Denis Anatolyevich Tolstoystenkov
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Denis Anatolyevich Tolstenkov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
According to his decree, political prisoners were unreasonably restricted in their rights in penal colony No. 4.
Tolstenkov exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. Insulted them, humiliated them on the basis of gender, wished for their death. Prevented them from receiving parcels and communicating with lawyers. He drew up reports on far-fetched grounds, and then held commissions to determine punishment.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Denis Anatolyevich Tolstenkov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
According to his decree, political prisoners were unreasonably restricted in their rights in penal colony No. 4.
Tolstenkov exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. Insulted them, humiliated them on the basis of gender, wished for their death. Prevented them from receiving parcels and communicating with lawyers. He drew up reports on far-fetched grounds, and then held commissions to determine punishment.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Teachers
- Parents of minors
Irina was arrested on August 23, 2021 for leaving messages on the Mozyr 97 telegram channel, which was recognized as "extremist". And at the first court session, they were accused of "organizing mass riots." Irina Goryashina left two daughters at home - 7 and 15 years old.
2 years in prison .
2.5 years in prison .
- Associations
- Activists
Anna was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened following a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest, where people were singing and dancing in circles and were attacked with a water cannon. She was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Anna was released in February 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Detained on September 20 in a criminal case on the creation of an extremist formation (telegram chat). After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
She was detained on September 20 in a criminal case for a performance at the city cemetery, when a group of young people placed a portrait of Lukashenka on the grave and opened champagne. After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
On September 30, 2021, she was detained in Krupki in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
30.03.2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
- Associations
- Retirees
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Miory 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. In mid-September 2022, she was transferred to house arrest.
At first it was reported that the political prisoner was accused under Articles 369 and 130 of the Criminal Code, but in the end she was tried for insulting Lukashenko (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).
The political prisoner was handcuffed in the courtroom. She has about 4 months left in prison.
02.05.2023 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
In October 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against the former political prisoner. She is accused under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). This became known from a report of incidents published in the local district newspaper.
| 22.02.2022 | 02/10/22 received a postcard with the return address Vitebsk SIZO 2 Kam.20 |
She was detained on September 30, 2021 in Minsk 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.
She was released in September 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk 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.
2.5 years in prison
- Associations
She was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk 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.
On January 5, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
| 21.10.2022 | 20/10/2022: Melanie Vogel, member of French Senate, became Natalia's godmother via Libereco https://www.libereco.org/en/pinchuk-berasnieu-nikitsina/ |
| 04.06.2022 | Jun 2nd, 2022: Special Rapporter for Belarus will forward Natalia's case to the WGAD, Working Group of Arbitrary Detention. |
1 year 10 months in prison
was detained on September 29, 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.
09.19.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
was detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. She, as well as two other men, were accused of tearing down the state flag on one of the streets of Homel. Released on June 23, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.
1 year in prison .
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
Russian citizen. Arrested on May 28, 2021 for a tweet written on May 23. The tweet led to a publication in LiveJournal with a reprint of the BBC Russian Service material about the incident with the Ryanair plane (on which Roman Protasevich was flying). Vikholm added her own title to the reprint: "Lukashenko's next crime: an act of state air piracy" , and the phrase "act of state air piracy" was cited in the text of the BBC as a reaction of the Greek Foreign Ministry.
On September 1, 2022, she was released after the expiration of her sentence and immediately deported to the Russian Federation without the right to enter the Republic of Belarus for 10 years.
| 09.09.2021 | 09/16/2021 court will be held |
Larisa was first arrested on September 27, 2020, and convicted of an administrative offense. After the trial, she suffered a seizure and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Larisa suffers from depressive anxiety disorder and claustrophobia.
On August 6, 2021, security forces came to her workplace, conducted a search, and after interrogation, placed her in a temporary detention facility for three days. After this period, she was charged with violence or threat of violence against police officers for participating in a Sunday march on September 27, 2020, in Gomel, during which security forces used tear gas and stun grenades. According to the prosecution, Larisa "used brute force to grab a security officer by the arm, move him, and thereby obstruct his work."
In December 2021, Larisa was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Natalia was convicted in August 2021 in a criminal case opened on charges of insulting Lukashenko and destroying official documents. According to the prosecution, police officers arrived at Natalia's home on May 27, 2021. There, according to investigators, she "publicly insulted" Lukashenko with the words "we have a f*cking state" and "a f*cking president," thereby committing a crime, according to the prosecution. An hour later, investigators conducted a search of her apartment. During the search, the prosecution alleges, Natalia, "wanting to express her superiority and permissiveness," tore up the police report, thereby "damaging an official document."
She was released in March 2022 as part of a pardon.
