He was detained upon returning to the Republic of Belarus in the fall of 2022. Convicted for participating in the 2020 protests.
On July 4, 2023, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
Svetlana was first convicted under an administrative article for “distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities,” after which a criminal case was opened against her for insulting A.G. Lukashenko.
According to the materials of the prosecution in the criminal case, Svetlana on her page in Odnoklassniki allegedly “placed a publication and video with a screensaver containing deliberately false information about Alexander Lukashenko, associated with accusing him of committing especially serious crimes, such as “murder”, “treason” state”, which do not correspond to reality and discredit its authority in the eyes of the public."
According to human rights activists, she will be released in early spring 2024 after fully serving her sentence.
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Olga was first convicted under an administrative article for "distributing, manufacturing, storing, transporting information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities", after which a criminal case was opened against her for insulting Lukashenka A.G.
3 months of arrest .
- Associations
A catechism teacher at the Minsk Archcathedral, Bilodid participated in communal prayers for an end to violence and lawlessness in 2020. He was arrested on May 31, 2023, and subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment. His family noted signs of beatings at his trial.
The believer was forced to record a so-called "repentance" video, in which he appeared dejected and, under obvious duress, declared his homosexual orientation, which put him at further risk. The propaganda video contained derogatory language about him, forced him to incriminate himself, and displayed photos and videos aimed at discrediting him in the eyes of believers. The Curia of the Minsk-Mogilev Archdiocese published a statement stating that a canonical investigation had been launched into the facts presented in the propaganda video.
Vladislav was arrested several times for a total of 45 days under the article on dissemination of “extremist materials” (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), after which a criminal case was opened under Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 11, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He was scheduled to be released on November 22 , 2025 .
On September 8, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released on November 22, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Detained under 18 years
It is known that the boy had successfully competed in district intellectual games competitions among schoolchildren. Oleg was 16 years old at the time of his arrest. He was beaten for six hours while being transported to the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GUBOP) building. There, after he asked, "Why are they interrogating me without a lawyer present?", he was beaten again.
He finished school in a pre-trial detention facility.
One of Five detained members of the closed chat "Sayuz Belarusiana Natsianalnaga Shchyta" (The Belarusian National Movement), whose detention the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported in early November 2022. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had designated the chat an extremist group a week earlier. The ministry reported that a criminal case had been opened against the detainees under the article on the creation of an extremist group. The group had united in a Telegram group, which was designated an extremist group in early November. They allegedly "were supposed to find perpetrators to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement."
During his imprisonment, Oleg spent 129 days in solitary confinement. He was first placed there on the second day after arriving at the adult prison colony. He was constantly denied visits and parcels.
He was released in June 2025, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
According to pro-government telegram channels, Vladislav and three other guys "beginning in 2020 administered four tik-tok accounts and two telegram channels. These resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass riots, resisting law enforcement officers in order to encroach on independence, territorial integrity, the foundations of the constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus... The guys united in a telegram group, which was recognized as an extremist formation in early November." They allegedly "should have found executors to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement officers."
According to pro-government telegram channels, Alexander and three other guys "beginning in 2020 administered four tik-tok accounts and two telegram channels. These resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass riots, resisting law enforcement officers in order to encroach on independence, territorial integrity, the foundations of the constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus... The guys united in a telegram group, which was recognized as an extremist formation in early November." They allegedly "should have found executors to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement officers."
Of the relatives, Alexander has only a sister.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
A businessman from Mogilev, his home was searched. A regional state television channel claimed that Tychinsky "was a supporter of Ukrainian Nazi groups" and that he "drove with Ukrainian nationalist symbols in his car." The latter refers to the official flag of Ukraine.
As a result, a criminal case was opened against Vladimir. He is accused of filming the movement of Russian military Z-type equipment on his mobile phone in April 2022 and sending the video to media outlets, which the authorities deemed "extremist."
On October 24, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released in the spring of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Vladimir was detained on May 9, 2023 at the Terespol-Brest border crossing when returning to Belarus. His phone was checked and then he was detained.
There are several known administrative courts against Vladimir. So, on May 10, 16, 26 and June 7 he was tried under Part 2 of Art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of extremist materials) and was sentenced to arrest. The last time he was sentenced to 15 days
Searches were carried out at the place where he and his relatives lived. Since his arrest, Vladimir has been kept in the temporary detention center of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs in Brest.
On the night of June 22-23, 2023, Vladimir was released into a temporary detention facility.
Vladimir was detained again on October 28, 2023 in the Drogichinsky district. There was a preliminary search and seizure of office equipment; after checking his phone, he was detained under Art. 19.11 part 2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of information products included in the republican list of extremist materials, as well as production, publication, storage or transportation for the purpose of disseminating such information). It is known that Vladimir was arrested because of old subscriptions.
The trial date is still unknown. Since his arrest he has been held in the temporary detention center of the Ivanovo region .
On December 11, 2023, it became known that Vladimir was free.
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
According to the investigation, on the night of March 20, a 20-year-old man tore down four state flags in the agro-town of Loshnitsa. He damaged the flags and broke the poles.
After this, Mikhail was detained by police officers. It turned out that he was a citizen of a foreign state with a residence permit in the Republic of Belarus. He arrived in the Republic of Belarus about 10 years ago and was assigned to work at one of the enterprises in the Minsk region.
Antipov filmed his actions on his phone and posted the photos on his social network page.
The defendant's mother testified in court. Suspecting that her son had committed illegal actions against the flags, she demanded that he contact the police and also reported the incident to the local police inspector.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
