Elena Nikolaevna Sherko
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Elena Nikolaevna Sherko
She acted as a state prosecutor in the "round dance case" against 11 people, against whom a criminal case was opened under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code. Under this article, imprisonment for up to three years was imposed as a punishment. For example, Yulia Levonyuk was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom without being sent to an open-type correctional facility. She requested two years in prison for Igor Novik for 7 inscriptions on facades and insulting Lukashenko under Article 341 and Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code.
She acted as a state prosecutor in the "round dance case" against 11 people, against whom a criminal case was opened under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code. Under this article, imprisonment for up to three years was imposed as a punishment. For example, Yulia Levonyuk was sentenced to 2 years of restricted freedom without being sent to an open-type correctional facility. She requested two years in prison for Igor Novik for 7 inscriptions on facades and insulting Lukashenko under Article 341 and Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code.
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Since 2020, Elena has been subjected to systematic persecution for political reasons: she has been detained and arrested under administrative articles 17 times, and has been fined a total of 173 basic units. Her home has been searched several times.
In May 2021, Elena was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest, where participants sang songs and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the protest disrupted the operation of transport. She was sentenced to restriction of freedom without being sent to an institution.
In September of the same year, Elena was convicted again for “insulting Lukashenko.” The combined sentences amounted to three years of “house arrest.”
In January 2022, she was arrested for "violating the serving of a sentence" and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. However, she was never released - she was transferred to a pretrial detention center as part of a new criminal case initiated for slandering Lukashenko and discrediting the Republic of Belarus. In June, she was sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
In April 2023, Elena was convicted again under the article "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration." This article is often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, for fictitious violations.
It is known that physical and psychological pressure is constantly applied to Elena. She is regularly placed in solitary confinement and PKT, deprived of almost all parcels, calls, visits, and her merchandise allowance was reduced from three basic units to one.
In February 2025, Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk reported that Elena had been placed in the PKT again: “After several weeks in the punishment cell, she was transferred to the PKT. It is 99% likely that Article 411 will be fabricated against her again.”
Convicted in the “round dance case” in Brest.
It is unknown whether Lyudmila served a sentence of restricted freedom with a referral, but if she did, she was supposed to be released in the spring of 2025.
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Maxim was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
In September 2022, as part of a pardon, his sentence was replaced with "house arrest".
In March 2024, a court hearing was held regarding Maxim “on replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”
Dmitry was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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- Students
Vadim was convicted of participating in "mass riots" in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. Before the trial, he was under a written undertaking not to leave the country, but at the trial on July 19, 2021, the measure of restraint was changed and he was taken into custody.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Anton 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" and under the article on "hooliganism" for allegedly throwing green paint at a police car.
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Lyudmila 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
Valentina was first convicted in May 2021 for “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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in a circle, and a water cannon was used against them.
In April 2024, it became known that Valentina was detained for participating in a protest on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. In August of the same year, she was sentenced to imprisonment, counting the previously imposed punishment in the form of "house arrest" towards her term.
She was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Yuri 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
Victoria 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
On March 27, 2022, it became known that Victoria had successfully left the country.
Elena 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
She was released in January 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Rodion, a student at the Brest State Professional Lyceum of Builders, 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. At that time, the participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Students
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- Students
Vladislav 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
Before he began serving his sentence, he left Belarus.
In November 2024, it became known that a court hearing in absentia was held regarding Vladislav to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Viktor was convicted of "participating 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. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. According to the prosecution, the action disrupted the operation of public transport.
He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.