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
Alexander was arrested on December 16, 2021, in connection with a criminal case involving group actions that grossly violate public order, and in March 2022, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
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Alexander, a former employee of the Prosecutor General's Office, was found guilty in a criminal case brought under three articles—for insulting Lukashenko, a government official, and a judge—and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Natalia was arrested in December 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under articles for insulting a government official and Lukashenko.
In June 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus before starting to serve her sentence.
In November 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Alexander was found guilty in December 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Minsk, where he and his friends stood in a chain of vehicles.
According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Anton was found guilty in December 2021 of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 10, 2020, in Minsk, where he and his friends stood in a chain of vehicles.
In August 2022, Anton was convicted of a traffic violation, resulting in his prison sentence being increased to four years.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2025, having fully served his sentence.
Svetlana, a leading client relations specialist at A1, was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was first detained in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In March 2022, the court found her guilty and sentenced her to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility and to pay a fine.
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Svetlana, deputy director of Minsk Gymnasium No. 42, was detained in December 2021 along with her daughter, Yana, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." They were first detained in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
Yana was detained in December 2021 along with her mother, Svetlana, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." She was first held in a temporary detention facility and later in a pretrial detention center.
In April 2022, she was found guilty of participating in protests that took place in Minsk in 2020 and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
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Sergei was arrested in November 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Act of Terrorism"—according to investigators, for disabling railway tracks. He was later finally charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: "Participation in actions grossly violating public order" and "Preparation for participation in mass riots."
In July 2022, Sergei was found guilty of calling for active participation in and participating in the 2020 post-election protests in Minsk, including incidents of "road blocking." Investigators also alleged that he received telescopic batons, stun guns, and instructions on sabotaging the railway from the administrators of the "OGSB" Telegram chat.
According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2026, having fully served his sentence.
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An activist from the European Belarus movement was detained on December 30, 2021, in connection with a criminal case alleging group actions that grossly violated public order.
On January 7, 2022, the woman was transferred to a pre-trial detention facility.
Elena has a little son.
In January 2023, Elena was transferred to Gomel Women's Colony No. 4. For a long time, a lawyer was unable to see the political prisoner; she was placed in solitary confinement.
In October 2023, it became known that Elena's package had not been accepted in August. This likely indicates that she had been deprived of her packages. The last letter from Elena arrived in early September, and no letters have been received since. Since Lazarchik's transfer to the penal colony, the prison administration has not granted permission to meet with a lawyer. Elena's current situation and her current condition are unknown. Elena is experiencing dental problems in the colony and has lost weight.
In mid-November 2023, human rights activists learned that Elena had been placed in solitary confinement again.
According to the testimony of the former political prisoner, Elena served more than 90 days in a punishment cell and more than 60 days in a PKT .
In the spring of 2025, Elena was convicted under Part 2 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the lawful demands of the prison administration) and sentenced to an additional eighteen months in prison in addition to her eight years in prison. The date of the sentence is unknown. It is known that Elena refused legal representation at her trial.
On September 16, 2026, she was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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Matvey was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and was remanded in custody pending trial.
In March 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility.
He was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Alexey was arrested in November 2021 for participating in protests. Security forces identified Alexey based on a photograph: a person who had photos from the 2020 rally had previously been detained. Twenty-three people were identified using one of these photographs.
In early March 2022, the court found Alexei guilty in a criminal case brought under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced him to restricted freedom and placement in an open correctional facility.
He was released in the courtroom before being sent to the correctional facility and soon left Belarus.
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Convicted for participating in a hitch on August 9, 2020. Registered as an extremist in the pretrial detention center on September 17, 2021.
I have a wife and a child who is 3.5 years old.
According to human rights activists , he was released at the end of August 2024.
| 06.05.2022 | On May 6, 2022, IUOT was registered as an extremist in the IUOT |
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Galina, a 2D artist at Vizor Games, was arrested in December 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." Law enforcement officers recorded a "confession video" with Galina, in which she explained that she subscribed to Telegram channels deemed extremist by the Belarusian authorities and that she participated in protests and roadblocks in August 2020.
In May 2022, Galina was found guilty and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to an open correctional facility.
Left Belarus.
In October and November 2024, in absentia court hearings were held within the framework of special proceedings on the issue of replacing the appointed sentence.
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Business Analyst at EPAM IT company. On December 10, the court arrested Nasuro's manager for 13 days under the article on the distribution of extremist materials (part 2 of article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Since December 31, Nasuro has been in pre-trial detention center No. 1. A criminal case was opened against him under the article on gross violation of order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code). Denis has 4 children.
| 31.01.2022 | At home, Denis painted with oils and watercolors. Now he draws with pencils. He is also interested in languages - the origin of words, the similarity of languages, the origin of geographical names. He knows English, a little German. Interested in the history of Belarus. |
