For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 290 rubles.
She considered several complaints about politically motivated sentences and left these criminal decisions unchanged. On March 29, she began considering a criminal case against 4 anarchists. At the request of the prosecutor, the court session was closed.
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 290 rubles.
She considered several complaints about politically motivated sentences and left these criminal decisions unchanged. On March 29, she began considering a criminal case against 4 anarchists. At the request of the prosecutor, the court session was closed.
According to the prosecution , Alexander Goncharov transferred funds through a bank transfer to finance the activities of the “Kastus Kalinovsky Regiment.”
Trial outcome 01.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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Military analyst Egor Lebedk was awarded 15 days of administrative arrest under Article 24.3 of the Administrative Code. After a day, Yegor did not come out and was detained on a criminal case of promoting extremist activities for comments for Euroradio.
In October 2022, channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus published the news that another criminal case was opened against Egor on the basis of repetition, and noted that each interview by an extremist forms a separate crime.
Trial outcome 23.12.2022
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 21.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 11.12.2024
prison regime until the end of the term.
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According to the case file, in January 2021 Gavrilov purchased and provided aerosol cans with paint to two acquaintances — Tatiana and Oleg Birulya. After that, Tatiana and Oleg, from January to February 2021, applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure facilities in Soligorsk, carrying out their damage.
In August 2021, Gavrilov, through agreements, including for material remuneration, involved another acquaintance, Sergei Pasyuk, in engaging in extremist activities.
Then, from August to December 2021, the defendants distributed leaflets and other printed materials on the territory of Soligorsk. The examination of the contents of the «Honest Newspaper», with copies of which the coach was detained, testified that Gavrilov was allegedly involved in inciting racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord committed by a group of persons.
Trial outcome 12.12.2022
10 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 07.04.2023
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
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Evgeny is an anarchist activist. He was arrested on July 29, 2021, in Minsk. His apartment was searched, and he was beaten during his arrest. To gain access to his phone and computer, they pulled a bag over Evgeny's head.
During his transfer to the pretrial detention center, all of his books were confiscated and he was placed on a preventative register as someone prone to extremism, which entails a note in his personal file, special treatment, and additional work with a psychologist.
Evgeny was initially charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." In January 2022, he and other defendants in the criminal case were additionally charged with participating in an extremist group for subscribing to the Telegram channel "Pramen." At the time of his arrest, the channel had not yet been added to the list of extremist groups; this only happened in November 2021.
In April 2022, Yevgeny was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. In April 2023, his detention regime was tightened, and he was transferred to a prison regime. In October 2025, the court added another year to his prison sentence for "malicious disobedience to the administration's demands."
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Alexander is an activist in the anarchist movement. He first studied construction at college, then majored in engineering geodesy at the Belarusian National Technical University. He has been passionate about sports since his youth: he played for a DIY league football team, practiced Muay Thai, and went mountaineering.
Early in the morning of July 29, 2021, Alexander was detained as he left his home. He was beaten and searched during his arrest, then taken to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was tortured and beaten.
He was initially accused of actively participating in a protest on August 23, 2020, in Minsk, although by that time he had already served an administrative arrest for this incident.
In January 2022, Alexander and other defendants in the criminal case were charged with additional membership in an extremist group for subscribing to the Telegram channel "Pramen." At the time of their arrest, the channel "Pramen" had not yet been added to the list of extremist groups; this was only added in November 2021.
In April 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. In April 2025, Alexander's detention regime was tightened, and he was transferred to a prison regime. It was later revealed that the court had sentenced him to an additional six months in a general regime penal colony for "malicious disobedience to the administration's demands."
6 months of imprisonment in colony in strict 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.
According to the prosecution , on November 20, 2020, then on December 19, 2021, and from February to May 2022, Alexander posted several messages in the Telegram messenger from his Xiaomi Redmi 7A mobile phone, which “contained a clearly negative assessment of law enforcement officers, military personnel, as well as a group of people united by nationality.” He also posted comments on the Internet using obscene language, in which he gave “a clearly negative assessment of the personality of the head of state, humiliated his honor and dignity.”
On 04.04.2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 27.01.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Sergei was arrested in December 2021 for distributing "protest" newspapers, but during the investigation, the number of criminal code articles under which he was charged increased to five. At trial, the case was sent for further investigation, during which Sergei was added to the list of "terrorists."
In December 2022, he was convicted of a number of criminal charges, including "inciting other social hatred and discord" and "assisting extremist activity," and sentenced to imprisonment.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
According to the case materials , in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. After which, from January to February 2021, the latter applied inscriptions and drawings to various infrastructure objects in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also applied an inscription to the wall of one of the houses regarding Lukashenko, "in which they accused him of a particularly serious crime, that is, they committed slander."
Then, from August to December 2021, the accused distributed leaflets and other printed materials in Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord on the basis of a different social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that Tatyana was being transferred to a prison in Zhodino.
Trial outcome 12.12.2022
6 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the case file, in January 2021, Gavrilov purchased and provided two acquaintances, Tatyana and Oleg Birulya, with aerosol cans of paint. From January to February 2021, the two men then painted graffiti and drawings on various infrastructure in Soligorsk, "causing them to become damaged." They also painted a graffiti against Lukashenko on the wall of a building, "accusing him of a particularly serious crime, that is, committing slander."
From August to December 2021, the accused then distributed leaflets and other printed materials throughout Soligorsk . The content of these leaflets was allegedly aimed at inciting social hatred and discord based on differences in social affiliation.
At the end of winter 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Oleg and his wife.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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