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.
Alexander was convicted in the summer of 2024 under the articles "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and "inciting racial, national, religious or other social hostility or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment.
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 25.06.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
The man is 50 years old. He was the founder or director of several companies involved in the import of computers and computer components. Most recently, he was deputy director of commercial affairs at Avard Service and director of SanRan.
It's unclear exactly when he was detained , but it was more than six months ago. The KGB included Rushkevich among the members of the "extremist group Trielit," along with businessman Vladimir Balabanovich, who is on trial for calling for sanctions.
The chat was probably hacked because of one of the detainees.
In the spring of 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 23.05.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Vladimir conducted training and educational courses on financial management for companies. His last known position was as a financial controller at Belkanton Group, a large office supply company that also owns the Afiston chain of stores and Office Life magazine. According to his LinkedIn profile, Vladimir resigned no later than July 2023.He was presumably detained upon returning to Belarus after a vacation.His sole proprietorship activities were suspended on November 5, 2023.
Vladimir has a son (12 years old) waiting for him at home.
On July 19, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
He is expected to be released in the summer of 2026.
Trial outcome 02.05.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
He was detained by police on October 19, 2023. Following his arrest, he served two administrative arrests of 15 days each. Human rights activists are aware that the second sentence was imposed on November 3 by the Central District Court of Minsk. At that time, Judge Yuliana Shcherba found 63-year-old Marchenko guilty of "disseminating extremist materials" (under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
Alexander'strialbegan on March25,2024, in the Minsk City Court.
On June 4, 2024, Alexander's appeal was heard. The appeal was dismissed.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Artyom was convicted in April 2024 under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Brest from August 10 to 11, 2020.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "demonstrating" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Detained for participating in the protest on August 10, 2020. A pro-government channel showed a video filmed on September 10, 2020, where a young man simply stands on the roadway of Masherov Avenue among protesters, and then leaves the road. The same channel showed the arrest: special forces with shields and machine guns burst into the young man's apartment.
Andrey is a foreign language teacher who worked in an IT company before his arrest.
Trial outcome 24.05.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Yuri was first convicted in January 2024 for participating in protests against imprisonment. On March 19, 2024, an appeal was heard and the sentence came into force.
He was convicted for the second time in early December 2024, apparently for a comment regarding Lukashenko A.G.
Trial outcome 11.01.2024
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 19.03.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
The man is accused of recruiting, training, or otherwise preparing for participation in an armed formation or armed conflict on the territory of a foreign state, or of financing such activities.
According to the prosecution's version of events, which was published by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Cheslav Kononovich allegedly made "10 bank transfers in favor of an extremist group (Kalinovskiy's Regiment) for a total amount of over 1,200 rubles."
On March 19, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 18.12.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
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