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Stanislav Viktorovich Taspaev

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Activist from Myadel district.

In December 2021, it became known that Taspaev was sentenced to two years of house arrest for "slander" (Article 188 of the Criminal Code). According to the court schedule, over the past six months, he has been tried twice on administrative charges - for violating animal welfare rules in May 2023 and for violating the procedure for holding mass events in May 2024.

Stanislav's trial, but this time on a criminal case, will begin on October 4, 2024, in the Myadel District Court. As reported by the press service of the prosecutor's office, Stanislav is the administrator of the YouTube channel "Initiative of the Resort Naroch" (recognized as extremist on June 12, 2024), in which "from March 2017 to July 2024, in 36 messages on video recordings, he disseminated deliberately false information about the political, economic and social situation of the Republic of Belarus, the legal status of its citizens, the activities of state bodies, discrediting the country before an unlimited number of people."

The man is fond of photography, and this was one of his sources of income. He also earns money by providing computer services. Stanislav was also a district coordinator of the IT-Country project, which was financed by the IT company Belhard. In addition to his work, Stanislav dealt with environmental issues in Myadel and its environs, and protected nature.

Sentences

Trial outcome 15.12.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 01.11.2024
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 31.01.2025
the sentence was upheld.

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

Elena Vatslavovna Misyuk
Elena Vatslavovna Misyuk
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of Myadel district
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
15.12.2021
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Alexander Aleksandrovich Jokingly
Alexander Aleksandrovich Jokingly
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of Myadel district
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
01.11.2024
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Oleg Igorevich Lapeko
Oleg Igorevich Lapeko
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
31.01.2025
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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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Who else is held in IK-2

Stanislav Viktorovich Taspaev
In custody:
Hometown:
Myadel
Birthday:
28.04.1976
Mailing address:
IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
Health problems:
Disability
Articles:
Groups:
Activists
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Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 14.12.2021

    Status change

    Probation

  3. 15.12.2021

    Trial outcome 15.12.2021

    2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of Myadel district

  4. 2024
  5. ~08.08.2024

    Transfer

    Turma №8 — In custody

  6. 01.11.2024

    Trial outcome 01.11.2024

    4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, court of Myadel district

  7. 2025
  8. 31.01.2025

    Appeal 31.01.2025

    the sentence was upheld, Minsk Regional Court