Political prisoners

Vadzim Siarheyevich Bahdanau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since
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Vadim Bogdanov worked as a taxi driver in Russia for a time. However, according to job postings , he later switched to IT and began working as a software tester. In 2024, he moved to Poland. The last reports of him in Poland date back to the second half of 2025.

He was detained at the end of last year upon returning from abroad and placed in pre-trial detention.

Sentences

Trial outcome date unknown
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

Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Vadzim Siarheyevich Bahdanau
In custody:
Case categories:
Return to Belarus
Hometown:
Pinsk
Birthday:
15.05.1999
Mailing address:
No information
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~26.12.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. 2026
  4. ~09.07.2026

    Trial outcome date unknown

    unknown, Brest Regional Court

  5. 09.07.2026

    Status change

    In custody