Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk
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Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk
Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for the fact that, as a judge of the Minsk City Court, he regularly issues politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society. In judicial practice, Kuchuk considers not only administrative cases, but also criminal ones. As a result of her decisions, many Belarusians who opposed the repressive regime in force in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on February 5, 2021, Dina Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Pavel Spirin to four years and six months of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony. On May 25, 2023, Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Svetlana Bychkovskaya to five years and six months in a general regime colony. On July 24, 2023, the judge sentenced political prisoner Yuri Adamov to three years in prison for making 24 donations to the BySol and ByHelp foundations totaling $1,590. Thus, Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for violations of human rights and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Kuchuk’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for the fact that, as a judge of the Minsk City Court, he regularly issues politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society. In judicial practice, Kuchuk considers not only administrative cases, but also criminal ones. As a result of her decisions, many Belarusians who opposed the repressive regime in force in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on February 5, 2021, Dina Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Pavel Spirin to four years and six months of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony. On May 25, 2023, Kuchuk sentenced political prisoner Svetlana Bychkovskaya to five years and six months in a general regime colony. On July 24, 2023, the judge sentenced political prisoner Yuri Adamov to three years in prison for making 24 donations to the BySol and ByHelp foundations totaling $1,590. Thus, Dina Valentinovna Kuchuk bears personal responsibility for violations of human rights and undermining the principles of the rule of law, as well as for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Kuchuk’s actions contribute to human rights violations, strengthening the power of Alexander Lukashenko and increasing politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
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Representative of the association of former security officials BYPOL.
On the morning of February 26, 2023, explosions occurred at the Machulishchi airfield near a Russian long-range reconnaissance aircraft DRLV A-50, it was blown up in two places. It was used to guide Russian missiles to targets in Ukraine. It was reported that the aircraft is currently undergoing repairs at the 325th aircraft repair plant, which is part of the Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex in Russia.
The main defendant in the case and, as official bodies and propagandists claimed , the perpetrator of the sabotage, Nikolai Shvets, was released in June in a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.
Nikolai Shvets, Alexander Azarov, Alla Yatsuta, Vitaly Yakutik, Evgenia Tochitskaya, Mikhail Demin and Sergei Loparov were tried in absentia.
On August 19, the Minsk City Court will hear another criminal case against Alexander Azarov. He is charged under Part 3 of Article 289 of the Criminal Code (act of terrorism), Part 4 of Article 309 of the Criminal Code (intentional rendering a vehicle unusable), and Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code (Treason).
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Former member of the Investigative Committee. Resigned due to protests in Belarus, fled to another country.
Detained for hanging a white-red-white flag After their detention, the channel in the Zello mobile application through which they communicated during the rally was recognized as an extremist formation.
| 21.03.2023 | The trial began on March 20, 2023, Judge Kuchuk |
According to pro-government Telegram channels, he was detained for participating in protests in 2020 and for comments on social networks.
On 28.03.2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having served his entire sentence.
She was detained for hanging a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine in a 19-storey building on Lesya Ukrainka Street.
After her arrest, the channel in the Zello mobile application, through which she communicated during the rally, was recognized as an extremist formation.
On September 19, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Journalist, editor of special projects ABW.bу.
He was arrested for participating in protests.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
was arrested on September 29, 2021, in a criminal case opened for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
According to human rights activists , he was released at the end of February 2024.
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Marina, a confidant of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was detained on July 9, 2021, as part of a "KGB operation to purge radicals" and placed in pretrial detention on charges of financing the activities of an extremist group.
On November 10, 2021, the charge was reclassified to a more lenient charge—"training and preparing individuals to participate in actions that grossly violate public order, as well as their financing or other material support." After this, she was placed under house arrest.
On November 11, 2022, the court sentenced Marina to one and a half years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, taking her into custody in the courtroom.
She was released in June 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
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Gleb was detained in connection with a criminal case opened over the events of July 14, 2020, in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates, and convicted under several criminal articles.
In November 2021, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Yegor was detained on August 9, 2020, during a protest in Minsk against the falsification of the presidential elections. That evening, he stood on the bumper of a paddy wagon, but then fell under its wheels. After that, riot police beat him, and Yegor was sent to the hospital, where he remained until the end of August. He was later taken into custody and convicted of participating in the protest.
He was released on April 30, 2022, having fully served his sentence.
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Leonid, the Chairman of the Gomel branch of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", is a human rights activist with 20 years of experience in restoring violated rights of citizens. He was actively involved in preparing and sending numerous individual appeals to the UN Human Rights Committee against Belarus. In 2020, Leonid provided legal assistance in appealing court decisions in cases of participants in rallies in Gomel that took place after the falsification of the presidential elections. In January 2021, he was detained and convicted for participating in protests.
He was released on July 21, 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In early March 2024, a criminal case was opened against Leonid in absentia for "assisting extremist activity." In June of the same year, a trial in absentia took place, where he was sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.