Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric

Alexander was arrested in March 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "threat of violence against an internal affairs officer." In May of that year, he was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in an open correctional facility.

In September 2021, Alexander, who was serving a sentence for a previous case, faced another court hearing for "insulting a government official." The charges stemmed from a comment he made about Ruslan Shumakher, a district police officer from Babruisk, in a Telegram chat deemed extremist. Alexander was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay compensation to the "victim."

He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Evgeny was convicted in July 2021 for making a comment about an official, Interior Minister Kubrakov, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

In 2022, the punishment regime was tightened, and Evgeny was transferred to a penal colony.

He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Mikhail is the director of a construction company and the brother of Stanislav Luponosov, a former GUBOPiK officer who collaborated with the BYPOL initiative during his service before leaving for Ukraine in December 2020. In August 2021, Mikhail was arrested and remanded in custody in connection with a criminal case opened under articles on the use of an invalid document and the deliberate inclusion of false information in official documents for mercenary or other personal gain. In pretrial detention, he was forced to condemn his brother's actions on camera and convey calls from former colleagues to "rethink his actions."

In June 2022, Mikhail was found guilty of "causing property damage without evidence of theft," with other charges dropped, and was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.

He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Viktor, an ornithologist and former head of the "Akhovy ptushak Batskaushchyny" (Birdwatch of Belarus) organization (2006–2014), was arrested at home on August 31, 2021, and initially sentenced to 12 days of administrative arrest for disobeying police. Following his arrest, he was charged with criminal group actions grossly violating public order. According to the case file, he "blocked traffic and shouted slogans, as well as committed five other similar incidents."

In May 2022, Viktor was convicted of participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Oleg was found guilty in July 2021 for participating in a post-election protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Minsk.

He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Alexey was arrested after accidentally hitting a traffic police car. This occurred after his wife, who was sitting next to him, screamed—she saw someone being hit by a vehicle near the road. Taken by surprise, the Nissan driver struck the parked traffic police car. After his arrest, he claims he was beaten at the Moscow District Police Department and taken to the Okrestina detention center with a traumatic brain injury. From late December 2020 to May 2021, Alexey was under house arrest, after which he was remanded in custody pending trial.

In September 2021, Alexei was found guilty of "intentional destruction or damage to another's property, committed in a generally dangerous manner or resulting in large-scale damage" and "violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer" and sentenced to imprisonment.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2025, having fully served his sentence.

Artyom was arrested on June 22, 2021, when he appeared at the police station as a witness in a separate, "non-political" criminal case. His arrest was part of an investigation into charges of "participating in actions that grossly violate public order," "preparing to participate in mass riots," and "preparing to illegally manufacture and carry items whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." He had previously been wanted by the police, although he was not in hiding: he lived at home and went to work.

In September 2021, Artyom was convicted for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020.

He was released in early May 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Alexey was arrested on July 27, 2021, in connection with a criminal case under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Earlier, on election day, August 9, 2020, he was detained at a polling station and beaten at Okrestina. On August 16, he participated in a march and showed bruises from the beating—protesters had written "You can't kill everyone" on his back, a moment filmed near the KGB building. He also participated in the March on October 25, 2020, where he climbed onto the roof of his car with a white-red-white flag and shouted "Long Live Belarus."

In September 2021, Alexey was convicted of participating in protests and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence.