Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
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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.
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On March 3, 2023, the regional court considered the appeal against the verdict. At the moment, the details of the case, as well as the results of the trials, are unknown.
In the fall of 2023, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
1 year imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
Vladimir is accused of posting photos from the August 2020 protest actions in Vitebsk on his social networks.
Vladimir was detained on December 14, 2022 after three more people connected with the ROK'I PUB gastropub were detained (the founders of the institution Ilya Kulman and Pavel Petrunin, the name and post of the third detainee are unknown).
As reported by «Vitebsk Viasna», according to pub visitors, one of the reasons for the detention could be a recent concert by a Belarusian singer performing under the pseudonym Iva Sativa (real name Yana Smolyaga, she is the wife of former political prisoner Levon Khalatryan). But, probably, the concert was an occasion to check the activities of the institution. As it turned out later, the Department of Financial Investigations opened a case for non-payment of taxes. Most likely, Bulavsky, as an organizer of concert activities in Vitebsk, was also detained as part of this case.
Rodion lived abroad for some time in several countries, and then decided to return to Belarus.
He was soon detained by the GUBOPiK. The comments that the GUBOPiK accuses him of are dated 2020.
It is possible that the guy was identified long ago and a case was opened against him, but they waited until he returned to Belarus to detain him. The security forces claim that "he faces 5 to 12 years in prison" - probably referring to a criminal case for "inciting hatred and enmity."
According to human rights activists , he will be released in March 2025.
The 35-year-old hard rock fan was initially charged with insulting a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), insulting Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code), and slandering Lukashenko (Part 1 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code).
Vitaly was detained on October 13, 2022 and placed in the Vitebsk pretrial detention center.
03.08.2024 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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36-year-old Oleg Shvaiko worked with the women's team at the Minsk football club. It is known that he expressed an active position regarding the events in Belarus in 2020. At the end of 2021, the coach left the Minsk structure. He was detained on November 4, 2022. After his arrest, he was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest. Oleg was then transferred to a pre-trial detention center as part of a criminal case for participating in the 2020 protests.
According to human rights activists, he was released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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- Parents of minors
At the end of July 2024, he was released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years in prison
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- People with disabilities
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Has group 3 disability (hearing loss). Accused of posting an offensive comment in the telegram messenger regarding A.G. Lukashenko. The prosecutor requested 1.5 years in prison.
A sign language interpreter was also involved in the process.
According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of 2023.
1 year and 2 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Owner of a dog hotel in Grodno and has a higher education.
Pavel was accused of “posting publications in the form of images with text messages that are unacceptable for use from the point of view of modern culture” on the social network VKontakte, which the court considered as degrading the honor and dignity of Lukashenko.
11.11.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Public figure and musician.
Convicted for liking a post on Odnoklassniki mentioning the "victim" Senior Inspector Viktor Lutchenko.
In January 2023, Boris's punishment was increased due to a prosecutor's protest.
He was taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Parents of minors
Former employee of «Grodno Azot». It is known that the man was detained on June 25 under administrative article 19.11 (Distribution, manufacture, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or propagandizing such activities) and by court decision received 10 days of arrest.
After the expiration of the sentence, he was remanded in custody again as part of a criminal case. He was blamed for a like on the ok.ru. Namely, in the group «Stopluka» under the post with the image of A. Lukashenko.
Eduard Isaev has a wife and small children at home.
According to the telegram channels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was detained for registration in the «Peramoga plan».
He was detained on October 13, 2022 under an administrative article, on October 28 he was arrested again under the article for participating in protest actions.
On August 5, 2023, he was released after the expiration of the sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in the colony.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
On August 30, his home was searched , and it lasted more than six hours. After that, Mozheiko did not get in touch.
In the spring of 2021, Pavel was involved in the Ales Pushkin case and was detained for 72 hours.
Pavel is a journalist and TV presenter, author of the program "Intermarium" on the TV channel "B**sat", a former political prisoner. He was the director of the "Center of the City of Life", which was liquidated by the court after the initiation of a criminal case.
It is known that a criminal case has been opened against Pavel for exercising his freedom of expression. In the summer of 2021, his home was searched.
Father of two children.
From 2002 to 2004, he served a prison sentence for slandering the president.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Pavel Mozheiko.