Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
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Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison 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. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison 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. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
List of repressed
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Lyubov was detained along with her mother during a mass raid in Belarus on October 31 in connection with the Yard Chat Case.
Lyuba is a single mother and has a six-year-old daughter. A relative has taken custody of the daughter during Lyuba's imprisonment.
While in pretrial detention (for almost a year), Lyuba was diagnosed with cancer. Despite this, her pretrial detention was not changed and she remained in custody until her trial. She was the only defendant in her case to be sentenced to home confinement, as she urgently needed chemotherapy. All the others received sentences ranging from 2.5 to 3 years in prison.
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- Activists
- Associations
- Activists
Well-known public activist Yuri Kutuzov.
He was detained in October-November 2024 in Smorgon, when about 12 people were caught up in a “purge.” Some of those detained were released, including Yuri.
Six people remained behind bars and were convicted.
Before the trial, he was held in ST-1 of the city of Grodno and the temporary detention facility in Voronovo.
According to the court schedule, on 29.04.2024, Daria was convicted under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity), apparently after that a criminal case was opened.
According to the case materials , in April 2024, Dasha and Valeria wrapped paper around a mop handle, set it on fire and brought it to the state flag, which was hanging on the organization’s building on Socialist Street in Grodno.
In court, both girls admitted their guilt.
On 08.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
According to the case materials , in April 2024, Dasha and Valeria wrapped paper around a mop handle, set it on fire and brought it to the state flag, which was hanging on the organization’s building on Socialist Street in Grodno.
In court, both girls admitted their guilt.
On 08.08.2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Andrei was arrested in February 2024 on charges of group actions grossly violating public order, and in August of that year, he was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral for participating in post-election protests that took place in 2020.
In February 2025, as part of a special case against Andrei, a court hearing was held in absentia on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
Andrei was found guilty of posting on Facebook that allegedly degraded Lukashenko's honor and dignity. A forensic examination found that the post contained "phrases including nicknames" for Lukashenko.
Before the trial, his property was seized, including his television, smart speakers, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and multicooker. The judge ordered the seizure lifted and Andrey released from custody pending the final verdict.
Roman was detained for comments on social networks and sending information to chatbots “Belarus Brain” and Nexta . A video of him was published by a pro-government telegram channel. It is unknown under what article the man was detained and where he is now.
Roman works as director of the Grodno Real Estate Agency.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Fyodor, the star of "What? Where? When?", was convicted of, according to the prosecution, transferring funds to the bank accounts of members of "extremist groups" using a current account and a payment card at Sberbank, registered in his name, and a mobile phone, between December 2020 and March 2021. He was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral order and released from custody after the verdict was read out before it entered into force.
The man was drinking with his wife in a dormitory around midnight. She called an ambulance and reported an alleged knife wound. The police arrived and offered him a ride to the police station. Then, in front of four police officers from the detention group and his wife, he insulted Alexander Lukashenko. He allegedly did this “with the aim of damaging his authority.” The insult was recorded on the recorder.
According to human rights activists , he was released on November 24, 2024.
Vladimi reposted several publications on Odnoklassniki allegedly insulting Alexander Lukashenko, “acting with the aim of discrediting and causing damage to the authority of state power.” These were a video from the public “Belarus Political”, text and photos from the public “STOP LUKA”. He did not block access to the page.
He was released from custody in the courtroom.
According to the prosecution , Shichko, while in the city of Lida, left offensive comments regarding Alexander Lukashenko on the telegram channel “Grodno 97%”, which “humiliated the honor and dignity of the individual and were associated with accusations of committing a particularly serious crime.”
Before the trial, Vitaly Shichko, who has two dependent daughters, was in custody.
According to the prosecution , Mikhail Leshukovich, who was in custody before the verdict, on one of the YouTube channels, under the video “Protests in Belarus: is this possible in Tajikistan?” publicly posted a comment humiliating the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko, thus spreading slander against him in a form open to the public.
There are still more than a thousand comments under the video.