Former political prisonersForced displacement

Dmitry Mikhailovs

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

The 44-year-old Latvian citizen, who was temporarily registered in the Minsk region, is accused of calling for restrictive measures aimed at harming the national security of Belarus, inciting other social hatred, insulting a government official and insulting Lukashenko.

On June 21, 2025, Dmitry was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg.

Sentences

Trial outcome 30.12.2022
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Involved in repression

Svetlana Anasovna Cherepanova
Svetlana Anasovna Cherepanova
Judges4 october 1972
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
30.12.2022
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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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Dmitry Mikhailovs
In custody:
Hometown:
Kopische
Birthday:
21.11.1978
Number of children:
2
Was held in:
IK №3
Articles:
Groups:
Foreign citizensEntrepreneursParents of minors
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~01.03.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  3. 30.12.2022

    Trial outcome 30.12.2022

    4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court

  4. 2023
  5. 08.03.2023

    Transfer

    IK-3 — In custody

  6. 2025
  7. 21.06.2025

    Status change

    Forced displacement