As reported in the ONT film “Children at gunpoint. Recruited by the enemy,” Stanislav is accused of agreeing to be a courier for “the organization that oversaw the SBU.” There he was presented as an agent of the Ukrainian special services, they say, the guy recorded a video that “he is ready to work against the FSB and Putin." But at the time of filming, he was already serving a sentence in a colony for “fraud.” The trial took place in May 2024. The sentence is unknown, the term could be from 3 to 10 years in prison with a fine.
According to the ONT film, in January 2023, a then 16-year-old boy from a large family was looking for work on the Internet. He came across scammers who offered to work as a courier - to pick up and transport money. Stanislav was told to record a video in which he stated that he supported Ukraine and seemed to agree to work for the SBU.
Trial outcome 31.07.2024
7 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.08.2024
unknown.
Appeal 04.10.2024
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
prison regime until the end of the term.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to the telegrams of channels supporting the current government of the Republic of Belarus, he was detained for registration in the plan «Peramoga».
He is a DOSAAF driving instructor.
Trial outcome 26.12.2022
8 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 10.03.2023
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
An individual entrepreneur was detained and convicted under three criminal articles for participating in an event that occurred during the dispersal of people on October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station.
In April 2022, Ivan was convicted again for participating in a protest, but this did not affect his final sentence. However, in November of the same year, he was given another year of imprisonment, convicted of "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional facility."
In September 2023, he was sentenced to an additional 3 years in prison for "violence against an official."
In March 2024, he was transferred to prison for 3 years.
Trial outcome 02.04.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 28000 rubles of compensation.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He was accused of leaving a harsh comment under a post on Odnoklassniki in September 2020, which criticized Alexander Lukashenko and posted it on his own page. District Court Judge Shamal found him guilty of insulting Lukashenko (Part 2, Article 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) and defamation (Part 2, Article 367 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). He appealed the verdict to the Mogilev Regional Court. The appeal took place on April 11, 2024, behind closed doors, with the participation of a panel of judges chaired by Judge Irina Teplova. The regional court ruled that the charge of "insulting Lukashenko" under Part 2, Article 368 of the Criminal Code, was excessively imputed and should be excluded from the charges.
According to calculations, he was supposedto bereleased in the spring of 2026.
However, this had little effect: Sergei Shekh's sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 07.02.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The first episode happened back in January 2022. Then Baranovsky made a transfer from his bank account to an unnamed structure recognized as an extremist formation. The exact amount of the transfer is unknown. In April 2022, Baranovsky made a donation to the account of the Kalinovsky Regiment. It is known that the man was detained in the spring of 2023 by employees of the Office of the State Security Committee for the Mogilev region.
Trial outcome 22.11.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
According to the Investigative Committee for the Mogilev Region, Ruslan forwarded the video to the VKontakte public group DVIZH, which is designated as "extremist" by the Belarusian authorities. It's worth noting that the video itself is only 12 seconds long and shows virtually nothing happening—the train carrying military equipment is simply parked at the station.
Some time later, the man was detained by KGB officers. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 361-4 (assistance to extremist activity) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
According to information from former political prisoners, Ruslanwasreleasedin early2026.
Trial outcome 24.07.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Dmitry was arrested and found guilty in September 2021 of "inciting racial, national, religious, or other social hatred" against police officers for an Instagram video calling for "beating up riot police" outside the Mogilev prison. His arrest was publicized in state propaganda, where he was labeled a football fan, something he denies.
He was released in September 2025, having fully served his sentence.
After his release, Dmitry was placed on one-year preventive supervision; police officers pressured him and staged provocations. Fearing re-arrest, he left Belarus.
Sergei was found guilty in September 2021 of "inciting racial, national, religious, or other social hatred" against police officers for an Instagram video calling for "beating up riot police" outside the Mogilev prison. His arrest was publicized in state propaganda, where he was labeled a football fan, something he denies.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Nikita was detained and severely beaten in September 2020. He was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 11 and September 13, 2020. According to the case materials, Nikita planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of detention in the Telegram chat "Chas X". The investigation claimed that an attack on police officers was being prepared.
In 2022, the pressure on Nikita increased: he was repeatedly placed in a punishment cell and a PKT. It is known that from June 30, 2023, he spent six months in a cell-type room. In the fall of 2023, a new criminal case was opened against him for "malicious disobedience to the administration of a correctional institution" - an article under which prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations. The trial began on November 3 and ended in January 2024, adding another year of imprisonment to his term.
According to human rights activists,he was releasedon March 10, 2025.
05.12.2021
In a letter dated 11/17/2021, he indicated that Detachment 16
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