Mere end 700 personer blev tilbageholdt for deres deltagelse i demonstrationen den 19. december i Minsk. De fleste blev løsladt efter at have udstået korte administrative straffe, mens 24 oppositionsaktivister og journalister, herunder 6 præsidentkandidater, anklages for "organisation af masseuroligheder" ledsaget af voldsomme angreb og væbnet modstand, der kan medføre fængselsdomme på op til 15 år.
Over 700 persons were detained for their participation in the demonstration on 19 December in Minsk, most of whom have been released after serving short administrative sentences, while 24 opposition activists and journalists, including 6 presidential candidates, have been charged for 'organising mass disorder' accompanied by violent attacks and armed resistance that could carry prison sentences of up to 15 years.