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Dmitry was arrested in March 2021 and convicted for standing up for a woman in Zhodino in September 2020 who was hit by a police officer, causing her to fall to the ground.
He was released in December 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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Olga, an employee of the Minsk office of lawyer Yuri Zenkovich, was detained on April 12, 2021, as part of a criminal case initiated under the article “conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power.”
In early June 2022, the KGB completed its preliminary investigation, after which it became known that new charges had been brought against her. In September 2022, Olga was convicted of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
She was released in December 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei, a journalist for the online publication Pershi Region, was arrested on December 22, 2020, in connection with a case of insulting Lukashenko. Three days later, he was placed under house arrest and in May 2021, he was released on bail pending trial.
In August 2021, Sergei was convicted of “insulting and slandering Lukashenko” and “insulting a government official.”
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
In September 2023, he was detained again after returning from Poland and sentenced to 15 days for “distributing extremist materials.”
In January 2024, he was arrested again - for reposting from the Gantsavitsky Chas website on VKontakte, although the account had been deleted in November 2023. The court did not take into account either this or Sergei's deteriorating health: he lost consciousness and sought medical attention.
Lidiya was convicted for reposting information concerning Tatyana Alantieva, the head of the election commission, to a Telegram channel. The information in question was a protocol with the voting results that she had drawn up while performing her duties at one of the polling stations.
According to human rights activists, she was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
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German was detained by GUBOPiK officers in March 2021. During the detention, he was severely beaten, his teeth were knocked out, thereby forcing him to write a confession. It is also known that a week before the detention, German's father, who had a disability, died. He was convicted under the article on "inciting hatred or discord" for two comments left on Telegram in August 2020.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was arrested and convicted for, according to investigators, taking part in the production and burning of dolls near Mogilev that referenced officials, including Lukashenko.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexander was convicted for a comment left under one of the posts on Odnoklassniki, addressed to the head of the Dzerzhinsky District Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk Region, Yevgeny Zhilinsky.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was arrested and convicted for, according to investigators, “deliberately attaching a metal wire between two railroad rails by wrapping it around the rails.”
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Viktor was arrested and convicted for attempting to block rail traffic. In two cases, the blockade worked, disrupting train traffic.
He was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Vladimir was arrested and convicted for attempting to block rail traffic. In two cases, the blockade worked, disrupting train traffic.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei was arrested and convicted for attempting to block rail traffic. In two cases, the blockade worked, disrupting train traffic.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Viktor was arrested in August 2020 as part of a criminal case opened after a protest held on August 10, 2020 in Novopolotsk against the falsification of the presidential elections. He was later released on bail.
In January 2021, Viktor was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to restriction of freedom. However, in June, he was released from the correctional facility pending appeal, as the prosecutor filed a protest. At the end of June, his sentence was changed to imprisonment.
In December 2022, Viktor's sentence was changed to prison.
According to human rights activists, he was released in December 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Artem was detained in connection with a criminal case brought for damaging three Tabakeroks. He was convicted of writing the words “Long Live Belarus” on one of them and “actively resisting detention.”
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Irina was convicted for a comment on a social network left in December 2020 under a photograph of the head of the Postavy District Department of Internal Affairs, Alexander Rybakov, in connection with the performance of his official duties, as well as for cartridges from a small-caliber rifle found during a search.
She was released in November 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
In November 2023, it became known that the former political prisoner's preventive supervision was extended for two years. In addition, Irina was tried for reposting materials from sources deemed "extremist."
Anatoly was convicted of painting the Tabakerka kiosks, the arch and the fountain in the area of the former Volgograd supermarket.
According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.