Political prisoners

Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Vialau

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Before the events of 2020, Dmitry worked at the Lida locomotive depot and, in recent years, was a long-distance truck driver in the European Union.

He was presumably detained in the fall of 2025 after one of his regular flights. His last reports concern crossing the border during this period.

In 2026, Dmitry was found guilty of "slandering Lukashenko," "inciting hatred," and "assisting extremist activity" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.

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

Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Overseers11 june 1977
Place:
Turma №1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Who else is held in IK-15

Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Vialau
In custody:
Case categories:
Return to Belarus
Hometown:
Lida
Birthday:
10.02.1981
Mailing address:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~24.11.2025

    Transfer

    Turma №1 — In custody

  3. 2026
  4. ~03.03.2026

    Trial outcome date unknown

    4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Grodno Regional Court

  5. ~03.03.2026

    Transfer

    IK-15 — In custody