Ilya was detained in March 2021 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and under the article on "hooliganism" for damaging two Beltelecom cameras and making "cynical inscriptions". This happened as part of a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Ilya managed to leave Belarus before he began serving his sentence.
In February 2025, as part of the special proceedings on Ilya's case, a court hearing in absentia was held on the issue of "replacing the restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility with imprisonment."
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Alexander is an activist and former coordinator of the organizing committee for the creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. In 2019, he was detained on the eve of the parliamentary elections and convicted of renting an apartment for a Russian citizen at the request of his girlfriend, who later illegally crossed the border into Poland. Alexander believes the case was fabricated, as he did not know about his intentions. He spent just over a year in prison and was released under an amnesty in late August 2020.
However, already in March 2021, Alexander was detained again and convicted for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" as part of a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Igor was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Igor was convicted for the second time in August 2021 under the article on “hooliganism” for damaging two Beltelecom cameras and writing “cynical inscriptions”.
He was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Eduard was taken into custody in the courtroom as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexander was taken into custody in the courtroom as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Roman was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Artur was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Igor was detained on October 23, 2020, as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. Three days later, he was released on bail, but in April 2021, he was remanded in custody. Igor was subsequently convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Gennady was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
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Vadim, a youth coach for Dynamo Brest, was arrested in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vadim was first detained in August 2020 in Brest during protests against fraud in the presidential elections. During his detention, he was severely beaten and required medical assistance. In September 2020, a criminal case was opened against him under the article "participation in mass riots". After a week spent in a temporary detention facility, Vadim was released on bail, after which he left Belarus and was put on the wanted list.
In April 2021, he was detained by the Russian border service while attempting to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border outside the checkpoint in the Belgorod region and placed in a pre-trial detention facility.
He was released in April 2022 after serving his sentence and later left Russia.
Andrei was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Nikolai, a historian by training and a builder, was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Simon was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Filipp was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.