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Lidiya was arrested in January 2022 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In April 2022, she was convicted of participating in the "March for Freedom" protest that took place on August 16, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Lidiya left Belarus before starting to serve her sentence.
In October 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment with serving the sentence in a penal colony.
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Alexey was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody in a pretrial detention facility.
In March 2022, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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Pavel was arrested on December 6, 2021, and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was not released after his sentence expired, and on December 21 of that year, he was remanded in pretrial detention on criminal charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions."
In March 2022, Pavel was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.
A court hearing on the issue of changing the sentence was held in December 2024. The outcome of the hearing, as well as Pavel's presence, are unknown.
Alexander was arrested on December 16, 2021, in connection with a criminal case involving group actions that grossly violate public order, and in March 2022, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
Nikita was found guilty of grossly disturbing public order in Minsk in August 2020: on the night of August 9-10 and August 30. He allegedly blocked the path of transport - including by "hitching elbows" - and thereby stopped it.
It is unknown whether Nikita served a sentence of restricted freedom with a referral, but if he did, he was supposed to be released in the spring of 2025.
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Anton, a conscript, was found guilty in December 2021 of a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to three months in the guardhouse.
According to the prosecution, Anton participated in unauthorized public events on Pobediteley Avenue in Minsk from August 10 to 11, 2020, and walked onto the roadway. Photographs he posted on his social media page served as evidence of his guilt.
Alexander was found guilty in December 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Minsk, where he and his friends stood in a chain of vehicles.
According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Anton was found guilty in December 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Minsk, where he and his friends stood in a chain of vehicles.
In August 2022, Anton was convicted of a traffic violation, resulting in his prison sentence being increased to four years.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Svetlana, a leading client relations specialist at A1, was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was first detained in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In March 2022, the court found her guilty and sentenced her to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility and to pay a fine.
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Svetlana, deputy director of Minsk Gymnasium No. 42, was detained in December 2021 along with her daughter, Yana, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." They were first detained in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Yana was detained in December 2021 along with her mother, Svetlana, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was first held in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Act of Terrorism"—according to investigators, for disabling railway tracks. He was later finally charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: "Participation in actions grossly violating public order" and "Preparation for participation in mass riots."
In July 2022, Sergei was found guilty of calling for active participation in and participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk, including incidents of "road blocking." Investigators also alleged that he received telescopic batons, stun guns, and instructions on sabotaging the railway from the administrators of the "OGSB" Telegram chat.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2026, having fully served his sentence.
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Matvey was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In March 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Alexey was arrested in November 2021 for participating in protests. Security forces identified Alexey based on a photograph: a person who had photos from the 2020 rally had previously been detained. Twenty-three people were identified using one of these photographs.
In early March 2022, the court found Alexei guilty in a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced him to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He was released in the courtroom before being sent to the correctional facility and soon left Belarus.
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Convicted for participating in a hitch on August 9, 2020. Registered as an extremist in the pretrial detention center on September 17, 2021.
I have a wife and a child who is 3.5 years old.
According to human rights activists , he was released at the end of August 2024.
| 06.05.2022 | On May 6, 2022, IUOT was registered as an extremist in the IUOT |