Evgeniy, a volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on May 30, 2020 and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case" initiated after a picket on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.
On April 24, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 02.06.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 2000 rubles of compensation.
Mikhail was arrested in November 2020 and convicted of spray painting on Tabakerka kiosks, an arch, and a fountain in the area of the former Volgograd supermarket.
Released in January 2022 on the basis of a pardon.
Vitaly worked in a private medical laboratory and was interested in airsoft, military history, science fiction, and motorcycles. He was detained at home on November 17, 2020, and convicted of "preparing for mass riots."
He was released in July 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey, a construction engineer, was detained on September 23, 2020, after Lukashenko's inauguration, when he tried to hide from people in uniform. According to investigators, he failed to comply with a demand to stop and, while reversing, ran over police lieutenant Zavadsky, causing him injuries. Alexey was convicted of "resisting the police with the threat of violence."
"I'm ashamed of you," Alexey said to Judge Gennady Yankovsky as he said goodbye. "And you'll have to live with this," he said to Prosecutor Olga Dindilevich.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in early May 2024,having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was arrested on November 17, 2020, and convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk on August 9-10, 2020. According to investigators, he "threw at least one stone at an Interior Ministry vehicle," was present at a barricade construction site, blocked traffic, and shouted slogans.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2026.
Trial outcome 21.07.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 6000 rubles of compensation.
Vladislav, a student at the Belarusian State Medical University, was detained on November 19, 2020 and convicted of administering the Telegram channel "White Coats".
He was released in April 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
Artyom worked as an optician at the Optik plant in Lida. He studied at the Grodno Physics and Mathematics Lyceum and the Lida Polytechnic College. He was arrested on September 27, 2020, in connection with a mass riot and accused of participating in "radical" Telegram channels and intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka newsstands.
In May 2022, Artyom was convicted again for participating in protests that took place in Lida in 2020.
Anna, a volunteer for the "Drivers 97%" Telegram channel, was detained on October 28, 2020, and convicted of "calling for mass riots and roadblocks due to dissatisfaction with the government and election fraud."
She was released on November 25, 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
After her release, Anna went abroad.
On July 8, 2026, the Investigative Committee opened a special investigation against Anna.
Evgeniy was detained on October 15, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on October 11, 2020 near the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.
He was released in June 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 02.04.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 25700 rubles of compensation.
Alexey was arrested on December 4, 2020, in connection with a criminal case on mass riots and convicted of participating in a protest that took place in August 2020 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.
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