Former political prisonersReleased

Igor Yurievich Solovey

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Igor, an activist with the "For Freedom" movement, was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.

In January 2022, he was transferred to prison regime.

He was released in early April 2026.

Sentences

Trial outcome 30.04.2021
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 38000 rubles of compensation.
Appeal 06.07.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 26.01.2022
2 years of prison regime.
Regime change trial date unknown
prison regime until the end of the term.

Involved in repression

Eugene Anatolevich Bregan
Eugene Anatolevich Bregan
Judges26 march 1982
Place:
Court of the Maskouski District of Brest
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
30.04.2021
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Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Eugene Sergeevich Hitrik
Overseers16 november 1982
Place:
SIZO-6
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Fomich Shego
Alexander Fomich Shego
Overseers1 february 1991
Place:
SIZO-6
Type:
Correctional officer
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Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Overseers18 october 1975
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Overseers18 october 2026
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Overseers19 march 1977
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Overseers23 may 1983
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Overseers9 january 1981
Place:
IK-2
Type:
Correctional officer
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Co-defendants

Igor Yurievich Solovey
In custody:
Case categories:
2020 Pinsk protests
Hometown:
Pinsk
Birthday:
19.07.1983
Was held in:
Turma №8, Zhodino, Sovetskaya ul. 22A, 222163
Articles:
Groups:
Activists
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2020
  2. ~03.09.2020

    Transfer

    SIZO-6 — In custody

  3. 2021
  4. ~16.03.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  5. 30.04.2021

    Trial outcome 30.04.2021

    6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, approximately 38000 rubles of compensation, Court of the Maskouski District of Brest

  6. 18.05.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-6 — In custody

  7. 06.07.2021

    Appeal 06.07.2021

    the sentence was upheld, Brest Regional Court