Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Yevgeny Gurinov is 34 years old and lives in Minsk. In 2011, he graduated from Belarusian State University, and in 2018 he defended his Ph.D. thesis there. In recent years, he worked as a project coordinator for the Aniv Foundation for the Development and Support of Armenian Studies. For participation in the project, he and other participants were awarded the Marshal Baghramyan medal, one of the most honorable awards in Armenia. It happened on January 27, 2022.
Detained for participating in protests in 2020. Co-owner of one of the wine bars in Minsk, in 2017 he was recognized as the «Best sommelier of Belarus», the host of the telegram channel «Sasha and wine».
Trial outcome 28.02.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Ekaterina was arrested on September 29, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
At the end of January 2022, the girl was expelled in absentia from the Minsk State Linguistic University, and in February 2023, she was sentenced to imprisonment.
Ekaterina was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced, as the time she spent in custody completely covered the sentence imposed by the court.
He is on trial together with Dmitry Luksha about discrediting Belarus, as well as active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order. In addition to imprisonment, Denis was awarded a penalty of 3 200 BYN..
At the end of July 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 02.12.2022:
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Businessman, founder of the website development company Astronim. Bogdan is also a co-founder of the International Festival of Marketing and Advertising “White Square”.
Dmitry was detained on September 29, 2021, in Minsk and, after more than a year in prison, was convicted in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
On the "repentant video", the girl says that she had a tattoo "ASAV", was on Pushkinskaya on August 9-10, 2020, and also allegedly joined the "Peramoga" plan.
It is known that the girl was transferred to a pre-trial detention center after administrative arrest.
Detained with her husband Oleg Davydenko, allegedly for participating in protests in 2020. The reason for the persecution was a photo in which Davydenko stands with a banner during the 2020 protests.
Trial outcome 29.12.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Oleg Davydenko is 71 years old. His scientific and labor activity is connected with the Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In 1990, he defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic "cytoplasmic variability of agricultural plants". In 2000 he was elected a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. He is the author of 300 scientific papers, including 5 monographs, 1 textbook, 19 plant varieties.
The reason for the persecution was a photo in which Davydenko stands with a banner during the 2020 protests.
Trial outcome 29.12.2022:
3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral.
Denis is accused of taking part in protests in Minsk, as well as distributing extremist materials and insulting Lukashenko.
After the trial, it became known that another case was opened against Denis for participating in protests in 2020.
In May 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Denis under Art. 342 part 1 and transferred to pre-trial detention center-1. On November 17, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the second verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 31.08.2023:
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Vitaly was arrested on September 29, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser.
As the preliminary investigation established, from July to September 2021, Vitaly allegedly used his mobile phone to post several publications on the Telegram messenger containing deliberately false information about Lukashenko's activities.
The political prisoner's trial began on November 18, 2022; the decision is pending.
In March 2023, Vitaly was tried again, this time for "insulting a government official," with the outcome also unknown.
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