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In a confessional video on a pro-government channel, Alexander says that he was detained for sending a video of military equipment to a chat. At that time, he was allegedly scared, so he posted the video out of emotion. “In this chat there was a narrative that hostilities were about to begin between Belarus and Ukraine,” says the engineer.
The video shows screenshots from the chat. The explanation for the video with military equipment says that it is moving along the M1 highway towards Brest. It is unknown when this was filmed.
Alexander works as an energy engineer.
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In the video , Alexander says that he works as a karate trainer and was charged with making a video of military equipment and posting it on an “extremist” telegram channel. The detainee also said that in 2020 he hung ribbons on poles and signs and posted leaflets along the road.
On April 19, 2024, an appeal hearing was held and the verdict came into force.
The reason for the criminal case was a woman’s comment on Instagram with the following content: “The Belarusian leadership will not do anything against the RACISTS!!! They feed her!!!!” It was this phrase that was considered “inciting hostility.”
On March 22, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict came into force.
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According to the Telegram channel "Vitebsk, I'm Playing," Sergei Zaitsev was accused of writing two comments about a government official in a Telegram channel deemed "extremist," which the court deemed offensive. It is not known who exactly was offended by the Vitebsk resident's comments.
According to the prosecution, Zaitsev, while in the Russian Federation, posted a text containing a negative assessment of a government official on a Telegram channel deemed "extremist." The defendant also posted a similar insult to another government official in the Vitebsk district.
At the trial, Sergei admitted his guilt but noted that he was unaware that the victims were government officials. Zaitsev reportedly had 11 previous convictions.
As a result, on December 6, 2023, the Vitebsk District Court foundhim guilty and sentenced him to two years and six months' imprisonment and a fine of 50 basic units. By partially combining the sentence imposed under this sentence with the sentence imposed by the Pervomaisky District Court of Vitebsk on June 2, 2023, the final sentence was five years' imprisonment, to be served in a penal colony.
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).
According to the prosecution, on July 18, 2021, Pavel Korolevich posted a message in a group called "Online Brest" on the social network "Vkontakte" that humiliated the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko and was offensive to him. Also on August 11, 2021, he posted another offensive message in the same community.
In court, Korolevich partially admitted his guilt, since the offensive comments were made specifically in relation to Lukashenko, and not in relation to the President of the Republic of Belarus in connection with the performance of his official duties.
According to human rights activists , he was released on December 25, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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The girl is a citizen of Ukraine, originally from the city of Kherson. She studied in China, graduated from the university there in 2015, and in 2016 moved to Belarus. In Belarus she worked as a translator from Chinese.
Ekaterina was detained while crossing the Belarusian border. They demanded that she give her phone for verification; she provided it to the employees along with the passwords. Belarusian security forces found that on March 30, 2022, she sent 2 videos to the chatbot of the Zerkalo editorial office. The video showed the movement of Russian military equipment near Minsk, which she herself captured.
On December 12, 2023, the appeal was considered. The verdict came 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.
According to human rights activists, he was released on 10.12.2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
On 22.12.2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
Alexander has chronic diseases.
There are no details of the criminal case yet, it is only known that the Mogilev resident left a comment about Lukashenko in one of the telegram channels recognized by the authorities of the Republic of Belarus as “extremist”.
On January 11, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
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The man called the district police and made comments against Lukashenko while speaking to the officer on duty. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time. He had previously been convicted of hooliganism and had been held administratively liable on several occasions.
On February 29, 2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In July 2024 , he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
In January 2025, Gennady was again tried for insulting Lukashenko A.G.
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).
On August 09, 2023, he was detained at an airport in the Russian Federation when he tried to fly to Georgia through Russia. Soon he was handed over to Belarusian law enforcement agencies and Alexander was taken into custody.
On December 15, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
1 year of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
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The appeal hearing took place on December 22, 2023. The verdict entered into force.
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).
Andrei was detained on September 27, and later a search was carried out at his home, during which a computer and other equipment were removed.
Tolchin has been repeatedly detained and tried for his journalistic activities since 2017. After the protests of 2020, the journalist decided to leave the profession.
The latest posts on Andrei's Facebook page are reposts of helping animals, photos with friends and acquaintances. Also, Andrei’s sister, who raised him in infancy, recently died.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.