Diana is a 34-year-old Brest resident. Works at EPAM and leads the testing team there. After the start of the war, she and her son, who is now 7 years old, went to Tbilisi. But at some point I decided to return to Belarus, although I traveled abroad from time to time.
On her Instagram there is a photo from Warsaw, which dates back to June 29, 2023, three days later a photo from Mir Castle was published. And then the girl disappeared from everywhere.
On May 3, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Ilya was arrested in late October 2023 and convicted twice under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (distribution, production, storage, and transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity). A criminal case was then opened for slander against A. Lukashenko.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the fall of 2025.
Trial outcome 14.02.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Sergei and his wife were detained in November 2023. Before the trial, Sergei was in custody, and Tatyana was under recognizance, since the family had two minor children.
According to the prosecution , in August 2020, Sergei and Tatyana took part in an unauthorized mass event, together with the protesters they marched through public places in the city, the central square, and Zhilibert Park. At the same time, they showed a pre-made poster measuring approximately 2.5 x 3 meters, on which a text containing slanderous information against the president was written in black and red colors, thereby deliberately spreading slanderous information against him in connection with his execution powers of the head of state.
The accused Sergei Chizh fully admitted his guilt at the court hearing. He explained that the poster was heavy, and it was soon rolled up, and after the procession, Sergei burned it.
Tatyana Chizh did not admit guilt to the charges, explaining that she was depressed due to the serious illness of her mother, who is disabled.
They were identified from photographs from the Internet.
Trial outcome 26.02.2024
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Natalia was detained during a massive security forces raid on January 23–24, 2024, targeting the relatives of political prisoners and those expressing solidarity with them. She was convicted in a criminal case opened under the article "assisting extremist activity."
She 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.
She was detained as a result of a massive raid by security forces on January 23-24, 2024 on relatives of political prisoners and people who sent parcels and letters to political prisoners.
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 17.10.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.
She was sentenced to arrest for a period of 3 months for taking a photo of herself standing on the roadway. Victoria is a citizen of the Russian Federation. After serving her sentence, she was forcibly deported to the Russian Federation and deprived of a residence permit in the Republic of Belarus.
He was accused of leaving a harsh comment under a post on Odnoklassniki in September 2020, which criticized Alexander Lukashenko and posted it on his own page. District Court Judge Shamal found him guilty of insulting Lukashenko (Part 2, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and defamation (Part 2, Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). He appealed the verdict to the Mogilev Regional Court. The appeal took place on April 11, 2024, behind closed doors, with the participation of a panel of judges chaired by Judge Irina Teplova. The regional court ruled that the charge of "insulting Lukashenko" under Part 2, Article 368 of the Criminal Code, was excessively imputed and should be excluded from the charges.
According to calculations, he was supposedto bereleased in the spring of 2026.
However, this had little effect: Sergei Shekh's sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 07.02.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Naftan member and drummer of the Paranoia Dolls group Dmitry Shalak was detained last summer, then he was given administrative arrest.
But the persecution of Dmitry did not end with this arrest. Criminal cases were opened against the man under two criminal articles of the Criminal Code: 369 - Insulting a government official; 368 part 1 - Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus.
On March 19, 2026, he 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).
Vladislav Fedorovich was detained in December 2023. In a "repentant video" published on December 18 by a pro-government Telegram channel, he claims to have participated in protests and still hasn't deleted his photos from social media.
He was released in 2024, most likely in the courtroom or while awaiting appeal.
The man’s “repentance video” was shown in one of Azarenka’s programs, where Alexander “admits” to participating in protests and reposting on Facebook on the topic of elections and COVID. Note that in the propagandist’s program Tereshchenko is also called an officer and “the head of the KGB of the Borisov region” .
It is known that Alexander was sentenced to prison.
On April 5, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 01.02.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 05.04.2024
unknown.
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