Denis lives in Grodno, married. He has been working as a volunteer editor of the Belarusian version of the website of the International Investigative Community InformNapalm since 2014, as well as a freelance correspondent for the newspaper “Novy Chas” since 2018. He is known for his investigations into the influence of the “Russian world” on Belarus and Syria, about the scandalous development in Kurapaty, as well as about the transition of former Ukrainian Berkut officers to the security forces of Belarus.
On March 12, 2021, journalist Denis Ivashin was detained by KGB officers for interfering with police activities. The security forces conducted a search in the journalist's apartment. Also that evening, a search was carried out at Denis’s mother’s house, and on March 15 they came to search his 95-year-old grandmother.
In mid-March 2022, human rights activists also learned that the KGB was accusing Ivashin of collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence. On August 15, the trial of the journalist began behind closed doors in the Grodno Regional Court.
The wife of a political prisoner said that they had repeatedly tried to compromise Denis by transferring him to a cell with people who had a low social status behind bars. However, relatives note, Denis quickly adapts to external conditions and studies internal rules and traditions. In April 2023, it became known that the relatives of the political prisoner were allegedly threatened to stop any communication with him if they did not stop disseminating information about Denis.
At the end of June 2023, the journalist was transferred to prison regime in Zhodino. The wife of the political prisoner, Olga, noted that neither the relatives nor the lawyer knew about the regime change trial. He is now in Zhodino prison No. 8, and for the first six months he will be kept under strict regime.
In April 2024, it became known from the political prisoner’s wife, Olga, that Denis had been deprived of his transfers . She also noted that now, in order to send vitamins to a prison or colony, it is necessary to obtain special permission from the doctor of the medical unit of the institution. Previously, this rule only applied to essential medications.
13 years 1 month in prison.
In July 2023, it became known that Denis was secretly tried and transferred to a strict prison regime.
Detained together with Kiryl Kazey for the 'revenge' to the driver who had hit a person with white-red-white flag.
6 years in a medium-security prison
Convicted of setting fire to a police station in Bobruisk. In court, the Bobruisk resident also said that he has three children.
It became known that Emin has problems with his legs and moves with a stick.
6 years in a medium-security prison
4,5 years in a medium-security prison
Mikita Hancharou was detained at his workplace in the city of Brest by the riot policemen on August 11, 2020. After the arrest, Mikita was taken to a garage on the territory of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs, where they began to beat him.
On August 14, he was released, but on August 22 Mikita was again detained in the framework of a criminal case on mass riots for allegedly throwing stones during post-election protests in Brest.
Sentenced to 3,5 years in prison
6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
5 years in prison
6 years in prison
6 years in prison
5 years in prison
Charges indicted: attempted murder of two policemen during protests on August 11, 2020 at the 'Pushkinskaya' metro station . As comes from investigation, commited an aimed hitting onto military policemen. Can be sentensed up to 25 years inprisoning.
| 15.09.2021 | P / o Veino (address clarification) |
11 years in a medium-security prison
Vitalia was detained after returning from abroad and convicted of participation in the events that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest.
4 years imprisonment in a general regime colony
First time was detained at the place of study. Was released under a recognizance not to leave.
4 years in a medium-security prison
According to the materials of the investigation, on September 4, Yuri was walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya hotel. During the conversation, Kostyuk pulled the national flag that hung there. The flag has fallen. The youth has been identified. The hotel administration put forward material claims for a broken shaft in the amount of 58 rubles. On November 23, 2021, Yury was replaced with the regime of serving his sentence and sent to a colony. On January 6, 2022, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
Detained in Russia on May 15, 2022 due to being put on the wanted list.
On 10/16/2022, Yuri was expelled from Russia. Although formally the extradition case was closed due to a search on September 26, 2022, Yura was nevertheless taken to Belarus and handed over to the Belarusian authorities.
On 05/27/2024 he was sentenced to prison until the end of his term.
1) Sentenced to 1 year in a penal labor facility. But afterwards a new hearing was held on November 23, 2021. The penalty enforcement regime was replaced, Kastsiuk was sentenced to 1 yeasr and 16 days in a medium-security prison.
2) 4 years of imprisonment in a colony.
Ruslan is a Belarusian blogger who has been creating videos on social and political topics since 2020. By February 2021, his channel had more than 90,000 subscribers. On February 20, 2021, he was detained and later convicted of “insulting a government official.”
It has become known that Ruslan Linnik was not released from the colony on October 8, when his term expired. Instead, the political prisoner was transferred to the pretrial detention center in Kolyadichi. It is unknown what he is accused of
Trial outcome 17.09.2021: 4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.11.2021: the sentence was upheld.
To ensure that none of political prisoners are left without attention and support the site has a function of verified sendings.
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
You can upload an image from the support event, and after passing moderation we will publish it.
Do you want to help a released political prisoner? Send your contact to Telegram and we will contact you.
In view of the critical human rights situation in Belarus and the violation of fundamental articles of the UDHR, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other international instruments.
A Keeper means you want to regularly help a specific person in prison through their family. Choose a political prisoner and click «Become a Keeper», our team will contact you shortly.
You can request the letters that we have in storage, for this, leave your telegram account for feedback, we will contact you and, after verifying your identity, we will transfer the archive with your letters.
Briefly write the most critical information.
Please leave your contact in Telegram.
Are you a relative or someone close to a political prisoner? Send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After data verification we will publish your relative on the website.
Do you have information about administrative prosecution? Please send us a short description and your Telegram contact for feedback. After checking the data, we will publish your information on the site.
Please leave your Telegram contact and ad description. After moderation your ad will be published on the site.
Please leave your contact on Telegram and describe your skills in as much detail as possible. After moderation, your CV will be published on the website.
The answer will appear on the website if such a question has not been asked before. Please read the section before you ask your question.
Are you a representative of an organization or initiative and would like to support our statement? Just fill out the contact form below.
Multi upload allows you to send confirmations with one photo to several political prisoners at once, check the selected people before sending!
Please attach a photo or a screenshot for transfer verification. The new transfer will be posted on the site as soon as it is verified by the moderator!
Please complete the questionnaire to enter the first stage of an interview to determine your individual needs.
