Ruslan is a Belarusian blogger who has been creating videos on social and political topics since 2020. By February 2021, his channel had more than 90,000 subscribers. On February 20, 2021, he was detained and later convicted of “insulting a government official.”
It became known that Ruslan was not released from the colony after his term expired, but was transferred to the pretrial detention center in Kolyadichi. The reasons for the new charges are still unknown.
He was released in June 2025, having served his full sentence.
Maksim was detained on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov, and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was arrested on November 22, 2020 and convicted for an installation with scarecrows, which contained photographs of Natalia Kochanova, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakov and a riot police officer in a balaclava, against the backdrop of a white-red-white flag.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Pavel was detained as part of a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 20, 2020, in Gomel, and convicted of alleged violence against a criminal executive inspector, Pavel Shapovalov.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Nikita, a biker, was detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 26.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 667 rubles of compensation.
Nikita, a biker, was convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others stood up for him.
In December 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
15.10.2023
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Trial outcome 26.02.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 667 rubles of compensation.
Andrei, a biker, was first detained and convicted in a criminal case opened after an incident on September 19, 2020, near the Europa shopping center in Minsk. At that time, unknown persons tried to detain one of the motorcyclists, and the others began to defend him.
In June 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
In August 2023, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Andrei, and he became a suspect under the article on gross violation of order. The basis for this was photographs. He was later convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 26.02.2021
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 667 rubles of compensation.
Evgeniy, a firefighter and rescuer of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, was detained and convicted for participating in a protest action - the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners", which took place on October 4, 2020 in Minsk.
Released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
Alexander was convicted of slandering election officials during the 2019 House of Representatives elections following a video he posted on his YouTube channel, Observer Diaries, in May 2020. He pleaded not guilty, claiming the elections were rigged.
He was released in May 2023 under an amnesty, two weeks before the end of his sentence imposed by the court.
17.06.2021
06/16/2021 put on the 10th record as a person prone to extremism and destructive activities.
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