27-year-old Ruslan tore off the state flag from one of the stores in Pruzhany, after which he threw it on the ground. This was qualified as "desecration of state symbols."
3 months of arrest
On November 10, 2023, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
3 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
unknown
OMON officers detained Alexander in the village of Rositsa in the Verkhnedvinsky district. Searches were conducted at Kukharenok's apartment in Novopolotsk, his parents' apartment in Novopolotsk, and also in the village of Rositsa. So far, it is known that he is charged under Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. Alexander Kukharenok was one of the very first to declare a strike at the enterprise in 2020. He was also arrested on an administrative case - in 2021, he served 20 days of arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
On 02.04.2024 the preventive measure was replaced by house arrest. On 11.09.2024 the charges were dropped.
The man was accused of writing a telegram comment about a certain Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus on June 23, 2022. In the commentary, the examination found a “negative assessment” of the minister, expressed “in a non-standard form.”
10/06/2023 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 months of arrest
According to the prosecution , Andrei Kholupko, using a mobile phone on the Odnoklassniki social network, in 2020, 2021 and 2023, put four likes on caricatured images of Alexander Lukashenko, in which he was shown as a clown, a monkey, and also together with Vladimir Putin in the pit, thereby publicly, in the public domain, insulted the president.
At the trial, Kholupko indicated that by liking he did not think that this was an insult, he added that no one paid him money for this and he acted impulsively.
On February 24, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
Sergei is 37 years old. Has a minor daughter. Presumably he was detained on 06/08/2023.
According to the indictment , Sergei Korsak on his page on the Odnoklassniki social network several times posted an image with text “defaming the honor and dignity” of Lukashenko.
On October 20, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, on March 22, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was convicted for a comment containing the word: crap and reposting a video from the Dozhd TV channel, where Dmitry Shchigelsky and the channel’s presenter discussed the diagnosis of “mosaic psychopathy” in A.G. Lukashenko.
On September 26, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony.
35-year-old Mikhail was accused of writing a public insult about Valentin Pashkevich on August 9, 2021 at 23:19 in the telegram chat “Real Belarus Chat”, namely using the word “moron.”
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year in prison
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Former executive director of Belarusbank. He was detained along with his wife for participating in protests in 2020.
In the fall of 2017, Anatoly Bogovik was sentenced to eight years in prison allegedly for corruption, but a few years later he was released on pardon.
On 20 October 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
On July 29, 2024, Anatoly had a trial in Volkovysk to establish preventive supervision .
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.
He is expected to be released at the end of summer 2024 .
unknown
Trial outcome 18.08.2023: unknown years of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.10.2023: the sentence was upheld.
Daughter of journalist Dmitry Lupach. On May 3, she was sentenced to 24 hours for distributing so-called extremist materials on social networks and instant messengers. After that, she had another trial, during which the girl was also given a 25-basic fine for this. After which Svetlana was transferred to pre-trial detention center-2, she is charged with a criminal offense for participating in protests.
On January 05, 2024, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
Released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
| 12.03.2024 | Есть информация, что Светлана в ИК-4 |
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Suspended for social media comments. Ekaterina has 4 children, one of them is a minor, the eldest daughter has a disability of the 2nd group.
Trial outcome 07.09.2023: 4 years of imprisonment under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.11.2023: the sentence was upheld.
To ensure that none of political prisoners are left without attention and support the site has a function of verified sendings.
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
You can upload an image from the support event, and after passing moderation we will publish it.
Do you want to help a released political prisoner? Send your contact to Telegram and we will contact you.
In view of the critical human rights situation in Belarus and the violation of fundamental articles of the UDHR, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international instruments.
A Keeper means you want to regularly help a specific person in prison through their family. Choose a political prisoner and click «Become a Keeper», our team will contact you shortly.
You can request the letters that we have in storage, for this, leave your telegram account for feedback, we will contact you and, after verifying your identity, we will transfer the archive with your letters.
Briefly write the most critical information.
Please leave your contact in Telegram.
Are you a relative or someone close to a political prisoner? Send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After data verification we will publish your relative on the website.
Do you have information about administrative prosecution? Please send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After checking the data, we will publish your information on the site.
Please leave your Telegram contact and ad description. After moderation your ad will be published on the site.
Please leave your contact on Telegram and describe your skills in as much detail as possible. After moderation, your CV will be published on the website.
The answer will appear on the website if such a question has not been asked before. Please read the section before you ask your question.
Are you a representative of an organization or initiative and would like to support our statement? Just fill out the contact form below.
Multi upload allows you to send confirmations with one photo to several political prisoners at once, check the selected people before sending!
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Please complete the questionnaire to enter the first stage of an interview to determine your individual needs.
