The Investigative Committee stated that during the investigation information was received about more than a hundred people who participated in street actions in the cities of Warsaw, Vilnius, Wroclaw, Bialystok, Brussels, Batumi, Prague, Philadelphia and others. These individuals were recognized as suspects and charged under the article on "creation of an extremist formation and participation in it" and the article on "discrediting the Republic of Belarus".
As part of the case, the Investigative Committee received data on real estate and other property of the suspects, which is located in Belarus. Currently, "investigative actions" are being carried out, including inspections, searches, seizure of property and other measures.
March 25 marks the Independence Day of the Belarus People's Republic (BPR). On this day an independent Belarusian state was proclaimed, which was later dispersed by the Bolsheviks. Under the terms of the Riga Treaty of 1921, the Belarusian lands were divided between the USSR and Poland.
When Alexander Lukashenka came to power in 1994, persecution for celebrating this day began in the Republic of Belarus. Despite the permission of the authorities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the BNR near the Opera House in Minsk, repressions continued.
Mass repression intensified after the falsified "elections" in 2020, as a result of which hundreds of thousands of Belarusians were forced to leave the country. Abroad, they created their own communities and continue to organize actions in support of Belarus' independence.
