Political prisoners

Andrey Berestovoy

Dissidentby since
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Andrey Berestovoy has over 20 years of experience in design, and the last 15 have been working in IT. He was arrested in the second half of 2024. All that is known is that Berestovoy's comments on Telegram may have been the basis for his arrest. He was using an old account linked to his own Belarusian phone number and an old nickname that he used everywhere.

It is known that he periodically traveled to Belarus.

In early October, Andrei was transferred to Pretrial Detention Facility No. 3. A new criminal case was opened against the political prisoner under the "Gayun" scheme. Andrei is awaiting trial in the pretrial detention facility.

Sentences

Trial outcome 20.05.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.

Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.

Involved in repression

Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in SIZO-3

Andrey Berestovoy
In custody:
Hometown:
Gomel
Birthday:
15.02.1980
Mailing address:
SIZO-3, Gomel, ul. Knizhnaya 1A, 246144
Articles:
Groups:
IT staff
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Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. 09.02.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. 20.05.2025

    Trial outcome 20.05.2025

    unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Gomel Regional Court

  4. ~28.07.2025

    Transfer

    IK-2 — In custody

  5. 2026
  6. ~15.07.2026

    Appeal date unknown

    unknown

  7. ~05.10.2026

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody