Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
List of repressed
Anton was detained in connection with a criminal case opened over the events of July 14, 2020, in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. He was convicted under the article "Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."
On July 26, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Maria was convicted of writing the words “Long Live Belarus” and images of a white-red-white flag.
She was released in April 2021, having served her full sentence.
Dmitry was arrested on August 15, 2020, and convicted of threatening a police lieutenant colonel and setting his outbuilding on fire.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
Vladislav was detained in connection with a criminal case opened on the events of July 14, 2020 in Minsk, when people took to the streets to protest the Central Election Commission's decision not to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. He was convicted under the article "Violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies."
On August 22, 2021, Vladislav escaped from the correctional facility and left Belarus.
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
- Parents of minors
Natalia, a citizen of Belarus and Switzerland, was detained on September 19, 2020, during the Women's March, a protest in Minsk. During her arrest, she tried to free herself and tore off the balaclava of a riot police officer. As a result, she was charged and convicted of "resisting a police officer."
In September 2021, the court changed Natalia's detention regime to prison.
She was released on February 18, 2022, thanks to diplomatic efforts by the Swiss authorities.
- Associations
- IT staff
Andrey was detained for riding a bicycle slightly behind a column of cyclists participating in a protest bike ride on August 7, 2020. According to investigators, he violated traffic rules: his bicycle was not equipped with a rear-view mirror or a horn. The traffic police demanded that he stop, but Andrey did not respond, drove around the police officer and continued driving, trying to escape. He was ultimately convicted of allegedly resisting a police officer.
On August 27, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Pavel was arrested in September 2020 and convicted of resisting riot police during a protest that took place in Molodechno on June 19, 2020. He was among several dozen city residents who tried to prevent the arrest of participants in the peaceful assembly.
In June 2022, Pavel was convicted again for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution,” and an additional year of imprisonment was added to his sentence. This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, on fabricated charges.
On February 28, 2024, he was released after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
In December 2024, it became known that Pavel was detained again .
- Associations
- Activists
Ivan was arrested in October 2019 and convicted of attacks on the buildings of Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 and the Minsk City Court in Minsk in solidarity with political prisoners. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, but after an appeal, the term was reduced to 3.5 years. In February 2021, he was transferred to prison until the end of his sentence.
He was released on parole on January 29, 2022. According to the document issued upon release, his term of imprisonment was reduced by 1 year as part of the amnesty of May 15, 2020. The remaining part of the term was taken into account according to the scheme: 1.5 days in a pretrial detention center for 1 day in a penal colony.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Athletes
Alexey is a Belarusian MMA fighter, multiple world champion in kickboxing and Thai boxing, and Honored Master of Sports of Belarus. He was detained on August 10, 2020, on the central square in Molodechno. After two weeks in the police department and pretrial detention center, he was released under house arrest. When Alexey failed to appear for his first court hearing on November 19, 2020, he was put on the wanted list.
In January 2021, he was detained in Moscow and six months later extradited to Belarus, despite a ban by the European Court of Human Rights. Alexey was convicted on charges of resisting police officers.
On December 28, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Oleg was arrested on January 6, 2021, and convicted of insulting a public official. The court ruled that the sentence would be suspended, so he was released in the courtroom.
- Associations
- Students
Nikita was detained and severely beaten in September 2020. He was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk from August 9 to 11 and September 13, 2020. According to the case materials, Nikita planned to participate in the protests, discussing routes and actions in case of detention in the Telegram chat "Chas X". The investigation claimed that an attack on police officers was being prepared.
In 2022, the pressure on Nikita increased: he was repeatedly placed in a punishment cell and a PKT. It is known that from June 30, 2023, he spent six months in a cell-type room. In the fall of 2023, a new criminal case was opened against him for "malicious disobedience to the administration of a correctional institution" - an article under which prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations. The trial began on November 3 and ended in January 2024, adding another year of imprisonment to his term.
According to human rights activists, he was released on March 10, 2025.
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- Associations
- Bloggers
- Twice political prisoners
- Journalists
Nikolai, a blogger, journalist and anarchist activist, was detained on November 11, 2020, by GUBOPiK and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During his detention, he was beaten, pepper sprayed in his eyes and forced to appear in a video for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After his detention, Nikolai was tortured, demanding access to Telegram channels.
He was convicted on charges of organizing protests and extremism. In prison, he was repeatedly punished: sent to solitary confinement, punishment cells, and restricted in communication. In 2023, Nikolai continued to receive penalties for minor violations. In 2024, a new case was opened against him under the article for "disobeying the demands of the administration of a correctional institution" - it is applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate, for fictitious violations.
In October 2024, it became known that he had been in a punishment cell (SHIZO) for the fourth month.
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 Nikolai Dziadok.
- Associations
- Activists
- Parents of minors
Viktor, a member of the initiative group of presidential candidate Viktor Babariko, an independent observer at the 2020 elections at the Khatezhino polling station and a volunteer, was detained on December 6, 2020. He was convicted of hanging effigies with photographs of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the chairman of the Khatezhino election commission on the bridge with the inscription "We will not forget, we will not forgive!", as well as for applying images of the Belarusian coat of arms "Pahonia" to the structures and supports of the bridge.
He was released in September 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Teachers
Well-known translator and English teacher Olga was detained on January 15, 2021 and convicted for allegedly hitting STV employee Grigory Azarenok during one of the protests in Minsk.
