He was detained after the Telegram chat "Atolino " was designated an "extremist group." The Ministry of Internal Affairs named several " members of the group ," in addition to Pavel: Dmitry Tikunov, Evgeniya Mostovaya (Grigorik), Pavel Belonitsky, Alexey Semenov, Yury Antonovich, Alexander Zaitsev, and Vladimir Polekh.
Political prisoners
Paul Nikolaevich Ivanov
- 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 29.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.Appeal 18.06.2024
unknown.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

Love Sergeevna Simakhina
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 29.03.2024

Alexei Anatolevich Khlyshchenkov
MoreJudges27 august 1982
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 18.06.2024

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
- In custody:
- from ~15.11.2023 to present time
- Hometown:
- Atolino
- Birthday:
- 24.06.1982
- Mailing address:
- No information
- Articles:
- Creation of an extremist formation or participation in it
- 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
- 2023
~15.11.2023
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2024
29.03.2024
Trial outcome 29.03.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court
18.06.2024
Appeal 18.06.2024
unknown, Minsk City Court
~10.07.2024
Status change
In custody