Former political prisonersReleasedForced emigration

Vadzim Valeryevich Baranau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Vadim was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 21.10.2022

1 year 8 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.

Involved in repression

Zhanna Leonidovna Brysina

Judges18 october 2026

Place:: Minsk City Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 21.10.2022

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric

Overseers20 april 1978

Place:: SIZO-1
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov

Overseers19 march 1977

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich

Overseers23 may 1983

Place:: Turma №8
Type:: Correctional officer

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Minsk
Birthday:: 28.07.1994
Was held in:: SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Timeline

2021
01.10.2021
Transfer
Turma №8 — In custody
2022
~21.04.2022
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
21.10.2022
Trial outcome 21.10.2022
1 year 8 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine, Minsk City Court
10.11.2022
Status change
Released