Michael Viktorovich Makarevich
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Michael Viktorovich Makarevich
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 1,796 days of administrative arrest, at least 29,060 rubles in fines, and at least 20 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom.
He sentenced the lead singer of the groups “Loop of Predilection” and “Cassiopeia” to 15 days of administrative arrest for participating in the action on November 22, 2020.
Participation of election campaign commissions: Presidential Elections of the Republic of Belarus 2020. Elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the VII convocation 2019.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 1,796 days of administrative arrest, at least 29,060 rubles in fines, and at least 20 years of imprisonment or restriction of freedom.
He sentenced the lead singer of the groups “Loop of Predilection” and “Cassiopeia” to 15 days of administrative arrest for participating in the action on November 22, 2020.
Participation of election campaign commissions: Presidential Elections of the Republic of Belarus 2020. Elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the VII convocation 2019.
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Sergey is originally from Kherson, Ukraine, but has lived in Belarus almost his entire life. He has worked in various blue-collar jobs throughout his life. He has two young children.
The man was detained in February 2023. In a pro-government video, he claims to have left comments on Telegram and registered with the "Plan Peramoga" chatbot. He was first convicted in October 2023 for "inciting other social hatred" (Part 1, Article 130 of the Criminal Code).
On December 8, 2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei's next trial will begin on September 27, 2024, in the Minsk City Court. He is charged under four articles: "participation in an extremist group" (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code), "incitement of other social hatred" (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code), "insulting a government official" (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), and "insulting Lukashenko" (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code). Sergei faces up to five years in prison in addition to his previous sentence.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
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Elena has been convicted multiple times on politically motivated charges, including "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" through comments on Telegram channels.
Her first trial took place in December 2022 for "insulting a government official," the outcome of which is unknown. In March 2023, she was sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility and a large fine for a comment with an emoji addressed to police captain Ruslan Kutsko.
In April 2024, a new criminal case was heard against Elena under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko," the verdict for which is also unknown.
In October 2024, she was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" for comments about Lukashenko, security forces, and participants in the war in Ukraine, and sentenced to imprisonment.
Released in autumn 2025 .
Convicted for participating in 2020 protests.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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A former OMON fighter who is now fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine. Potekhin is a former military man. He was the one named as the perpetrator of the attack on the OMON base. Both are associated with the "Supra" initiative, which the Lukashenko regime has declared terrorist.
Kulazhenko and Potekhina were charged under eight articles of the Criminal Code.
The property of Kulazhenko and Potehin, worth a total of approximately 240 thousand rubles, has been seized.
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- Parents of minors
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- Activists
- Parents of minors
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Olga, an activist of the Country for Life project and a member of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s initiative group, took part in protests after the presidential elections and was repeatedly detained.
On November 15, 2020, she was detained in the courtyard of the "Square of Changes", where peaceful protesters gathered for a rally in memory of Roman Bondarenko, killed by security forces, under the slogan "I'm coming out". After that, a criminal case was opened against Olga.
In February 2021, she was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.” She left Belarus some time later.
In October 2024, a court hearing was held in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Vladimir was found guilty of "resisting law enforcement officers or other persons maintaining public order" in Minsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was sentenced to restricted freedom and ordered to pay substantial compensation to the "victims."