Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Number of repressed: 368
Date of birth: 11 june 1977
Categories: Overseers

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.

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Vyacheslav Alexeyevich Yaniuk
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In custody: 1004 days
folder Categories of cases: Grodno protests 2020
Hometown: Pacui
Date of birth: 01.09.1993
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Vyacheslav was convicted in June 2023 for comments in Telegram chats calling for participation in protests that took place in Grodno in 2020. His participation is "proven" by his mobile phone billing records. He developed diabetes in prison.

On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Trial outcome 23.06.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 08.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Andrey Vaclavovich Aleshchik
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In custody: ~524 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Number of children: 3 children
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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A plastics granulation machine operator at the Grodno Azot branch of the Khimvolokno enterprise. He was detained by GUBOPiK officers . On camera, the man said that his detention was related to his registration in the Peramoga plan chat bot, where he showed his military registration specialty (commander of the artillery reconnaissance unit, senior sergeant). He noted that he had not carried out any sabotage missions .

Andrey is a father of many children and is raising his daughters alone.

He was pardoned.

Trial outcome 20.06.2023
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 15.08.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~724 days
folder Categories of cases: Grodno protests 2020
Hometown: Hrodna
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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According to human rights activists, Vladimir is at large.

Trial outcome 24.05.2023
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 20.07.2023
unknown.
Jerzy Zhivolevsky
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In custody: ~736 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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A Polish citizen was convicted of "intelligence activities" in the Republic of Belarus. In April 2023, Jerzy turned 58 years old. He comes from a border village near Bialystok, and has lived in Belarus since the 90s - he moved to Grodno after getting married. Until the verdict, his relatives were sure that this was a mistake and Jerzy would be released. The relatives of the accused still cannot understand how he attracted the attention of the security forces.

On June 21, 2025, Jerzy was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg.

Trial outcome 22.03.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 08.06.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~482 days
Hometown: Smarhon'
Date of birth: 28.02.1960
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The man was accused of swearing after drinking alcohol with a friend near a store after being detained by Smorgon District Department of Internal Affairs officers, including at Lukashenko for the fact that Belarus did not recognize the independence of Abkhazia.

Yuri has been convicted three times and has been repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility.

According to human rights activists , he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 26.04.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.06.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~999 days
Hometown: Zelva
Date of birth: 06.12.1968
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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Viktor Lameko, a businessman from Zelva, was brutally detained and beaten during his arrest. Initially, he was charged under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus (dissemination of extremist materials). Without even allowing Lameko to leave the courthouse, security forces detained him again and again charged him under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus. While he was in pretrial detention, a third charge was filed against him.

As it became known , the businessman is in pretrial detention, he has already been charged under the criminal article for slander against Lukashenko A.G.

While the man was in pretrial detention, his mother died.

Viktor sued the tax authorities and defended entrepreneurs from the Grodno region in court.

The appeal was heard on October 24, 2023. The verdict entered into force.

According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2025.

20.05.2023 03.05 у него умер отец
29.04.2023 При задержании прямо в микроавтобусе был избит. Позже избили в 9-м управлении ГУБОПиК. Сильно повредили ногу.

Trial outcome 31.08.2023
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.10.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~181 day
Hometown: Narovlya
Date of birth: 02.02.1969
Family members: Olga Sergeevna Nechiporova
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Head of the «School of Practical Mediation». Mediator from Grodno. He was twice recognized as the «Best Mediator of the Year» (2016-2017) by the Center for Mediation and Negotiations (Minsk).

Khotyanovich specializes in disputes in the field of construction, real estate, consumer, commercial and corporate disputes, as well as in family mediation.

In a video posted on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a man was forced to admit that in 2020 he participated in rallies in Minsk, spoke negatively to police officers and their families, had a subscription to telegram channels recognized in the Republic of Belarus as extremist.

Trial outcome 05.07.2023
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 28.09.2023
unknown.
Regime change trial 14.02.2025
unknown (trial in absentia).
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 462 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 25.11.1956
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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According to the prosecution, Dzyuba left publications that humiliated the honor and dignity of Lukashenko and contained an obscene form of linguistic expression in relation to him.

He also posted publications with photos of policemen on social networks, accompanied them with a text with a negative assessment. Among them were images of employees of temporary detention facilities with a swastika, Lukashenko with an improvised gallows.

The man pleaded guilty in full. He said that he had reposted the information on Facebook.com.

All the victims stated that the publication caused them moral harm.

In the spring of 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 14.03.2023:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 785 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 30.08.1990
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Convicted for donations in bysol.

Trial outcome 08.12.2022
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
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In custody: 687 days
Hometown: Gomel
Date of birth: 13.03.1995
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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He was detained in early March, near the village of Voronovo, Grodno region, trying to leave Belarus for Lithuania. When police officers inspected his mobile phone, they found subscriptions to Telegram channels recognized by the authorities as "extremist". Initially, the court arrested Viktor Zolotarevsky under the article on dissemination of extremist materials (Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), but later he was charged under criminal articles for registering in the chatbot "Plan Peramoga" and a video sent to the Telegram channel Nexta. The video showed a conversation between Ukrainian soldiers and relatives in Gomel.

Zolotarevsky lived in Minsk and worked in the carriage depot of the Minsk branch of the Belarusian Railways, living in a hostel.

After his arrest he was fired.

There is a possibility that he was released on pardon.

Trial outcome 27.07.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~536 days
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 11.09.1964
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Yuri is 58 years old.

The prosecutor asked for 1.5 years of imprisonment.

According to human rights activists , he was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 27.03.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.04.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~834 days
Hometown: Slonim
Date of birth: 29.09.1982
Was in: IUOT-36IUOT-36, 220039, Minsk, ul. Korotkevicha, 14
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According to the telegram channel supporting the current government in the Republic of Belarus, Alexander was detained for transferring the data of employees of the Slonim district police Department to the bot of the «Black Book of Belarus», for calling for strikes and for participating in unauthorized mass actions in 2020.

Released for health reasons on bail of 100 basic units.

16.08.2023 Областной суд оставил решение районного суда в силе.

Trial outcome 25.05.2023
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Maksim Bahdanovich Senik
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In custody: 1068 days
folder Categories of cases: Grodno protests 2020
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 02.02.1979
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Maxim, a member of the independent trade union Grodno Azot, was arrested on January 10, 2023, and later convicted for participating in protests in Grodno in 2020, as well as for reposting them on social media. He also allegedly insulted Lukashenko on Telegram channels, government officials, and police officers, while also sharing the information with the Belsat television channel.

On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Trial outcome 12.06.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 25.08.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Pavel Vladimirovich Dubov
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In custody: ~495 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 08.06.1978
Number of children: 1 child
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The man was accused of leaving a comment in Belarusian in the corporate chat of one of the social networks of a large freight transportation company, in which he explained that: “our flag is white-red-white”; and called today’s: “sunrise over a swamp.”

Pavel wrote the comment while he was in Western Europe on a flight after which he returned to Belarus.

Pavel Dubov from Minsk, married, has a child under three. The man filed an appeal against the sentence to the regional court.

According to human rights activists , he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 16.03.2023
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.06.2023
unknown.
Egor Igorevich Kurzin
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In custody: 589 days
Hometown: Azdelino
Date of birth: 20.11.2002
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Former student of BSUIR.

He was detained at the end of September 2022 while trying to cross the Belarusian-Lithuanian border.

He is involved in the case together with Anita Bakunovich and Nikolai Kuleshov about illegal border crossing.

He was released in May 2024.

Trial outcome 07.04.2023:

3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

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