Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
The Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus for the Mogilev Region. Correctional Colony No. 2 in Babruisk. Head of the Operational-Regime Unit, Major. Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize is an accomplice to the repressions in the Babruisk colony, guilty of using violence and creating harsh conditions for political prisoners: placing them in a punishment cell upon arrival, refusing to give them parcels, and prohibiting them from communicating with other prisoners. He greeted new arrivals with the words: "You have ended up in the 'reddest' colony in the world." He is known for his cruelty and strict control of the regime, personally conducting inspections and punishing for the slightest violations, accompanying this with abuse and bullying. He gave propaganda lectures to political prisoners. In 2023, he introduced new restrictions on the mailing of books and medical supplies. At the beginning of 2024, he resigned and went to Germany under the repatriation program for descendants of German colonists (Spätaussiedler). According to BELPOL, he lives under the name Dimitri Schönwiese in Schwerin. At least 50 political prisoners remain in Colony No. 2. The German authorities have been notified of his involvement in the repressions.
The Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus for the Mogilev Region. Correctional Colony No. 2 in Babruisk. Head of the Operational-Regime Unit, Major. Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize is an accomplice to the repressions in the Babruisk colony, guilty of using violence and creating harsh conditions for political prisoners: placing them in a punishment cell upon arrival, refusing to give them parcels, and prohibiting them from communicating with other prisoners. He greeted new arrivals with the words: "You have ended up in the 'reddest' colony in the world." He is known for his cruelty and strict control of the regime, personally conducting inspections and punishing for the slightest violations, accompanying this with abuse and bullying. He gave propaganda lectures to political prisoners. In 2023, he introduced new restrictions on the mailing of books and medical supplies. At the beginning of 2024, he resigned and went to Germany under the repatriation program for descendants of German colonists (Spätaussiedler). According to BELPOL, he lives under the name Dimitri Schönwiese in Schwerin. At least 50 political prisoners remain in Colony No. 2. The German authorities have been notified of his involvement in the repressions.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Bloggers
Blogger Vadimati, resident of Grodno. Vadim was detained on August 16. First, he was convicted for calling for a sporting event, then for obscene statements about housing and communal services and the city executive committee. On September 16, it became known that two criminal cases were opened against Vadim Ermashuk: for insulting Lukashenko and for insulting the national flag of Belarus.
06/28/2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison .
In custody since May 18, 2021. During the trial, Valery noted that the image posted on the social network with the inscription "crazy" should not be regarded as an insult to Lukashenko - according to the accused, it was a generalized image.
06.03.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
People who were imprisoned with Bohdan said that Valeriy died at the very beginning of 2025. The former political prisoner had a blood clot.
resident of Molodechno, detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. Vladislav is accused of setting fire to the state flag, located near the store, together with Alexei Chashun.
On June 22, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year and 5 days in prison.
Inhabitant of Nesvizh. He was found guilty of hitting a policeman on the back during a protest in Nesvizh on August 11, 2020, who was detaining protesters. There are two children.
Released on May 30, 2022 after the expiration of the sentence.
1 year in prison.
According to the investigation, on October 12, 2020, at about 21:00, Zaikovsky, in a state of alcoholic intoxication on Dzerzhinsky Avenue with other unidentified persons, resisted police officers, threatened them with violence, and threw a beer glass towards the police bus.
He did not admit his guilt.
On October 20, 2022, in colony No. 2, the consideration of the case against Alexander under Part 1 of Art. 411 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus
In December 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
He was detained on August 4, 2021 as a suspect in a criminal case on participation in mass riots.
- Associations
- Teachers
Andrei Petrovsky graduated from Belarusian State University and the Academy of Management. The man has about 20 years of teaching experience, he taught history and social science at various schools in Smorgon and the region. According to the prosecution , on March 12, on the eve of Constitution Day, at a civics lesson, a teacher showed grade 11 students a video called “The Constitution has gone into prostitution!” with a logo that was recognized by the court as extremist. The topic of the lesson was “The system of international relations”. According to investigators, the video "contains deliberately false information discrediting the president."
On January 31, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in a colony under general regime conditions
A resident of Lida, was detained on May 21, 2021 for insult. On October 28, 2020, he was sentenced to 3 days for a march. Then he was arrested on a criminal case.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Detained under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
On December 17, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in prison
Yuriy was found guilty of the fact that on March 1, 2021, intending to publicly insult Lukashenka, he commented on a social network comment that, according to the examination, was recognized as humiliating, negatively assessing Lukashenka: “A filthy creature cannot be a king, Lucifer in human form...” .
At the end of January 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in prison .
Detained under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. According to the prosecution, repeatedly from August 31, 2020 to April 31, 2021, Khatko posted messages in the chats “Drivers 97”, “Military Town of Uruchcha” with proposals to block traffic, organize mass events.
On March 13, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
Pavel was arrested on June 23, 2021, as part of a criminal case for participation in mass riots, initiated in connection with the events in Minsk in August 2020.
In October of the same year, he was convicted of participating in protests that took place on August 10–11, 2020, and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence.
After his release, he was required to report regularly to the police, and his home was subject to nightly inspections. His parents' homes were also searched. Due to this persecution, Pavel left Belarus in late May 2025.
- Associations
- Journalists
Egor is the editor-in-chief of the Nasha Niva website (nn.by), and has been working for the publication since 2009. On July 8, 2021, he was detained in connection with a case of "group actions grossly violating public order." He was later charged under the article on "causing property damage without signs of theft" - for paying for utilities at rates for individuals instead of legal entities. The investigation calculated the damage at more than 10 thousand rubles.
In March 2022, Egor was sentenced to imprisonment, despite the fact that the damages were fully compensated.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
- Service sector
Alexander was detained in the winter of 2021 and convicted under articles on insulting Lukashenko and inciting hatred on the basis of social affiliation - in relation to police officers. The case of insulting Lukashenko was initiated for a comment on Telegram left by Alexander on September 27, 2020. Under another article, the criminal case was based on messages posted by him from July to October 2020, which, according to the investigation and the court, contained calls for aggressive actions against police officers.
According to human rights activists, Alexander was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Leonid was detained in February 2021 and later charged with public calls for violence and acts of terrorism, which, according to investigators, he posted in one of the public Telegram chats in October-November 2020. He did not admit his guilt.
According to human rights activists, he was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence.
