Valeria Valerievna Taratynko
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Valeria Valerievna Taratynko
She was the state prosecutor for the following political prisoners: Alexey Drab, Alexander Gedzhadze, Roman Dvorkin, Olga Kalatskaya, Vyacheslav Yelnitsky, Ivan Zenko, Alexander Raentov, Evgeny Barovsky, Nikolay Denisevich and others. For the inscription "We will not forget" at the site of the murder of Alexander Taraikovsky, Taratynko requested one and a half years of "chemistry" for Denis Grekhanov and Igor Samusenko, and two years of imprisonment for Vladislav Gulis. She was a victim in court, where she brought charges against Dmitry Neverovsky, a disabled person of the third group, for insulting her in a public Telegram chat. The court sentenced him to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to an open-type correctional facility. Represents the state prosecution in the case of "cynical inscriptions". In her opinion, the document on reducing the amount of damage "is not indisputable evidence", and "the inscription "we will not forget" offended people's feelings and was cynical. Concurrently, a snitch-informer: Address: Mogilev region, Krichev, Parkovaya st., bldg. 11, apt. 71 "Phone number: 80333808109 Denunciation: stop of "Vygotsky" transport. There is a political poster hanging on a construction fence. Date: 09/19/2020 Location: Minsk, Vygotsky"
She was the state prosecutor for the following political prisoners: Alexey Drab, Alexander Gedzhadze, Roman Dvorkin, Olga Kalatskaya, Vyacheslav Yelnitsky, Ivan Zenko, Alexander Raentov, Evgeny Barovsky, Nikolay Denisevich and others. For the inscription "We will not forget" at the site of the murder of Alexander Taraikovsky, Taratynko requested one and a half years of "chemistry" for Denis Grekhanov and Igor Samusenko, and two years of imprisonment for Vladislav Gulis. She was a victim in court, where she brought charges against Dmitry Neverovsky, a disabled person of the third group, for insulting her in a public Telegram chat. The court sentenced him to two years of restricted freedom without being sent to an open-type correctional facility. Represents the state prosecution in the case of "cynical inscriptions". In her opinion, the document on reducing the amount of damage "is not indisputable evidence", and "the inscription "we will not forget" offended people's feelings and was cynical. Concurrently, a snitch-informer: Address: Mogilev region, Krichev, Parkovaya st., bldg. 11, apt. 71 "Phone number: 80333808109 Denunciation: stop of "Vygotsky" transport. There is a political poster hanging on a construction fence. Date: 09/19/2020 Location: Minsk, Vygotsky"
List of repressed
Alexander was detained in October 2020 and charged with participating in the events that took place on October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station, when people tried to protect a peaceful protester from being beaten by riot police. During his detention, he was threatened, forced to testify on video, and his leg was broken in five places. He was admitted to the pretrial detention center with a cast after interrogations.
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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.
Roman was convicted in March 2021 for a comment left on a Telegram channel about police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Krotov.
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Nikolai was detained in April 2021 in connection with the events of October 18, 2020, during the "Partisan March" in Minsk. He was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code: for participating in mass riots, intentional damage to property, and the threat of violence against security forces. According to the prosecution, he threw stones and asphalt at service minibuses with Almaz fighters, causing material damage. 13 security forces were recognized as victims, but only three appeared in court - in balaclavas and with changed names.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2025, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Andrei was detained for participating in a protest that took place on September 23, 2020 against Lukashenko's inauguration in Minsk. He was convicted of blocking the roadway near the Pushkinskaya metro station, as well as allegedly damaging two patrol cars and attacking two traffic police officers. Andrei did not admit his guilt.
At the end of December it became known that Andrei's punishment had been toughened and he had been transferred to prison regime.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vyacheslav was convicted for participating in a protest that took place on November 22, 2020, in Minsk, despite the fact that he had already served an administrative arrest for this.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Vladislav was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in October 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
On October 24, 2023, Vladislav was arrested for two months for violating supervision.
Igor was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was convicted for writing the words “We will not forget” at the site of the death of Alexander Taraikovsky, who was shot dead near the Pushkinskaya metro station during a protest that took place on August 10, 2020 in Minsk.
The political prisoner was detained again on February 15, 2022, in the "extremist chat" case, and in July 2022, he was convicted of insulting a government official on social media. The court sentenced him to one year and seven months in prison, taking into account the unserved term.
On June 10, 2023, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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Yevgeny was arrested and convicted of pepper spraying police officers in Minsk during a protest against Lukashenko's inauguration on September 23, 2020.
On January 4, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Well-known translator and English teacher Olga was detained on January 15, 2021 and convicted for allegedly hitting STV employee Grigory Azarenok during one of the protests in Minsk.
Evgeniy was detained on October 15, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on October 11, 2020 near the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk.
He was released in June 2024 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
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The Russian citizen was detained on October 27, 2020 and convicted of “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
In the summer of 2022, Alexander was transported from Belarus to Russia.
On June 16, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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Alexander was first detained on August 29, 2020, along with his sister Natalia, on a trolleybus, and a video of their detention was distributed in the media and on social networks. In December, he was arrested again and charged with active participation in "mass riots" and resisting police officers.
In November 2022, Alexander was transferred to prison regime.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
Vladimir was detained on October 27, 2020 and accused of participating in an event that occurred during the dispersal of people on October 11, 2020 near the Pushkinskaya metro station.
He was released in early July 2025, having served his entire sentence.