Igor was first convicted for unfurling a banner reading, "While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty," blocking traffic. He was given a large fine.
Later, he was convicted again for insulting the authorities through a comment in the chat "Molodechno for Life" and was assigned a preventive measure in the form of "house arrest". Igor has a disability, as he is missing one leg.
At the end of2024, it became known that Igor was again detained and was in custody.
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1500 rubles of compensation.
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Sergei was convicted for unfurling a banner with the inscription: “While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty,” blocking traffic.
Left Belarus.
Trial outcome 31.03.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Viktor was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Molodechno against the election results.
According to the text of the indictment, during the evening protest he grossly violated public order, namely: “waving his arms, playing loud music on a tape recorder, creating artificial lighting with a flashlight.”
He did not admit his guilt in court.
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Sergei was detained in March 2021 in St. Petersburg at the request of the Belarusian prosecutor's office, as he was wanted in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on June 19, 2020, in Molodechno. He was with several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the detention of participants in the peaceful assembly. Sergei spent six months in a pretrial detention center in Russia, but was then deported to Belarus and convicted of "resisting riot police."
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
10.11.2021
According to unconfirmed information, Sergei is now in Zhodino
16.10.2021
A letter from Kolpino SIZO-1 returned, marked "Released 09/16/21"
Vladislav was convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was with several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the detention of participants in the peaceful assembly.
On July 9, 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Pavel was arrested in September 2020 and convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was among several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the arrest of participants in the peaceful assembly.
In June 2022, Pavel was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution,” and an additional year of imprisonment was added to his sentence. This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, on fabricated charges.
On February 28, 2024, he was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
In December 2024, it became known that Pavel was detained again .
Alexey is a Belarusian MMA fighter, multiple world champion in kickboxing and Thai boxing, and Honored Master of Sports of Belarus. He was detained on August 10, 2020, on the central square in Molodechno. After two weeks in the police department and pretrial detention center, he was released under house arrest. When Alexey failed to appear for his first court hearing on November 19, 2020, he was put on the wanted list.
In January 2021, he was detained in Moscow and six months later extradited to Belarus, despite a ban by the European Court of Human Rights. Alexey was convicted on charges of resisting police officers.
On December 28, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Grigory was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted of hanging a banner with the inscription: “While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty,” blocking traffic.
In May 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
24.08.2021
08/14/2021 put on prof. registered as an extremist, no work.
Trial outcome 31.03.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Dmitry was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted of hanging a banner with the inscription: “While there is lawlessness in the country, resistance is our duty,” blocking traffic.
In May 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 31.03.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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