On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Former political prisonersPardoned
Dzianis Uladzimiravich Vasilyeu
- 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 date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Appeal date unknown
unknown.Involved in repression
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
MoreOverseers16 november 1982
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from 18.08.2025 to ~18.12.2025
- Case categories:
- The Gayun Case
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 15.10.1970
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activities
- 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
- 2025
18.08.2025
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
~18.12.2025
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, Minsk City Court
~18.12.2025
Status change
Released pending appeal
- 2026
~06.03.2026
Appeal date unknown
unknown
20.03.2026
Status change
Pardoned