Former political prisonersPardonedForced emigration

Uladzislau Aliaksandravich Yefimovich

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

According to pro-government Telegram channels, Vladislav and three other men "have administered four TikTok accounts and two Telegram channels since 2020. These resources published information aimed at organizing and preparing mass unrest and resisting law enforcement officers, with the aim of undermining the independence, territorial integrity, and constitutional order of the Republic of Belarus. The men united in a Telegram group, which was designated an extremist group in early November." They allegedly "were tasked with finding perpetrators to destroy infrastructure and organize attacks on law enforcement."

In January 2025, he was pardoned. Afterwards, he left the country.

In 2026, Vladislav was charged with new criminal offenses under Articles 364 and 361-4, Part 2, for media interviews. Police officers searched his mother's home and confiscated his equipment for inspection. Furthermore, the Belarusian special services sent messages to his personal account inviting him to return to Belarus.

Sentences

Trial outcome 07.07.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 19.09.2023
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Elena Valerievna Bachishche
Elena Valerievna Bachishche
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
07.07.2023
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Alexander Grigorievich Savchuk
Alexander Grigorievich Savchuk
Judges21 july 1981
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
19.09.2023
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OverseersOthers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Co-defendants

Uladzislau Aliaksandravich Yefimovich
In custody:
Case categories:
SBNS case
Hometown:
Ivatsevichy
Birthday:
07.06.2003
Was held in:
IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. 15.11.2022

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. 18.11.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  4. 2023
  5. ~28.04.2023

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  6. 07.07.2023

    Trial outcome 07.07.2023

    3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Minsk Regional Court

  7. 19.09.2023

    Appeal 19.09.2023

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court