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
It is known that Vladimir was charged with 8 episodes of insults - the man left abusive comments against government officials on Odnoklassniki, and also distributed their personal information.
Nothing is known about the details of the charges under other articles.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment.
He was detained by Russian border guards when he tried to leave Belarus. He was handed over to the Belarusian security forces and placed in a pre-trial detention center.
At the beginning of September 2022,it became known that a trial was held in Orsha to strengthen the political prisoner regime and Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.
Dmitry’s mother died on April 13, 2023.
It recently became known that in Orsha on September 1, 2023, a trial was held under Part 1 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code (Malicious disobedience to the requirements of the prison administration). Dmitry was added to his prison term by another 1 year and 15 days . That is, the political prisoner’s term should have ended on August 18, and he should have been released, but this did not happen due to re-arrest and trial on a new criminal case.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Ilya was convicted for a personal message sent to Vladimir Kozlovsky, a senior police inspector at the Ministry of Internal Affairs department of the Leninsky District Administration of Grodno. According to the prosecution, in his message, he threatened to use violence against the police officer "with the aim of obstructing his lawful activities, forcing him to change the nature of these activities, and out of revenge for the performance of his official duties."
He was released in the winter of 2025, having served his sentence in full.
- Associations
- People with disabilities
- Teachers
Ruslan was accused of “feeling hatred towards the current government” and writing numerous offensive messages to police officers and their relatives.
It is known that he has a 3rd group disability due to vision impairment.
Ruslan was released from prison early after being pardoned.
According to the indictment, in August 2021, he and Yaroslav Geben tore the national flag from one of the stores and took indecent photographs with it and filmed a video.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Valentin was arrested in August 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under three criminal articles.
In January 2022, he was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony for "social media posts calling for street protests and active resistance if they were suppressed," as well as for filming a protest on August 12, 2020, on Cosmonauts Avenue in Grodno, a video of which he posted online with his own commentary.
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.
According to the prosecution, demonstrating an insulting and disdainful attitude towards the State Flag of Belarus, he climbed onto the roof of the building and broke the flag from the flagpole, damaging the pole.
Then, together with Nikita Murin, they took pictures with the flag and filmed an obscene video with the flag. At the same time, they repeatedly threw the cloth onto the ground and bushes.
12/02/2023 having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Russian citizen. Convicted for having removed the flag of the Republic of Belarus along with the tree, which was attached to the wall of the office of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Astravets District Executive Committee, and took it home. Arrested on October 22, 2021.
2 months of arrest .
According to the indictment, the man participated in the Unity March, which took place in Hrodna on September 6, 2020, at 13:20 he stood in a convoy near house No. 10 on Gornovykh Street. Avdik was held in custody from 6 to 16 September in a temporary detention center, then he was transferred to a Grodno prison. Released after expiration of sentence.
Native of Kazakhstan. Worked for Grodno-Azot. In Grodno he was detained on November 4, 2021 as part of a criminal case for insulting a government official.
At the beginning of June 2024 he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison.
Person involved in a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order from Grodno. He is being held in jail until trial.
Released on July 5, 2022 at the end of his sentence.
1 year in prison .
He was detained on November 5, 2021 as part of a criminal case on insulting the president. The court session took place on 01/21/2022 and was closed.
On August 24, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years in a general regime colony
He was taken into custody in connection with charges under Part 3 of Article 371 of the Criminal Code for organizing illegal border crossings by citizens fleeing arbitrary politically motivated persecution by the authorities of Belarus, which could lead to grave consequences for them - torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and illegal deprivation of liberty. Despite the fact that he was tried for committing an act by a group of people, only Evgeniy was in the dock. According to the charges, he brought people to the border zone of Lithuania.
Released in the summer of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
Grodno resident. Emergencies Ministry employee. He was detained on September 30, 2021 , in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment. Alexander liked one of the comments.
At the end of November 2021, information appeared about Alexander's transfer from Zhodino Investigative Prison No. 8 to Prison No. 1 in Grodno.
On June 28, 2022, the KGB added Alexander to the list of persons "involved in terrorist activities", and in September - to "extremist" ones.
On August 12, 2022, the political prisoner was sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony. In accordance with the decision of the judge of the Grodno Regional Court, he must also pay a fine of 50 basic units (1,600 rubles). It is known that the state prosecutor asked to punish the political prisoner with four years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
10/17/2022 released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Teachers
a teacher at Lida's music school, detained for commenting after the murder of A. Zeltser on September 30, 2021. Oksana left a comment under the post of anti-people reporter Alexander Pleskachev about the murder of a law enforcement officer with the following content: "Andrei Zeltser defended his house, his family in his apartment from unknown people who broke down the door with an ax. He defended himself as best he could ... ".
| 04.12.2021 | Translated. 230023 Grodno, st. Kirova, 1 Prison 1. |
1 year and 2 months in prison
