Catherine Nikolaevna Murashko
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Catherine Nikolaevna Murashko
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 108 decisions awarding at least 700 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 22,085 rubles and at least 40 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She convicted ex-presidential candidate Andrei Dmitriev, finding him guilty of active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), sentencing him to one and a half years in prison.
On March 14, 2023, Murashko handed down sentences: Oksana Zaretskaya - 1.5 years in prison, Bogdan Korovets - 2 years in prison.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 108 decisions awarding at least 700 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 22,085 rubles and at least 40 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She convicted ex-presidential candidate Andrei Dmitriev, finding him guilty of active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), sentencing him to one and a half years in prison.
On March 14, 2023, Murashko handed down sentences: Oksana Zaretskaya - 1.5 years in prison, Bogdan Korovets - 2 years in prison.
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Georgy was found guilty in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left on Facebook under Vladimir Lazarev's post featuring a photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Rudko, an officer with the Bobruisk Main Directorate of Internal Affairs.
Renata was detained on November 1, 2020, at a protest in Minsk. A criminal case was subsequently opened against her for "organizing or actively participating in group actions that grossly violate public order." She was detained again while attempting to cross the border and placed in pretrial detention pending trial.
In January 2021, Renata was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom.
Alexander was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Alexei was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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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.
Andrei was arrested in August 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "participation in mass riots" and convicted in November of that year for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in November 2024 as part of a pardon.
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- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
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- Military
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
Sergei, a retired lieutenant colonel who participated in a video message from reserve officers to the Belarusian military, was detained on July 16, 2021, following a search of his home.
According to Lukashenko's decree, he was stripped of his military rank after 28 years of impeccable service in the Armed Forces. Sergei is a father of four children, two of whom are minors.
In December 2021, he was charged with organizing, preparing, or actively participating in actions that grossly violate public order. Sergei was sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility and released in the courtroom.
He was convicted again in October 2025. The appellate court sent the case back for retrial. Ultimately, during the retrial, the case was dismissed due to the statute of limitations, and Sergei was released from the courtroom.
Maxim was found guilty of taking a red-green flag from the roof of the store, crumpling it, throwing it away, and breaking the flagpole. He admitted his guilt in full and voluntarily compensated for the material damage caused.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2022, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Darya was convicted in April 2021 for a comment left about police lieutenant colonel Vadim Polyakov. In December of the same year, she was convicted again for a comment published on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus".
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Elena was convicted in December 2020 for writing “I AM WITH US” on the Minskkommunteploset building and for “using violence against a police officer” during her arrest.
According to the prosecution, she sprayed paint from a can towards the employee’s head, torso and limbs, and also restricted his movement by holding him by his clothes.
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- Entrepreneurs
Ivan, director of the Horse&Vega concert agency, was detained and convicted for attempting to stop a traffic police car to prevent it from running over people during a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.