The Viasna Human Rights Centre reported that 163 confirmed defendants in the “Hajun case” are currently known and have been placed in custody. Court proceedings within the case are ongoing. The most recent detentions and trials took place in January.
According to human rights defenders, most defendants in the case receive sentences of “home confinement with restrictions”, although there are also instances in which people were deprived of their liberty.
“Belarusian Hajun” is a monitoring OSINT project that tracks the military activity of Russian and Belarusian forces. The monitoring group was created ahead of the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war by activist Anton Matolka. In early February 2025, security forces gained access to the project’s chat with its bot. After that, the project announced the termination of its operations.