022, the punishment regime was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony.

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

Nikolai is a philologist, teacher of Belarusian and Russian languages and literature, and has been involved in entrepreneurial activity in recent years. He was detained in June 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest held on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin against the falsification of the presidential election results.

He had already been detained earlier, on August 10, 2020. During this detention, Nikolai was brutally beaten. He ended up in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury and spent two weeks there. Later, he was summoned for questioning twice in criminal cases - on charges of insulting the national flag and participating in mass riots.

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

Oleg was arrested in June 2021 and later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.

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

Gleb is a defendant in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. During the investigation, he left the country, and upon returning to Belarus, he was detained while trying to cross the border into the European Union. In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Daniil 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.

Igor is a lawyer from Lida. In 2020, he was an election observer, and after that, he helped victims and those dismissed for political reasons. He was detained in January 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article "Violence or threat against an official performing official duties." The reason for initiating the case was an incident that occurred during Igor's detention.

In the pretrial detention center, he went on a hunger strike for 32 days. In June 2021, Igor was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

According to available information, Igor was subjected to strong pressure and torture in penal colony No. 1.

In August 2022, the court toughened the punishment, after which Igor was transferred to prison.

He was released in September 2023, having served his entire sentence.

Valery was convicted for allegedly leaving two dents on a special vehicle of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Yakub Kolas Street in Minsk during a protest on December 6, 2020.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Alexander was accused of intentionally, while intoxicated, committing "property damage" by writing graffiti on the building of the colony in Orsha, causing "property damage." He used "an unspecified type of brush, gloves, and red paint" as "the means of committing the crime."

He was released in September 2021, having fully served his sentence.

Vladimir was convicted under three criminal articles for publications on Telegram. According to the prosecution, on September 14, 2020, he posted a photo of district police officer Alexander Yevsevitsky with an offensive caption, causing him moral harm. On September 15, he reposted a photo of the head of the Department of Internal Affairs Alexei Getman with personal data and slander to the Bolshaya Kolpenitsa channel. On September 30, Vladimir published a comment under a photo of Judge Nikolai Kmita, which, according to the investigation, was offensive.

He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence.