resident of Grodno, detained on September 30, 2021, together with his wife Elena Yegorycheva, in a criminal case under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code at work, in the Dairy World case (march for 09/06/2020).
01/27/2024 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years of restriction of freedom.
The reason for being taken into custody was a comment written by a Brest resident on the Internet. Possible defendant in the Zeltser case.
It is known for sure that he was in custody from September 30, 2021 until trial (about 1 year), most likely the sentence was related to imprisonment.
On November 1, 2022, the appeal was considered.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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Accused of participating in protests in Mozyr.
04/01/2024 released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years in prison .
Accused of participating in protests in Mozyr. In the temporary detention center he is subjected to torture: the guy is not given a mattress, to wash, or to eat, and is deprived of warm drinks. Alexander's health has deteriorated greatly.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison .
According to the indictment, on August 27, 2021, Evgeniy removed four flags from shops and institutions. He put three behind the post office building, and took one to the monument.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2023.
2 years of restriction of liberty .
Convicted of tearing a flag from the building of the housing and communal services department in Baranovichi.
On January 21, 2024, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
According to the indictment, on June 23, 2020, on the Odnoklassniki social network, under the publication of Olga Karach with the image of Igor Volnich, Vitaly Saiko left a comment insulting the honor and dignity of the victim (with the word “ scum ”). The text was not presented at the hearing.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in 2023.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom .
On the evening of August 9, 2020, Veresov, together with Kharyanov, took part in active group actions that grossly violated public order, blocked the streets and thereby impeded the operation of public passenger transport and city institutions. They were detained for three days on August 11, 2021 and placed in a temporary detention center. Before the trial, the defendants were under house arrest. Both are taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in October 2023.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
A resident of Zhlobin. On the evening of August 9, 2020, Kharyanov, together with Veresov, took part in active group actions that grossly violated public order, blocked the streets and thereby interfered with the work of public passenger transport and city institutions. They were detained for three days on August 11, 2021 and placed in a temporary detention facility. Before the trial, the defendants were under house arrest. Both are taken into custody in the courtroom.
On September 29, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was convicted along with his father for putting up leaflets with the text “Adolf Grigoryevich Lukashenko” and “We need a corpse in the clothes of a king, and not a living idiot at the helm.”
12/14/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of restriction of liberty .
Convicted along with his son for posting leaflets with the text “Adolf Grigoryevich Lukashenko” and “We need a corpse in the king’s clothes, not a living idiot at the helm.”
12/09/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years in prison under enhanced regime.
Citizen of Russia, resident of Cheboksary. Detained on October 1, 2021. He was accused of terrorism (Article 289 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), then the article was changed. He is in custody. There are no relatives in Belarus. Accused of setting fire to the car of the head of the forensic examination committee, Alexei Volkov.
In the fall of 2023, he was extradited to Russia due to his consent to participate in the fight on the side of Russia.
10 years in prison under enhanced regime
He was taken into custody in connection with charges under Part 3 of Article 371 of the Criminal Code for organizing illegal border crossings by citizens fleeing arbitrary politically motivated persecution by the authorities of Belarus, which could lead to grave consequences for them - torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and illegal deprivation of liberty. Despite the fact that he was tried for committing an act by a group of people, only Evgeniy was in the dock. According to the charges, he brought people to the border zone of Lithuania.
Released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
4.5 years in prison in a penal colony
According to the indictment, Dmitry Sonchik insulted and threatened the lives of four people in comments on one of the Telegram channels during 2020-2021. The victims were A. Perekhvatko from the Ivatsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, the head of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs A. Grinkevich, senior lieutenant of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs R. Pranevich and an employee of the GUBOPiK A. Aleksa.
In the last word, the only thing that Sonchik said was congratulating his sister and mother, who were in the courtroom, on the upcoming Mother's Day. All the time he was behind bars in handcuffs.
On March 23, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison .
He was detained on May 30, 2021: he was accused of planting a man who reached for a red-green flag in order to rip it off the Urech House of Culture and Creativity on May 29, 2021. After the arrest, the man spent three days in the pre-trial detention center of the Lyubansky District Department of Internal Affairs, after which he was released pending trial.
1 year of restriction of freedom with referral to open institutions.
On September 30, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
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