Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Correctional Colony No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
He exerted pressure on prisoner Ilya Baranovsky, which significantly worsened his health.
It was under his leadership that Viktor Babariko was hospitalized from the colony to the city hospital on April 25, 2023. In this colony, convicts are systematically brutally beaten.
Before becoming the head, he also took direct part in beating convicts, helping the former head of the colony.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Correctional Colony No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
He exerted pressure on prisoner Ilya Baranovsky, which significantly worsened his health.
It was under his leadership that Viktor Babariko was hospitalized from the colony to the city hospital on April 25, 2023. In this colony, convicts are systematically brutally beaten.
Before becoming the head, he also took direct part in beating convicts, helping the former head of the colony.
List of repressed
- Associations
Konstantin has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, is a disabled person of the 3rd group; insulin-dependent.
Artist, designer.
According to human rights activists , he was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
On August 10, 2021, Stanislav was detained for three days. During a search, marijuana was found on him, leading to a criminal case under the drug law. The court later found Stanislav guilty and sentenced him to restricted freedom and an open correctional facility.
After the verdict was announced, he was not released from pretrial detention but remained in custody in connection with a new criminal case opened under the article "inciting hatred." The charges stemmed from comments Stanislav, under the nickname "Partizan," left on September 24, 2020, in the Telegram chat "Brest 97%."
In January 2022, Stanislav was found guilty again and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Factory workers
Chairman of the primary trade union organization of the free union of metalworkers of the MAZ plant.
He was taken into custody on charges of preparing participants in mass riots and calling for restrictive measures (sanctions). The trial was held behind closed doors.
He is expected to be released on May 5, 2025.
Sergei worked as a graphic designer at Euroflagby LLC, secretly printing protest symbols. He was found guilty of misappropriation or embezzlement of property and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
Detained under Articles 130, 368 and 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On June 10, 2022, Judge Elena Shilk found Ivan guilty and sentenced him to four years in a general regime penal colony. He was soon transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 to Mogilev Prison No. 4.
At the end of September, Ivan was transferred to Correctional Colony No. 2 in Bobruisk, and soon to Brest Pretrial Detention Center No. 7. In December, the political prisoner was transferred to Pretrial Detention Center No. 1.
On December 29, 2022, the Frunzensky District Court of Minsk considered Ivan's case under Article 391 of the Criminal Code (insulting a judge). It is known that the trial was conducted by Judge Anna Skuratovich and the final sentence of the political prisoner has not changed.
In January 2023, Ivan was transferred from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 to Mogilev Prison No. 4.
At the beginning of 2024 he was transferred to Penal Colony No. 1.
On January 30, 2025, he served his full sentence and was released.
Valentin was found guilty of posting an image on a banned Telegram channel in June 2020, along with a caption that the state prosecutor claimed was offensive toward Lukashenko. During the trial, it emerged that a linguistic expert had assessed the caption inconsistently and found it not to be directly offensive to Lukashenko's honor and dignity. Despite this, Valentin was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Pavel was found guilty of "violence or threat of violence against a law enforcement officer" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. The criminal case against Pavel was opened for obstructing the police arrest of an elderly man during a gathering in Gorodishche on September 18, 2020, which resulted in him striking a police officer.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Journalists
Independent journalist, works for Radio Svaboda.
He was detained on November 25, sentenced to 10 days, but was not released on December 5 and was again given 10 days. But Andrei was not released on December 15 either, receiving another 10 days of arrest. A criminal case was opened against him.
On February 12, 2025, with the help of the US State Department, Elena Movshuk, journalist Andrei Kuznechik and a US citizen whose name has not yet been disclosed were released. They were pardoned by Lukashenko.
Details of the release were revealed to CNN by Chris Smith, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe.
"It was a special operation: we crossed the Belarusian border, met with authorities in Minsk, who handed over three detainees to us. We picked them up and took them through Lithuania." According to Smith, it was a "unilateral gesture" by the Belarusian authorities, seeking to improve relations with the United States.
"Lukashenko received nothing in return," he noted.
Sergei was arrested in June 2021 while posting leaflets with Lukashenko's image and was taken into custody and charged with "insulting Lukashenko."
In November 2021, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in July 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Since August 2020, Dmitry has been repeatedly subjected to political persecution by security forces: preventive detentions, searches, and fines.
He was first convicted in December 2020 of "stealing a radio" from a riot police officer during a protest and sentenced to restricted freedom without being sent to a correctional facility.
In November 2021, Dmitry was again detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the articles "slander," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko."
In January 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony and a large fine.
He was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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- Retirees
Retired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Graduated from Masherov Voronezh State University.
He was charged under Articles 342, 368, and 369 of the Criminal Code. He remains in custody during the trial.
Yakov is interested in journalism, physics, religion, philosophy, and cars.
According to human rights activists, he was released on June 12, 2023.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In 2022, he was found guilty of insulting a government official and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
Artem, a sound engineer, was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
During his imprisonment, Artem was denied medical care for ear problems, which resulted in him becoming deaf in one ear.
In December 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment. Evgeny pleaded not guilty in court.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Nikolai was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, he was found guilty of "discrediting Belarus," "insulting Lukashenko," and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
