The trial of the second group of Baranovichi residents (9 people) began on March 28, 2024. Dmitry was among them. The verdict was handed down on April 11.
According to the prosecution , in August 2020, the convicted persons "shouted slogans, demonstrated white-red-white banners, obstructed the movement of vehicles and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations."
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the winter of 2025.
Trial outcome 11.04.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man was drinking with his wife in a dormitory around midnight. She called an ambulance and reported an alleged knife wound. The police arrived and offered him a ride to the police station. Then, in front of four police officers from the detention group and his wife, he insulted Alexander Lukashenko. He allegedly did this “with the aim of damaging his authority.” The insult was recorded on the recorder.
According to human rights activists, he was released on November 24, 2024.
Trial outcome 27.03.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The ruling states that while at home in the village of Luzhesno, Melnikov reposted a picture of Lukashenko and negative statements about him on Odnoklassniki. In doing so, he "publicly and indecently insulted the president."
The man fully admitted his guilt in court. The defendant's wife confirmed in court that the page with the repost belonged to her husband.
The man was held in custody pending trial.
According to human rights activists, he was released on December 28, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 28.03.2024
1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Natalia Davydulina is 47 years old and lives in Zhlobin. It's known from her social media that she and her husband have a large family—five children, one of whom is still in elementary school.
One of Natalia's sons, Denis Davydulin, is a former political prisoner. He was arrested in March 2021 and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for "walking onto the roadway and actively disobeying police officers" on the night of August 10th. She has never given media interviews. Court records indicate she was tried on January 24, 2024, for "disseminating extremist materials." She was likely detained during a roundup of supporters of political prisoners.
The trial will begin on August 23 in the Gomel Regional Court. Therefore, Natalia is most likely accused of assisting other prisoners in some way. It is known that during the January raid, those who remained behind bars were primarily those who helped others—sending money transfers and parcels to pretrial detention centers and penal colonies, even for very small amounts.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 01.10.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Vladimi reposted several publications on Odnoklassniki allegedly insulting Alexander Lukashenko, “acting with the aim of discrediting and causing damage to the authority of state power.” These were a video from the public “Belarus Political”, text and photos from the public “STOP LUKA”. He did not block access to the page.
He was released from custody in the courtroom.
Trial outcome 21.03.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Pro-government channels claim he was detained accidentally—for wearing a phone case with the words "Pray for Belarus" in English and images of national symbols. After his arrest, videos from the protests were allegedly found on Dmitry's phone, as well as photos from a street chat where he offers people designs for protest stickers. It is known that the guy has been involved in swimming for a long time and has the rank of candidate for master of sports.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned following another visit to Minsk by John Cole, US President Donald Trump's special representative (among a group of 235 prisoners retained in Belarus). He served his sentence under home confinement.
Trial outcome 24.04.2024
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
She was detainedon January 23, 2024, during a massive raid by security forces on the relatives of political prisoners and people who helped them.
On March 19, 2026, she was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 11.07.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On February 14, 2024, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against representatives and participants of the "Personnel Reserve for a New Belarus" initiative, created by the United Transitional Cabinet. Later, the ONT television channel aired 14 arrests in connection with this case, and propagandist Igor Tur stated that he had been attending lectures on the program alongside security officials for a year.
Pro-government channels also published a video featuring Alexander, in which he confirmed his participation in the initiative.
In December 2024, he was convicted under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
The "Personnel Reserve for a New Belarus" program, launched in November 2022, was aimed at training specialists to work in government agencies and implement reforms.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
Trial outcome 16.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He was allegedly detained at the end of November 2023. First, he was convicted under an administrative article ( Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities), after which charges were brought in a criminal case.
On May 17, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 19.03.2024
1 year 3 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Citizen of Ukraine from Chernigov. Sometimes she went to Belarus, and as a result she was detained. Natalya has two sons; the youngest was 2.5 months old at the time of his arrest. The trial took place behind closed doors. On March 12, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
On the evening of June 28, 2024, sudden information appeared about the release of five political prisoners from Belarusian colonies. The Ukrainian authorities achieved the release of their exchange citizens as prisoners. This is how Natalya Zakharenko, Pavel Kuprienko, Lyudmila Goncharenko, Ekaterina Bryukhanova, as well as Nikolai Shvets, a defendant in the “Machulishchi case,” were released. The terms of the exchange were not disclosed. It is noted that the Vatican took part in the liberation. The released political prisoners were brought to Ukraine on June 28 - their photo from the Zhulyany airport appeared in the media.
Trial outcome 19.12.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
According to the case file , on February 27, 2022, the man filmed military aircraft flights and sent the footage to a so-called "extremist group." The exact location of the video was not specified.
He is expectedto be released at the end of 2025.
Trial outcome 11.03.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "displaying" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
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