A worker of the Svarmetprofil enterprise Alexander Nikonov, who was detained at the end of June 2023. It is known that he was accused of “insulting A. Lukashenka” and “slandering A. Lukashenko” because he marked “Class” under a post in the public STOP LUKA on the Odnoklassniki social network.
Former political prisonersReleased
Alexander Evgenyevich Nikonov
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 31.08.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal 30.11.2023
unknown.Involved in repression

Tatiana Mikhailovna Kostyuk
MoreJudges12 april 1969
- Place:
- court of Leninsky district of Mogilev
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 31.08.2023

Igor Fedorovich Zemtsov
MoreJudges20 march 1975
- Place:
- court of Leninsky district of Mogilev
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 30.11.2023

- In custody:
- from ~26.06.2023 to ~08.04.2025
- Hometown:
- Mogilev
- Birthday:
- 05.10.1975
- Was held in:
- IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
- Articles:
- Slander against the President of the Republic of BelarusInsulting the president
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2023
~26.06.2023
Transfer
Turma №4 — In custody
31.08.2023
Trial outcome 31.08.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, court of Leninsky district of Mogilev
30.11.2023
Appeal 30.11.2023
unknown, court of Leninsky district of Mogilev
~19.12.2023
Transfer
IK-22 — In custody
- 2025
~08.04.2025
Status change
Released