Robert was arrested and convicted in August 2022 in a criminal case brought under a number of articles, including "inciting hatred or discord," for posting photographs of the national flag and comments on them on social media.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
The trial was held behind closed doors, convicted of comments in social networks.
The prosecutor filed an appeal to replace the measure of restriction of freedom. By the decision of the Supreme Court on 25.11, the sentence was changed to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 08.09.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In June 2022, in a closed session of the Minsk Regional Court, Judge Elena Bachishche sentenced Yevgeny to 4 years in a maximum security penal colony.
The political prisoner was held in Prison No. 4, then served his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 17. It is known that in November 2022, a new criminal case was opened against Yevgeny, and he was transferred to Zhodino Correctional Colony No. 8.
In May 2023, Evgenia was transferred again to Penal Colony No. 17.
The initial reason for the arrest was the distribution of extremist materials as part of an administrative, politically motivated case.
During his arrest, the man was charged with criminal offenses for numerous likes on Odnoklassniki.
On July 4, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
She was detained in the morning when she was going to go to work with her husband. Accused of participating in protests. The trial was held behind closed doors.
The family has three children.
Trial outcome 26.10.2022
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Attorney. Specializes in representing clients in international commercial arbitration. Father of many children.
Shortly before his arrest, he signed an anti-war appeal by lawyers and attorneys regarding actions in Ukraine. Immediately after signing the letter against the war, Danilevich began to experience problems in the legal profession—disciplinary proceedings were initiated. He was also fired from BSU, where he had taught in the Faculty of International Relations for over 20 years. The court sentenced him to 10 years in a maximum-security penal colony. However, on appeal, the sentence was reduced to six years.
He was pardoned in July 2026.
Trial outcome 10.04.2023
6 years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
She is a Student of «Mogilev State University Kuleshov's name».
According to the prosecution, the girl reposted a publication in the chat criticizing the actions of Putin and Lukashenko with calls to go outside if the Belarusian army enters the war.
According to the prosecution materials, Valery Zakharchik at the beginning of 2022 on the Odnoklassniki social network, after watching a video file insulting a government official - the head of the department of supervisory and executive activities of the public security police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, SergeiNikel - he liked and posted the video on his page.
Similarly, on Odnoklassniki I saw a video that, according to the expert opinion, had a negative assessment of the dictator and an obscene form of speech, gave it a “like” and posted it on my page.
On November 22, 2022, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Olga Novikova and her husband Viktor were sentenced to imprisonment for participating in protests in 2020 (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). It is noteworthy that her 35-year-old husband Viktor Novikov was also released on pardon, but on July 3.
Trial outcome 07.06.2022:
3 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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