Julia Alexandrovna Bliznyuk
Julia Alexandrovna Bliznyuk
Number of repressed: 34
Administrative cases: 16
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Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, no less than 83 decisions, awarding no less than 507 days of administrative arrest, fines of no less than 12,960 rubles and no less than 60 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She sentenced 30-year-old political prisoner Artem Savchuk, finding him guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code. The sentence is four years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony. Artyom was accused of grossly violating public order on August 10, 2020, blocking the road for transport, participating in a clash with police officers, and throwing firecrackers and bolts. Judge Bliznyuk did not take into account the arguments of the defense and evidence of the non-involvement of the accused.
She sentenced 26-year-old Yegor Davydov, a former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, to four and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, no less than 83 decisions, awarding no less than 507 days of administrative arrest, fines of no less than 12,960 rubles and no less than 60 years of restriction or imprisonment.
She sentenced 30-year-old political prisoner Artem Savchuk, finding him guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code. The sentence is four years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony. Artyom was accused of grossly violating public order on August 10, 2020, blocking the road for transport, participating in a clash with police officers, and throwing firecrackers and bolts. Judge Bliznyuk did not take into account the arguments of the defense and evidence of the non-involvement of the accused.
She sentenced 26-year-old Yegor Davydov, a former employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, to four and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

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Anastasiia Bahdanauna Vajtovich
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In custody: 111 days
Hometown: Vilyeyka
Date of birth: 23.08.2002
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Anastasia, a former MSLU student who was expelled for participating in the 2020 protests in Minsk, was arrested in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and remanded in custody pending trial.

In March 2022, she was found guilty of participating in a "linkage" at one of the protests and was sentenced to restricted freedom with referral to an open correctional facility.

She left Belarus before starting to serve her sentence.

In November 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.

Trial outcome 15.03.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 19.11.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Tsimur Rulanavich Khajrulin
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In custody: ~873 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 30.03.1983
Was in: IK-8IK-8, 211388, Vitebsk region, Orsha, ul. Lenina, 195A
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Timur was arrested in September 2021 in connection with 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.

He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.

In November 2024, Timur was convicted again of "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine. The sentence was three years, including credit for time served, leaving Timur with six months remaining.

He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 05.08.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 25.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 27.11.2024
6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 21.02.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 17.01.1986
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Galina was convicted on charges of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order” for participating in protests that took place in 2020 in Minsk against the election results and violence in the country by security forces, and sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.

Trial outcome 16.09.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Natalia Ivanovna Astreiko
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folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 18.12.1987
Number of children: 1 child
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Natalia was convicted on charges of “active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order” for participating in protests that took place in 2020 in Minsk against the election results and violence in the country by security forces, and sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction.

Trial outcome 16.09.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Ivulin
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In custody: 624 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work, Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 10.08.1991
Was in: IK-22IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Aleksander, a football player for the Krumkachyov club, a journalist for Tribuna.com and the author of the YouTube channel ChestnOK, was detained at home on June 3, 2021. He was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest under Article 24.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses - allegedly for the flag on the window, but after serving his term he was not released and transferred to a pre-trial detention center in a criminal case on "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order." In January 2022, Oleksandr was sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 19.01.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.03.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 26.12.1975
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Andrey was convicted in May 2021 for a comment left on a Telegram channel.

Trial outcome 24.05.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 120 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 14.10.1977
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Sergei was arrested in May 2021 on charges of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for his participation in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 against the election results and violence in the country by security forces. In September 2021, he was sentenced to restriction of freedom without direction and released from custody in the courtroom.

Trial outcome 16.09.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 120 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 29.06.1980
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Sergei was arrested in May 2021 on charges of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for his participation in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 against the election results and violence in the country by security forces. In September 2021, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with direction and released from custody in the courtroom before the verdict came into force.

In December 2024, as part of the special proceedings in Sergei's case, an in absentia court hearing was held on the issue of "replacing the restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility with imprisonment."

Trial outcome 16.09.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 09.12.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions (trial in absentia).
Appeal 14.03.2025
unknown (trial in absentia).
Maria Alexandrovna Bobovich
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In custody: 90 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 26.05.1995
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Maria was arrested on September 9, 2020 and 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.

Trial outcome 08.12.2020
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 211 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 05.03.2021
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 765 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 28.12.1999
Was in: IK-11IK-11, Volkovysk, Rokossovskogo, 118, 231900
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Ilya was arrested in March 2021 and convicted for participating in protests that took place on August 9-10, 2020 in Minsk. He comes from a large family and was the sole breadwinner at the time of his arrest. The court sentenced him to restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility.

In February 2022, a court hearing was held, following which the punishment regime was tightened, and Ilya was sent to a penal colony.

He was released in the summer of 2023, having served his entire sentence.

27.05.2021 Testimony in court: Nothing. Well, I’m showing that I’m only for, and not suprats our arrangements. Kali would I have intended to have a chymtsΡ– ўzelnΡ–chats, I would have a creature. About the hitch in which he stood: hell of people, like a flock of pobach, admiring the peragar, there the pit became a shameful flock of them.

Trial outcome 01.06.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 04.10.2021
approximately 1340 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 11.02.2022
imprisonment in a penal colony until the end of the sentence.
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In custody: 1743 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Karelichy
Date of birth: 20.04.1986
Was in: IK-20IK-20, 247755, Gomelslaya obl., Mozyrski rayon, Mikhaolovsky selsovet, 70
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Alexander was arrested in October 2020 and charged with participating in the events of October 11, 2020, near the Pushkinskaya metro station, when people attempted to protect a peaceful protester from being beaten by riot police. During his arrest, he was threatened, forced to give a video statement, and had his leg broken in five places. He was admitted to pretrial detention with a cast after interrogation.

According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in the summer of 2025 .

Trial outcome 02.04.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, approximately 21000 rubles of compensation.
Anastasiya Vladimirovna Nikitsina
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In custody: ~330 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk, Direct action
Hometown: Karpinsk, Russia
Date of birth: 16.12.1980
Number of children: 2 children
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Anastasia was detained and convicted for, according to investigators, scattering about 45 metal screws near the Minsk prosecutor's office on December 13, 2020. As a result, the car driven by the victim Klintsevich ran over them, and two tires were punctured.

She was released after serving her full sentence as determined by the court and deported to the Russian Federation in November 2021.

02.06.2021 in April was registered as an extremist

Trial outcome 03.03.2021
1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 36 rubles of compensation.
Grigory Anushovanovich Davydov
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In custody: ~1535 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 14.06.1994
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Grigory was detained in October 2020 and later convicted of throwing at least three unspecified objects towards the roadway and special transport during a protest on August 10, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.

According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 25.02.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Trial outcome 04.10.2021
approximately 1340 rubles of compensation.
Levon Aleksandrovich Khalatryan
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In custody: ~534 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 27.03.1986
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IUOT-45IUOT-45, 225073, Brestskaya obl. Kamenetsky region, d. Sushki, ul. Tsentralnaya, 1
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Levon, a volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters, was detained on August 11, 2020, near his home on charges of participating in a protest against the results of the presidential election held on August 9, 2020, in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order."

He was released in May 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 19.02.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 30.04.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Artsiom Igorevich Khvashcheuski
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In custody: 351 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk, Return to Belarus
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 29.12.1989
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Artem was detained on August 17, 2020 and convicted for participating in protest actions.

He was released in August 2021 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 15.01.2021
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 04.10.2021
approximately 1340 rubles of compensation.
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