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Aliaksandr Mikhajlavich Tarasenka

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

The famous Orthodox Gomel resident Alexander Tarasenko, former hieromonk of the Gomel St. Nicholas Monastery.

In a pro-government video, Tarasenko “admits” that he allegedly posted “an offensive post addressed to the president” on his Facebook page.

Tarasenko works as a long-distance truck driver.

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

Sentences

Trial outcome 12.07.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.09.2023
unknown.

Involved in repression

Ilya Sergeevich Sviridov
Ilya Sergeevich Sviridov
Judges17 july 1981
Place:
court of Zheleznodorozhny district of Gomel
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
12.07.2023
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Lyudmila Nikolaevna Grinko
Lyudmila Nikolaevna Grinko
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
06.09.2023
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OthersOverseers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Aliaksandr Mikhajlavich Tarasenka
In custody:
Hometown:
Gomel
Birthday:
03.02.1978
Was held in:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Groups:
Believers
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Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. 23.03.2023

    Transfer

    IVS Gomel — In custody

  3. 12.07.2023

    Trial outcome 12.07.2023

    2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, court of Zheleznodorozhny district of Gomel

  4. 06.09.2023

    Appeal 06.09.2023

    unknown, Gomel Regional Court

  5. ~18.12.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  6. 2024
  7. ~01.05.2024

    Transfer

    IK-15 — In custody