Egor is the editor-in-chief of the Nasha Niva website (nn.by), and has been working for the publication since 2009. On July 8, 2021, he was detained in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." He was later charged under the article on "causing property damage without signs of theft" - for paying for utilities at rates for individuals instead of legal entities. The investigation calculated the damage at more than 10 thousand rubles.
In March 2022, Egor was sentenced to imprisonment, despite the fact that the damages were fully compensated.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 15.03.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 10000 rubles of compensation.
Maxim was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against fraud in the presidential election that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced. Maxim was a minor at the time of the trial.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Ivan was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against fraud in the presidential election that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced. Ivan was a minor at the time of the trial.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Andrei was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against fraud in the presidential election that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Viktor was convicted under the article "Hooliganism committed by a group of persons" for applying graffiti and inscriptions at bus stops. He fully compensated for the material damage in a pre-trial manner and admitted his guilt.
In September 2021, the sentence was replaced by "house arrest" as part of a pardon.
Trial outcome 13.05.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 358 rubles of compensation.
Evgeniy is a former assistant prosecutor of the Pervomaisky District of Minsk. In August 2020, he initiated an investigation into the actions of people in traffic police uniforms who beat up bikers. The investigation yielded no results, and he soon resigned from the prosecutor's office.
On June 10, 2021, Yevgeny was detained and convicted of "picketing by placing a white-red-white flag on a balcony." Later, the arrest period was extended for another 15 days, and then a criminal case was opened against him for group actions that grossly violate public order. He was additionally charged under the article on "incitement of hatred."
In May 2022, Evgeny was sentenced to imprisonment, and in September of the same year he was stripped of his title.
In the winter of 2025, he was released, having served his entire sentence.
Alexander was convicted for a comment on Instagram on the channel "Typical Vitebsk" addressed to the PPS sergeant Vitaly Shnyavin, and sentenced to restriction of freedom with direction. He managed to leave Belarus before the start of serving his sentence.
In January 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Alexander to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Trial outcome 09.07.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, approximately 32 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 10.09.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 29.01.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Pavel was convicted of calling 102 and speaking out about Lukashenko and the officer on duty who took the call. On July 9, 2021, after the verdict was announced, he was taken into custody right in the courtroom.
During the investigation, after operational actions were carried out, Pavel got his phone back, but he sold it, thereby getting rid of the material evidence. This became the basis for initiating an additional criminal case under the article "Illegal actions in relation to property subject to inventory or seizure."
According to human rights activists, Pavel was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
In November 2020, Elena took part in a medical protest at the 1st City Clinical Hospital, after which she was fined for participating in an unauthorized mass event. In March 2021, the doctor who worked at the children's clinic was fired.
In July 2021, she was convicted under the article "Insulting a government official", sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction and ordered to pay compensation to police officer Grushevsky.
In December of the same year, Elena was convicted again under the same article - for a comment addressed to the district police inspector of the Central District of Gomel, Artem Zhevnyak. The court again imposed a restriction of freedom and ordered her to pay a large compensation.
Trial outcome 08.07.2021
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 900 rubles of compensation.
Trial outcome 09.12.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 4000 rubles of compensation.
Final verdict by partial addition:
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 4900 rubles of compensation.
Alexey was convicted in July 2021 for an "offensive" comment on a social network addressed to Timur Pakhomenko, head of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Mogilev, which he left back in the winter of 2020. The court sentenced him to restricted freedom with a referral.
In September 2022, the punishment was toughened and the restriction of freedom was replaced by a penal colony.
In March 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 06.07.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Igor was convicted under two articles - for insulting Lukashenko and government officials. According to the investigation materials, on February 22, 2021, he publicly insulted Lukashenko, as well as traffic police officers Petrochenko and Ryzhik, using obscene language.
In July 2022, Igor was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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