Oleg was arrested in June 2021 and later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in September 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Gleb is a defendant in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. During the investigation, he left the country, and upon returning to Belarus, he was detained while trying to cross the border into the European Union. In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Daniil was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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.
Valery was convicted for allegedly leaving two dents on a special vehicle of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Yakub Kolas Street in Minsk during a protest on December 6, 2020.
He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was accused of intentionally, while intoxicated, committing "property damage" by writing graffiti on the building of the colony in Orsha, causing "property damage." He used "an unspecified type of brush, gloves, and red paint" as "the means of committing the crime."
He was released in September 2021, having fully served his sentence.
Vladimir was convicted under three criminal articles for publications on Telegram. According to the prosecution, on September 14, 2020, he posted a photo of district police officer Alexander Yevsevitsky with an offensive caption, causing him moral harm. On September 15, he reposted a photo of the head of the Department of Internal Affairs Alexei Getman with personal data and slander to the Bolshaya Kolpenitsa channel. On September 30, Vladimir published a comment under a photo of Judge Nikolai Kmita, which, according to the investigation, was offensive.
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 27.05.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Andrey was convicted in April 2021 under the article "Desecration of buildings and damage to property", despite the fact that he had previously received administrative arrest for the same episode. The essence of the charge was that in February 2021, he painted a line from a prayer on the facade of a residential building: "But deliver us from the evil one."
He was released in July 2021, having fully served his sentence.
Sergei was arrested in July 2020 in a criminal case opened for insulting Lukashenko. Before the verdict, he was under a written undertaking not to leave. Since January 2021, four closed court hearings have been held - without the participation of lawyers and witnesses. Of the 96 charges, 13 were proven. In March 2021, Sergei was sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Anton was detained and convicted for recording and distributing a video, including on the Basta Telegram channel, in which, according to the prosecution, he publicly insulted Lukashenko.
He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vyacheslav was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Vitaly was detained and convicted twice for participating in a protest against the falsification of the presidential elections - on the night of August 9-10, 2020, he and his son stood in a chain in the front row in the city center.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In August 2020, during a protest, Andrei tried to take a woman away from the riot police, for which he was brutally beaten by seven security officers. An ambulance was called for him at the police station - he was taken to the hospital with a head injury, hematomas and wounds, where he received stitches. A complaint was filed with the Investigative Committee regarding the beating, but the case was never opened. However, at the end of 2020, a criminal case was opened against Andrei, and in April 2021, he was detained as part of a case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots".
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Vitaly was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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