Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev

Yuri, the head of the financial department of the Leninsky District Administration, was arrested on April 30, 2021, and convicted five times under administrative law, receiving 50 days of arrest. He was subsequently transferred to a pretrial detention center on charges under two articles of the Criminal Code: "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "insulting Lukashenko."

In August of that year, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in August 2020, as well as for reposting them on Telegram.

In April 2024, Yuri was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Stanislav was convicted of "threatening to kill" RT employee Konstantin Pridybaylo and "inciting ethnic hatred and discord" against Russians. The charges stemmed from his phone call on September 14, 2020, to Pridybaylo at a number published in the "Black Book of Belarus" and the threat he made. He also made statements on internet portals, including the phrase "a good Muscovite is a dead Muscovite."

During the trial, it was reported that Pridybaylo was temporarily transferred to the Russian embassy in Minsk for safety reasons; he attended the trial only on the day of the closing arguments and filed a civil lawsuit for "moral suffering."

In November 2022, Stanislav's prison regime was tightened, and he was transferred from an open-type correctional facility to a penal colony. According to human rights activists, his health, including his vision, deteriorated sharply in prison; doctors diagnosed diabetic retinopathy, treatment for which was interrupted after his transfer to the penal colony.

In May 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Anton, a musician who plays strings and percussion instruments, was arrested on the evening of August 2, 2021, at a dacha near Minsk during the birthday celebration of IRDORATH vocalist Nadezhda Kalach, along with other musicians, as part of a criminal investigation.

In December of that year, he was found guilty of "organizing actions that grossly violate public order, as well as training or otherwise preparing individuals to participate in such actions" for his participation in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.

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

Yan was convicted for the events that took place on August 9, 2020, in Zhlobin. The investigation was prompted by published photos and videos from the protest. According to the prosecution, he participated in mass events in clear disobedience to authorities and obstructed traffic.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Igor was convicted in July 2021 in a criminal case opened in connection with the August 2020 events in Minsk. According to the prosecution, he took part in protests that took place in the capital from August 9 to 11, 2020. Minsktrans estimated the damage from the public transportation shutdown during those days at 27,958 rubles 50 kopecks. After the verdict was announced, Igor was taken into custody right in the courtroom.

In May 2025, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Dmitry was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.

He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Vadim was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.

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

Andrei was detained on the night of February 26-27, 2021, in Zaslavl for hanging leaflets with caricatures of Lukashenko. After his detention, he spent three days in the Minsk District Temporary Detention Center and was then placed under house arrest. In June 2021, he was taken into custody right in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

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

Nikolai is a philologist, teacher of Belarusian and Russian languages and literature, and has been involved in entrepreneurial activity in recent years. He was detained in June 2021 and convicted for participating in a protest held on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin against the falsification of the presidential election results.

He had already been detained earlier, on August 10, 2020. During this detention, Nikolai was brutally beaten. He ended up in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury and spent two weeks there. Later, he was summoned for questioning twice in criminal cases - on charges of insulting the national flag and participating in mass riots.

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

Igor is a lawyer from Lida. In 2020, he was an election observer, and after that, he helped victims and those dismissed for political reasons. He was detained in January 2021 as part of a criminal case initiated under the article "Violence or threat against an official performing official duties." The reason for initiating the case was an incident that occurred during Igor's detention.

In the pretrial detention center, he went on a hunger strike for 32 days. In June 2021, Igor was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

According to available information, Igor was subjected to strong pressure and torture in penal colony No. 1.

In August 2022, the court toughened the punishment, after which Igor was transferred to prison.

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

Leonid was detained in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

In May 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Dmitry, a Belorusneft employee from Gomel, along with other employees of the company, took part in recording an appeal against violence and for dialogue. At the end of October 2020, he also recorded a video message for TUT.BY to his colleagues and the management of Belorusneft, in which he condemned the repressions, called for not hushing up what was happening and openly expressing their civic position.

He was arrested on May 14, 2021, and later convicted of “organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”

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

Vladislav was arrested in February 2021 and convicted under the article on "inciting hatred and discord". According to the charges, from September 20 to 27, 2020, in the Telegram chat of the Punishers group, he posted 13 messages in which he "spoken negatively" and "called for illegal actions" against police officers, military personnel, civil servants and their family members.

According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Eduard was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of resisting a police officer during a protest that took place in Baranovichi on August 9, 2020, against the falsification of the presidential elections. According to the charges, during the protest he "interfered with the lawful activities of the Internal Troops. He took a piece of paving slab and threw it towards the soldiers who were dispersing the protest, hitting one of them in the shoulder. The resulting bodily injury did not result in a short-term health disorder."

He was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Alexander was accused of allegedly attempting to run over two Volkovysk police officers with a car after 11:00 p.m. on August 9, 2020, in order to interfere with their work during an unauthorized event. At the end of March 2021, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. However, the state prosecutor appealed the sentence, and on June 1 of the same year, the Grodno Regional Court changed the punishment to imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights activists, he was released in 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.