Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Nikolai, a volunteer at Viktor Babariko's headquarters, was detained on the night of August 12-13, 2020, along with Vladislav Koretsky, on charges of involvement in mass riots. He was convicted of participating in protests.
He was released on 01.02.2025, having fully served his sentence.
A volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters, Igor, according to his parents, was beaten and was in a military hospital until August 18, 2020, where he underwent surgery. He was later convicted of "mass riots." During the debate, the prosecutor demanded not only imprisonment, but also the confiscation of a car belonging to Igor's mother.
09.06.2021
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Trial outcome 10.06.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
Marfa, the coordinator of the Viasna volunteer service, was arrested on September 17, 2020, on charges of financing mass riots (Article 293, Part 3). In February 2021, she was charged with additional charges, including "inciting social discord" and "participation in a criminal organization."
In September 2022, Marfa was convicted on several criminal charges and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a large fine.
In February 2023, during an appeal hearing, her sentence was reduced by three months. Marfa's health deteriorated in prison, in part due to COVID-19.
On March 19, 2026, she was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Trial outcome 06.09.2022
15 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine, approximately 6460 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 28.02.2023
14 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 700 basic values fine, approximately 6460 rubles of compensation.
A football fan of the MTZ-RIPO club was detained on September 26, 2020 and convicted for participating in protests.
The guards of Colony No. 1 repeatedly punished Tomaz with a punishment cell and transfer to a cell-type room (PKT). In total, the anti-fascist received at least nine penalties, including for refusing to "wash toilets." Based on this, a new criminal case was opened against him under the article on "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration," and in September 2024, he was sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment.
Released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 02.07.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
Initially, there were 12 defendants in the case. Since the fall of 2020, only David Slashchev has remained at large. Several political prisoners have reported being tortured during their detention or while writing "confessions."
All of them are accused of participating in a "radical" Telegram chat. The testimony mentions several chats, including "OGSB" (Civil Self-Defense Unit), "Rabota Minsk," "100," and "101." They are also accused of intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka stores.
Dmitry Lastovsky stated in court that he was an apolitical person and was happy with what he had: his family and his job. He noted that he had been looking for a work assistant in the "Part-time Job Minsk" chat.
He is expected to be released in early March 2025.
23.05.2021
Dmitry wrote that the first court session was postponed to June 7, Semashko, 33
Eduard is a well-known Belarusian political blogger and public figure, the author of the Telegram channel Palchys. He organized the "BNR-100" and "BNR-101" protests and concerts. He was arrested on September 27, 2020, as part of a criminal case related to mass riots.
In December 2021, Eduard was found guilty of "organizing mass riots," "organizing actions that grossly violate public order," "inciting social discord," and "calls for actions aimed at damaging the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
In August 2022, Eduard's sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
Journalist for the TUT.BY portal. She was detained on November 19, 2020 in connection with a criminal case on the alleged disclosure of medical secrets of Roman Bondarenko, who was beaten to death.
Andrey was first detained and wounded on August 9, 2020. After spending three days in the Zhodino temporary detention facility, he was released. However, on September 1, 2020, he was detained again in a criminal case and later convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 16.02.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 1220 rubles of compensation.
Dmitry, a UX/UI designer, was arrested on August 11, 2020, on charges of organizing mass riots.
In March and September 2021, he was found guilty twice under charges of "organizing mass riots" and "illegal actions against objects whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." His total prison sentence was eight years.
In March 2023, Dmitry's sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime for a term of three years.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
The blogger of the Telegram channel "Army with the People" was detained on July 21, 2020 and taken into custody as part of a criminal case related to the events of May 29, 2020 in Grodno.
He was released in July 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 07.05.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, military service restriction.
Sergey is a former professional football player. In 1997-1998, he played 36 matches in the Major League, played for Molodechno and Slonim's Kommunalnik. After finishing his career, he went into the media business. He worked as the commercial director of Alfa-Radio. After that, he was the director of the advertising agency Prime Media Group and the editor-in-chief of the TV channel TV RAY.
He was arrested and convicted in connection with a case of mass riots initiated following the events of August 9-13, 2020.
In June 2023, the court decided to transfer Sergei to prison regime until the end of his term.
On August 1, 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
A well-known activist and confidant of presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Gomel, Tatyana has been campaigning for changes to anti-drug legislation for several years as part of the "Mothers 328 Movement" initiative. On August 6, 2020, she was detained in her home, accused of "mass riots" and plans to "seize buildings."
In January 2022, it became known that Tatyana had been transferred to prison regime.
According to human rights activists, she is denied visitation rights and is allowed to receive only one small parcel per year. Letters from Tatyana arrive extremely rarely. Furthermore, she has developed spinal problems.
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