was detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. She, as well as two other men, were accused of tearing down the state flag on one of the streets of Homel. Released on June 23, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.
Vitaly was found guilty in a criminal case brought under the articles "hooliganism" and "desecration of state symbols" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type institution.
He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Igor was convicted in September 2021 for comments left under a photo of a government official and a law enforcement officer on the social network Odnoklassniki and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 22.09.2021
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Evgeny was convicted in July 2021 for making a comment about an official, Interior Minister Kubrakov, and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
In 2022, the punishment regime was tightened, and Evgeny was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 06.07.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Konstantin was arrested on May 12, 2021, for participating in a work Telegram chat called "Volnae Panstva," where he and colleagues discussed the protests and made comments about Lukashenko. He was sentenced to administrative arrest, after which he remained in custody, as a criminal case had been opened against him for group actions grossly violating public order and for the use of violence against a law enforcement officer.
In September 2021, Konstantin was found guilty of three criminal charges for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Rechitsa on August 9, 2020. He attempted to prevent the arbitrary detention of protesters and, as police were loading the detainee into a police vehicle, pushed Rechitsa police officer Dmitry Garay in the back. He was also charged with insulting Lukashenko.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
After his release, Konstantin was again subject to administrative charges for missing an ideological lecture. He subsequently left Belarus.
Maxim was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility. While in custody, Maxim gave birth to a child.
In January 2022, Maxim was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Andrey was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Andrei was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Olga was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Olga was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Elena was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Elena was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
After her release, pressure continued to be exerted on Elena; in June 2022, she was detained by KGB officers. She was subsequently forced to leave Belarus.
Alexander was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against him for malicious hooliganism. He was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Alexander was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Andrei was convicted of "insulting a government official" for a comment he left on a Telegram channel addressed to Major I.V. Suchugov of the Bobruisk District Police Department, which, according to the prosecution, insulted him.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Mikhail is the director of a construction company and the brother of Stanislav Luponosov, a former GUBOPiK officer who collaborated with the BYPOL initiative during his service before leaving for Ukraine in December 2020. In August 2021, Mikhail was arrested and remanded in custody in connection with a criminal case opened under articles on the use of an invalid document and the deliberate inclusion of false information in official documents for mercenary or other personal gain. In pretrial detention, he was forced to condemn his brother's actions on camera and convey calls from former colleagues to "rethink his actions."
In June 2022, Mikhail was found guilty of "causing property damage without evidence of theft," with other charges dropped, and was sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 08.06.2022
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Alexey was first convicted in 2021 for "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open-type facility.
In March 2022, while already serving his sentence, he was convicted again for comments he left on a Telegram channel addressed to the head of the law enforcement and crime prevention department of the public safety police department of the Bobruisk City Executive Committee's Internal Affairs Directorate.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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