Former political prisonersReleased

Barys Viktaravich Nestsiarovich

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Boris was arrested in November 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."

In April 2022, he was found guilty of participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 23, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.

According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 07.04.2022
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 05.07.2022
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Anastasia Vasilevna Achalova
Anastasia Vasilevna Achalova
Judges15 october 1992
Place:
court of Leninsky district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
07.04.2022
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Barys Viktaravich Nestsiarovich
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown:
Vilyeyka
Birthday:
18.08.1987
Was held in:
IUOT-21, 247783, Gomel region, Mozyr, b-r Yunosti, 24
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 11.11.2021

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. ~21.11.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  4. 2022
  5. 07.04.2022

    Trial outcome 07.04.2022

    2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of Leninsky district of Minsk

  6. 07.04.2022

    Status change

    Released pending appeal

  7. 05.07.2022

    Appeal 05.07.2022

    the sentence was upheld