Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in penal colony No. 17. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving packages from persons in the institution. Political prisoner Vitold Ashurok, who was given more than ten penalties on trumped-up grounds and sent to solitary confinement, from which he never left, died in this colony. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in penal colony No. 17. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving packages from persons in the institution. Political prisoner Vitold Ashurok, who was given more than ten penalties on trumped-up grounds and sent to solitary confinement, from which he never left, died in this colony. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
On the evening of August 9, 2020, Veresov, together with Kharyanov, took part in active group actions that grossly violated public order, blocked the streets and thereby impeded the operation of public passenger transport and city institutions. They were detained for three days on August 11, 2021 and placed in a temporary detention center. Before the trial, the defendants were under house arrest. Both are taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in October 2023.
Convicted along with his son for posting leaflets with the text “Adolf Grigoryevich Lukashenko” and “We need a corpse in the king’s clothes, not a living idiot at the helm.”
He was taken into custody in connection with charges under Part 3 of Article 371 of the Criminal Code for organizing illegal border crossings by citizens fleeing arbitrary politically motivated persecution by the authorities of Belarus, which could lead to grave consequences for them - torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and illegal deprivation of liberty. Despite the fact that he was tried for committing an act by a group of people, only Evgeniy was in the dock. According to the charges, he brought people to the border zone of Lithuania.
Released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
A resident of the village of Ilyich, Rogachev district. Detained under Articles 130 and 369 of the Criminal Code. On September 1, 2022, a verdict was passed: the political prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
On April 26, 2023, the Gomel Regional Court began hearing a new criminal case against a political prisoner. The political prisoner was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 3 .
As a result of the second trial, Andrey was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. The trial was held behind closed doors on May 22, 2023.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Andrei Stepankov.
Trial outcome 01.09.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 26.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 22.05.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.07.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Final verdict by partial addition:
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Technician-programmer from Sennitsa. It is known from the materials of the prosecution that Garmazinsky, using the Internet and a mobile phone in the telegram channel “My Country Belarus”, on November 18, 2020 and January 18, and also on March 23, 2021, posted several offensive messages that contained negative assessments of the first person of the state . One of them concerned the situation with the Ice Hockey World Championship. He was taken into custody in the courtroom.
06/05/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
In January 2022, Ruslan was sentenced to three years in prison in a general regime colony.
On August 2, 2022, another trial of Ruslan Kuzmich took place under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official) and Art. 370 of the Criminal Code (outrage of state symbols).
Trial outcome 27.01.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 03.08.2022
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 11.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Final verdict by partial addition:
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
On September 30, 2021, he was detained in Grodno in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
04/04/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
Trial outcome 01.07.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment. From 26.12. was moved from SIZO-1. At the trial, the charge under Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus was dropped, under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, the terms of attraction have expired. As a result, Cyril was accused under the "people's" article.
06/22/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
was detained on September 30, 2021 in Slonim in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
01.04.2023 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
13.11.2022
Today, 11/13/22, Alexei called home after serving his second term in the ShIZO in a month and asked that no letters be written to him. Because it harms him.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
09/30/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
Trial outcome 23.06.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
He was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments “it’s time to take out the garbage” in a public telegram chat after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in the Minsk apartment.
At the end of March 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
Convicted of outrage against the state. flag. The flag belonged to a utility company and cost 21 rubles. The accused bought and brought them a new flag.
On August 31, 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Detained on August 17, 2021. Defendant in a criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
In the spring of 2023, the punishment regime was tightened, Denis was transferred to a colony.
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