Former political prisonersReleased

Denis Georgievich Pyrkh

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Denis was arrested in September 2022 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In November of that year, he was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 28.11.2022

2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 27.01.2023

the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Marina Vladimirovna Katsuba

Judges18 october 2026

Place:: Rechitsa District Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 28.11.2022

Galina Alekseevna Svyatko

Judges18 october 2026

Place:: Gomel Regional Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 27.01.2023

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Rechica
Birthday:: 19.09.1977
Was held in:: IK -22, p.o.b 20, Brest region, Ivatsevichi, st. Domanovo, 225295
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Timeline

2022
23.09.2022
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
28.11.2022
Trial outcome 28.11.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Rechitsa District Court
2023
27.01.2023
Appeal 27.01.2023
the sentence was upheld, Gomel Regional Court
~22.02.2023
Transfer
IK-22 — In custody
2024
10.06.2024
Status change
Released