Marina Alexandrovna Klimchuk
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 110 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 434 days of administrative arrest, at least 8,505 rubles in fines, and at least 45 years of restriction or imprisonment were imposed.
She sentenced Dmitry Bury to three years of restriction of freedom without sending him to closed institutions under Part 1 of Art. 342, the man was identified in a photo taken during the protests.
She sentenced Ksenia Kotova to two years of restriction of freedom without sending her to a closed institution under Part 1 of Art. 342, the girl was identified in a photo taken during the protests on August 9-10, 2020.
She condemned 84-year-old Natalya Semenkova for allegedly participating in the protest and shouting slogans, although it is difficult for the woman to even speak due to her health condition. The trial took place with numerous violations.
She also considered the case of the head of the isotope laboratory for quality control of radiopharmaceuticals at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Oncology named after. Alexandrova Kirill Protsenko.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 110 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 434 days of administrative arrest, at least 8,505 rubles in fines, and at least 45 years of restriction or imprisonment were imposed.
She sentenced Dmitry Bury to three years of restriction of freedom without sending him to closed institutions under Part 1 of Art. 342, the man was identified in a photo taken during the protests.
She sentenced Ksenia Kotova to two years of restriction of freedom without sending her to a closed institution under Part 1 of Art. 342, the girl was identified in a photo taken during the protests on August 9-10, 2020.
She condemned 84-year-old Natalya Semenkova for allegedly participating in the protest and shouting slogans, although it is difficult for the woman to even speak due to her health condition. The trial took place with numerous violations.
She also considered the case of the head of the isotope laboratory for quality control of radiopharmaceuticals at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Oncology named after. Alexandrova Kirill Protsenko.
List of repressed
Olga Bulanova worked as an accountant for many years, and then in 2018-2019, she trained at the IT Academy and became a UI/UX designer. She then found work in IT.
Until her arrest , she lived in Lithuania but traveled to Belarus every couple of months. She has a husband and child.
- Associations
Famous Belarusian poet and musician. Former frontman of the band Hurma, as well as the author of a number of songs for various artists. In 2015, he won the Golden Apostrophe award in the Debut nomination for the best publication of poems in the Dzeyasloў magazine. Detained in March 2023 for participating in protests in 2020.
According to human rights activists , he was released on October 19, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
He was arrested and convicted for participating in protests. He worked as an electrician.
Sergei was arrested in March 2022 and convicted in June of that year for participating in the march on September 6, 2020, for shouting slogans and blocking roads. He was identified from photographs and video footage.
In addition, on February 26, 2022, he shouted “No to war!” from his balcony to the soldiers on the street, for which he was brought to administrative responsibility.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
According to the indictment, he took part in group actions that violate public order and involve clear disobedience to police officers - a rally on August 10-11, 2020.
He will also be forcibly treated for alcoholism in the colony. Minsktrans's claim for 21,667 rubles 87 kopecks will be considered in civil proceedings.
It is known that the man has three young children.
In the fall of 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Detained for participating in protest actions.
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Nikita was found guilty of grossly disturbing public order in Minsk in August 2020: on the night of August 9-10 and August 30. He allegedly blocked the path of transport - including by "hitching elbows" - and thereby stopped it.
It is unknown whether Nikita served a sentence of restricted freedom with a referral, but if he did, he was supposed to be released in the spring of 2025.
- Associations
- Teachers
Svetlana, deputy director of Minsk Gymnasium No. 42, was detained in December 2021 along with her daughter, Yana, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." They were first detained in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Yana was detained in December 2021 along with her mother, Svetlana, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was first held in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Students
Zlata, a student at BSU's Faculty of Chemistry, was arrested on October 13, 2021, on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and placed in pretrial detention.
Zlata became famous after a photograph taken on August 10, 2020, in Nemiga by journalist Olga Shukailo quickly spread across the internet and became a symbol of women's protest.
In December 2021, she was convicted of participating in a post-election protest and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. A Minsk Transport representative was also present at the trial, filing a financial claim against Zlata for all instances of public transportation blockages in Minsk that day. The court ruled to uphold the claim in full.
Zlata was released on bail for 10 days, after which she was able to leave Belarus.
- Associations
- Military
Maxim was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 10, 2020. It is also known that during the protest, he was detained by security forces and severely beaten. Maxim was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility, but was released in the courtroom.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In February 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
- Associations
Maxim, a set designer working with the Korpus cultural center, was arrested on September 2, 2021, following a search of the Korpus building. After serving 10 days of administrative arrest, he was not released but instead was detained on criminal charges of group actions grossly violating public order.
In December 2021, he was convicted of participating in the August 2020 protests and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open facility.
Maxim left Belarus before he began serving his sentence.
In November 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
