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Igor Fedorov worked for many years as a mechanical engineer at the Aviation Repair Plant in Baranovichi. But after the events of August 2020, when the man, together with other factory workers, actively expressed his civic position, he was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 23.34 and Art. 24.3 Code of Administrative Offences. After this, his contract was not renewed, and subsequently Igor was forced to emigrate altogether, fearing criminal prosecution.
On February 27, 2022, he returned home to participate in the referendum. The guy was detained near the polling station and placed in a temporary detention center in Baranavichy. On March 2, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-6.
12/18/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Valery left a comment on social networks ok.ru to the post: «Let's help him become famous all over the country», — with the image of a traffic police officer Volnich. People have left 1 799 comments on this publication.
According to human rights activists, he was released on January 3, 2024, upon expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Convicted for the comment: «A man of little mind, apparently», — in relation to N.N. Karpenkov.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Sergey explained to the court that he had not committed any of the actions incriminated to him. He was there to peacefully express his opinion and disagreement with the processes that took place in the country in connection with the presidential elections.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted of participating in protests in September 2020.
Denis pleaded guilty in full.
According to estimates of human rights activists, he was released in early 2023.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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Vitaly was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place in Zhlobin from August 9 to 10, 2020 and was directed against the results of the presidential elections. At the time of the "crime", he had an outstanding conviction and was intoxicated, which was an aggravating circumstance. However, the mitigating factor was the presence of a minor child in Vitaly's family.
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
He was allegedlydetained for posting “extremist” materials on social networks, insulting Lukashenko and officials, and registering with the Peramoga plan.
According to human rights activists , he was released on February 1, 2025.
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Olga Novikova and her husband Viktor were sentenced to imprisonment for participating in protests in 2020 (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). It is noteworthy that her 35-year-old husband Viktor Novikov was also released on pardon, but on July 3.
3 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
A programmer who was detained in December 2021 for comments on networks.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
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Novikov was at home before the trial. As Flagstaff noted , on June 26, 2022, Alexander left a post on his Facebook page: “Tomorrow they may put you on bunks. Sometimes there’s no time for laws, but you have to answer.” The trial took place behind closed doors. Novikov was accused of posting articles on his website that “had the goal of achieving a revision of world history, the results of the war, and discrediting the Victory,” the publication clarifies.
Fellow writers noted that during Soviet times, Novikov served in the KGB and was dismissed with the rank of major. In the 2000s, Novikov started a blog called “literary critic,” in which he covered the country’s literary life. This blog was private, but was perceived as affiliated with the Writers' Union due to the author's proximity to the organization's leadership. Novikov himself did not write any works, but was actively involved in criticism. In his texts, Novikov persistently treated Belarusian-speaking authors. On the blog litkritika.blogspot.com, he repeatedly spoke negatively about the work of Nikolai Cherginets, a former military man and member of the National Assembly of Belarus.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for participating in protests.
On April 18, 2023, in the court of Mozyr and Mozyr district, a process was held to replace Dmitry Ivanov’s sentence with a more severe one. He was placed in the Mozyr temporary detention center. The judge decided to transfer the political prisoner to a colony for a period of 8 months and 11 days .
According to human rights activists, he will be released in December 2023.
3 years of freedom restriction with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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The director of the newspaper "Belarusians and the Market" was detained on May 18, 2022, following a search of the editorial office.
He was released in the fall of 2025, having served his full sentence.