On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.
On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.
During the referendum, at the exit from the voting station, several policemen in civilian clothes approached Alexey, he tried to run away from them, and during his arrest he grabbed his uniform and allegedly tore off a button, for which a criminal case was opened.
It is known that in Mogilev colony No. 15, Alexei was issued a penalty and was deprived of his transfer.
06/22/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 02.06.2022:
2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
Igor Fedorov worked for many years as a mechanical engineer at the Aviation Repair Plant in Baranovichi. But after the events of August 2020, when the man, together with other factory workers, actively expressed his civic position, he was brought to administrative responsibility under Art. 23.34 and Art. 24.3 Code of Administrative Offences. After this, his contract was not renewed, and subsequently Igor was forced to emigrate altogether, fearing criminal prosecution.
On February 27, 2022, he returned home to participate in the referendum. The guy was detained near the polling station and placed in a temporary detention center in Baranavichy. On March 2, he was transferred to pre-trial detention center-6.
12/18/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
Trial outcome 25.05.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Vitaly was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place in Zhlobin from August 9 to 10, 2020 and was directed against the results of the presidential elections. At the time of the "crime", he had an outstanding conviction and was intoxicated, which was an aggravating circumstance. However, the mitigating factor was the presence of a minor child in Vitaly's family.
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. For a long time - almost 10 years - he led the independent trade union "Grodno Azot".
In 2022, he became one of the defendants in the case of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. In December 2022, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison for “gross violation of order” (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code).
The leaders of the “Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions” were detained on April 19, 2022, and the houses of the association’s chairman Alexander Yarashuk and Sergei Antusevich were searched. The BKDP itself was liquidated by decision of the Supreme Court.
On October 31, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
Trial outcome 26.12.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Activist of the branch of the independent trade union of radio-electronic industry workers in Orsha. At one time, he led a school in Vysokoye and headed the district Council of Deputies, but after the establishment of a dictatorship in the country, he left the bureaucracy and eventually joined the human rights sphere. To date, he is 71 years old.
While still in the pre-trial detention center, Vasily’s health condition deteriorated significantly: the most dangerous thing is that he suffers from pain in his only kidney. However, the situation is so critical that drug treatment does not make sense. Need a kidney transplant.
During the arrest, Alexander’s phone was taken away and after they looked through it, they drew up a report on art. 19.11 Code of Administrative Offences, and later sentenced to administrative arrest.
But after “24 hours” Alexander was not released. The reason for opening a criminal case was the transfer of photos of Russian military equipment to the telegram channel “Belarusian Gayun”.
On April 15, Lucinovich was placed in Gomel pre-trial detention center-3 and charged.
Released on January 13, 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 22.07.2022:
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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