Angela Evgenievna Kostyukevich
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 15,440 rubles and 361 days of administrative arrest.
Tried political prisoners: Artur Khatko, Vitaly Shcherbich, Mikhail Ferents, Yuri Sergei, Andrei Popov, Yan Nikishin, Nikita Kochur, Yuri Karnilovich, Kirill Kazei, Alexei Zikeev, Andrei Asaul.
On March 15, 2022, she sentenced the editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva Yegor Martinovich and the head of the marketing department Andrey Skurko to 2.5 years in prison. Previously, they were recognized as political prisoners. Prosecutor - Nikolai Dyatel.
“Nashanivtsy” were accused of causing property damage by prior conspiracy (Part 2 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code) for paying for utilities in an office apartment at tariffs for individuals, not legal entities. They paid off the damage before the trial, Minskvodokanal and Minskenergo withdrew their claims.
For political reasons, fines were issued in the amount of 15,440 rubles and 361 days of administrative arrest.
Tried political prisoners: Artur Khatko, Vitaly Shcherbich, Mikhail Ferents, Yuri Sergei, Andrei Popov, Yan Nikishin, Nikita Kochur, Yuri Karnilovich, Kirill Kazei, Alexei Zikeev, Andrei Asaul.
On March 15, 2022, she sentenced the editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva Yegor Martinovich and the head of the marketing department Andrey Skurko to 2.5 years in prison. Previously, they were recognized as political prisoners. Prosecutor - Nikolai Dyatel.
“Nashanivtsy” were accused of causing property damage by prior conspiracy (Part 2 of Article 216 of the Criminal Code) for paying for utilities in an office apartment at tariffs for individuals, not legal entities. They paid off the damage before the trial, Minskvodokanal and Minskenergo withdrew their claims.
List of repressed
- Associations
Founder and member of the Litesound group. He was detained together with his brother for participating in protest actions in 2020. The musicians were detained by a Special Rapid Response Unit.
Convicted for comments on social media.
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released from Penal Colony No. 22 on July 26, 2025.
According to human rights activists, she will be released in November 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Andrei was convicted in November 2022 in a criminal case under the article "Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2025.
Vladislav was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case involving group actions that grossly violated public order. In April 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type facility.
In December 2024, a court hearing was held to discuss the issue of replacing the restricted freedom sentence with a prison term in a penal colony. The outcome of the hearing, as well as Vladislav's presence, remains unknown.
Yan was arrested on August 30, 2021, for "distributing extremist materials" and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was not released after serving his sentence and was placed in pretrial detention as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting Lukashenko" and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation therein."
In December 2021, he was found guilty of insulting Lukashenko by posting a video on social media, as well as participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Denis was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Twice political prisoners
Timur was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.
In November 2024, Timur was convicted again of "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine. The sentence was three years, including credit for time served, leaving Timur with six months remaining.
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Dmitry was found guilty of joining a rally in Minsk on September 20, 2020, as part of a large group of people, actively participating in it, disrupting public transportation, and carrying a flag.
In December 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding to replace the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Artur was arrested in June 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." That fall, he was found guilty. According to the prosecution, from August 31, 2020, to April 31, 2021, Artur posted messages in the Telegram chats "Drivers 97" and "Military Town Uruchye" calling for participation in protests, blocking traffic, and organizing mass events.
In March 2023, Arthur was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Andrei was first convicted in March 2021 for "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral. However, he didn't have time to serve his sentence in a correctional facility: on May 4, 2021, he was arrested on three additional criminal charges.
In August of that year, Andrei was convicted again – again for insulting Lukashenko – and sentenced to imprisonment.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Journalists
Andrey is the head of the advertising and marketing department of Nasha Niva, the author of the Nasha Gistoriya magazine. From 2006 to 2017, he was the editor-in-chief of the publication. On July 8, 2021, he was detained in a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." He was later charged under the article on "causing property damage without signs of theft" - for paying for utilities at rates for individuals instead of legal entities. The investigation calculated the damage at more than 10 thousand rubles.
In March 2022, he was sentenced to imprisonment, despite the fact that the damages were fully compensated.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Journalists
Egor is the editor-in-chief of the Nasha Niva website (nn.by), and has been working for the publication since 2009. On July 8, 2021, he was detained in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." He was later charged under the article on "causing property damage without signs of theft" - for paying for utilities at rates for individuals instead of legal entities. The investigation calculated the damage at more than 10 thousand rubles.
In March 2022, Egor was sentenced to imprisonment, despite the fact that the damages were fully compensated.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
In June 2021, Olga was found guilty under the article "violation of equality of citizens" for refusing to rent an apartment to the assistant prosecutor of the Frunzensky district of Minsk, Alina Kasyanchik. She was sentenced to restriction of freedom.
- Associations
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
- Law enforcement
Alexey, a former senior investigator, was part of Valery Tsepkalo's team during the 2020 election campaign. In June 2021, he was arrested in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." Searches were conducted at his place of work and in his apartment, and equipment was seized at work.
In October of the same year, Alexey was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, 2020. According to investigators, he joined a group of protesters, clapped his hands, shouted slogans and obstructed traffic.
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.
