Writer and journalist Sasha Filipenko was forced to leave for Europe in 2020. Some of his publications have been translated into many languages and were on bestseller lists. The writer is engaged in promoting the Belarusian issue and has repeatedly appeared in Western media.
In November 2023, a search was conducted in the house of Sasha Filipenko's parents, his father, Alexander, was detained. Later, the Pervomaisky District Court of Minsk arrested him for 13 days.
In February 2024, Filipenko said that a criminal case had been opened against him, and that “two other cases were in the process of being opened.”
Alexander shared that the decision to open a criminal case against him states : "...through literature and other Internet resources, he insulted three professional groups... including patriotically minded citizens, which led to mass protests in Belarus...".
Deputy Chairman of the United Civil Party. The politician was detained on May 13, 2021. He was taken from work by police officers. Vladimir Shantsev was found guilty of allegedly participating in an unauthorized mass event near the Mogilev Regional Court on May 12, where the criminal case of Pavel Severinetsand other activists was being tried. After 15 days of administrative arrest, he was released from the temporary detention facility.
At the end of February 2025, a criminal case was opened in absentia against Vladimir for participating in the program "Palitbomond" (broadcasts from 09/20/2023 and 10/08/2024) on the YouTube channel "6tv Bielarus", which was recognized as an "extremist formation" by the decision of the KGB Chairman on 11/29/2023.
It is known that in 2020, the man joined the Coordination Council for the Brest Region. On August 26, 2020, Andrei reported that security forces came to him. On the same day, he left Belarus with his wife.
On April 8, the KGB added Andrei to the "terrorist list."
Trial outcome 28.02.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
On December 10, 2024, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.
They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.
In addition, the Kalinovites were given fines ranging from 500 to 3,500 base units (from 21,000 to 147,000 rubles).
Trial outcome 24.04.2025
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
On December 10, 2024, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.
They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.
In addition, the Kalinovites were given fines ranging from 500 to 3,500 base units (from 21,000 to 147,000 rubles).
Trial outcome 24.04.2025
18 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
On December 10, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.
They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.
Trial outcome 24.04.2025
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
On December 10, 2024, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.
They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.
Trial outcome 24.04.2025
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
On December 10, 2024, the Investigative Committee launched a special case against five members of Kalinovsky's regiment: Artem Bigel, Vyacheslav Granovskiy, Ignatiy Kireyev, Anastasia Makhomet, and Yan Melnikov. They are charged under articles on the creation of a criminal organization, organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, calls for causing harm to national security, participation in an armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, and others.
They were found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including "act of terrorism" and "organizing the activities of a terrorist organization." The defendants in the case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years.
Trial outcome 24.04.2025
20 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions (trial in absentia).
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