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Sergey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in Brest, where people sang and danced in circles and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the protest disrupted the operation of transport. Sergey was sentenced to restriction of freedom and sent to a correctional institution.
In July 2022, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to a penal colony, and in October of the same year he was convicted again under the article “insulting a government official.”
He was released in October 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.
Sergei was arrested 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.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Konstantin, a former Belarus-4 TV presenter , was arrested and convicted of "participating 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, participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Andrei was convicted of installing a scarecrow, which according to investigators resembled Lukashenko, in the regional center on Varshavskoe Shosse.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Yevgeny was convicted of "participating 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.
In December 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Yevgeny to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Lev 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."
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Ivan 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."
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.