Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric

Ilya was arrested in March 2021 and convicted for participating in protests that took place on August 9-10, 2020 in Minsk. He comes from a large family and was the sole breadwinner at the time of his arrest. The court sentenced him to restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.

In February 2022, a court hearing was held, following which the punishment regime was tightened, and Ilya was sent to a penal colony.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having served his entire sentence.

Alexander, TUT.BY's Deputy Director for Technical Issues, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case brought against TUT.BY on charges of large-scale tax evasion.

In March 2022, he was released from pretrial detention on bail. The charges against him were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Alexander and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously submitted by them.

Angela, chief accountant of TUT.BY, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY, initiated on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In March 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on her own recognizance. The charges against her were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Angela and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously filed by them.

Sergey, CEO of Hoster.by, was arrested on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case brought against TUT.BY on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In September 2021, he was released from pretrial detention on bail. The charges against him were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Sergei and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously filed by them.

Roman is a Belarusian journalist and former editor of the Telegram channels NEXTA and Belarus of the Brain, which have been declared extremist by the authorities. In 2020, he was charged with several criminal offenses, including “organizing mass riots” and “inciting hatred.” In May 2021, he was detained after Belarusian authorities forcibly landed a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius in Minsk.

In June of that year, he was transferred to house arrest.

The trial in the "NEXTA case" began in 2023. Roman was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security penal colony, but after the verdict was announced, he was not taken into custody and remained under house arrest.

He was released in May 2023 as part of a pardon.

Andrey, a TUT.BY manager and an employee of the Publisher Box company, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case brought against TUT.BY on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In March 2022, he was released from pretrial detention on bail. The charges were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Andrei and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously submitted by them.

Irina, deputy director of TUT.BY and one of the first employees of Tut By Media LLC, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case brought against TUT.BY on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale .

In March 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on her own recognizance. The charges were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Irina and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously filed by them.

Maria, deputy chief accountant of TUT.BY, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY, initiated on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In March 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on her own recognizance. The charges were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Maria and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously filed by them.

Alla, the chief engineer of TUT.BY, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY, initiated on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In May 2022, she was released from pretrial detention on bail. The charges were not dropped.

In April 2023, it became known that the criminal prosecution against Alla and eight other defendants in the “TUT.BY case” was terminated based on the positive consideration of the petitions for release from criminal liability previously filed by them.

Olga, a blogger and designer, has been repeatedly persecuted and detained under administrative articles following the events that followed the 2020 elections in Minsk. In May 2021, her home was searched, after which Olga was detained as part of a criminal case opened on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Before that, she was already a suspect under two articles of the Criminal Code - "insulting a judge" and "slandering an election commission employee."

In December of the same year, Olga was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.

She was released in June 2022, having served her full sentence as determined by the court.

Darya, a TAM.BY manager and RocketData director, was detained on May 18, 2021, as part of a criminal case against TUT.BY, initiated on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

In April 2022, she was convicted under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was sentenced to imprisonment, but was released in the courtroom, since at the time of sentencing she had already served her entire term in custody during the investigation.

Alexey is a blogger and the author of the YouTube channel "Diesel," where he publishes videos about firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices.

He was detained on December 16, 2020, "on suspicion of involvement in mass unrest in Minsk." According to the Investigative Committee, homemade weapons, ammunition, explosives, shell casings, and materials for making IEDs were seized during searches of his home and garage.

Alexey was convicted of “illegal possession of weapons,” “preparing to manufacture them,” and “preparing people to participate in mass riots.”

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the second half of 2025.