According to the prosecution, from October 2020 to November 2023, Andrei Grigorievich Savitsky "administered an open group on Odnoklassniki. There, he posted several publications with a "negative assessment of Lukashenko", as well as a publication in which he "denied the mass extermination of civilians in the village of Khatyn by servicemen of the 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion of the security police and the special SS battalion of O. Dirlewanger as a result of the punitive operation on March 22, 1943."
It is known that the man was detained in February and placed in custody. The detention was carried out by GUBOPIK and SOBR officers.
Trial outcome 30.10.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He was arrested along with his wife Anna Kmiton October31,2024 and placed in custody for "activeparticipationin groupactionsthat grosslyviolatepublicorder."
was detained along with her husband Andrei Selyaninovon October31,2024 and placed into custody for "activeparticipationin groupactionsthat grosslyviolatepublicorder."
A citizen of Latvia. The nature of the charges is unknown, and the trial is being held behind closed doors.
Trial outcome 05.12.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Dmitry was tried for comments he left in Telegram chats and on a YouTube channel from November 2019 to January 2024. In them, he incited national and other social hatred and discord, the court found.
The man also left comments insulting police officers, journalists, government officials, and Alexander Lukashenko. In September 2020, he took part in protests.
Students of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno were invited to the verdict handed down by the Grodno Regional Court in the Oktyabrsky District Court of Grodno.
Trial outcome 22.11.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Entrepreneur. His business is JSC Anastan, a large company engaged in the production of polystyrene foam.
Trial outcome 21.11.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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Olga Rodionova worked until 2020 at KYKY.org, primarily for the "Pain" section, and also collaborated as a freelancer with Belarusian and foreign media.
During her detention in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1, Olga was sent for a psychiatric examination to the hospital in Novinki.Olga'ssickmother, who is over80years old, requiresconstantcare .
Trial outcome 10.12.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Participant of national, international and personal exhibitions. Member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Belarus. The artist's works are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Webkunsthaus Gallery of Germany, private collections in the USA, Italy, France, Russia, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Japan, Greece, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Australia, Germany. Rimashevsky and his wife Lyudmila Shchemeleva were detained around the beginning of October 2024 and two weeks later they were still not released.
In 1987 he graduated from the Academy of Arts in Minsk. Since 1982 he has been a participant of national and international exhibitions. His paintings are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, the Art Fund of the Republic of Belarus, the Webkunsthaus Gallery in Germany, the Schaer und Wildbolc Gallery in Switzerland, as well as in private collections in England, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Holland, France, Spain, Israel, Russia, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Ukraine, the USA, China, the Czech Republic, Syria, and Lebanon.
Rimashevsky and his wife Lyudmila Shchemeleva were detained around the beginning of October 2024 and two weeks later they were still not released.
According to the court, the essence of the charge was that on August 10, 2020, people in Brest "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, deliberately obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises." In doing so, they allegedly grossly violated public order.
Trial outcome 25.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Dmitry Bulanov is 32 years old. He is from Brest and has been playing chess all his life. He currently ranks 28th among all Belarusian players and has the title of FIDE Master.
In 2020, Dmitry and his colleagues created the Free Chess Players of Belarus group and began performing under the white-red-white flag. Together with the team, which includes some of the strongest Belarusian chess players, they won the Chess Bundesliga twice.
In July 2023, Dmitry was detained by the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption. He is accused of participating in protests, registering in the Peramoga plan, and sending extremist materials (but security forces often force people to incriminate themselves on camera). The man was released after three days in the temporary detention facility on his own recognizance.
Trial outcome 25.10.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A sole proprietor. According to the prosecution, he allegedly left negative comments about Russia after the terrorist attack at Crocus Hall and called for bombing Russian cities.
Andrey was detained in March. Pro-government channels published a "repentant" video of him.
Trial outcome 04.12.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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