Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
Guilty of all the atrocities that took place in Pre-trial Detention Center No. 6. These include beatings of detainees, including children, in the first days after the election, abuse of defendants in the Pinsk case and other political prisoners. Separately, it is worth noting the multiple violations of the rights of supporters of change serving administrative arrest. These people were beaten, deprived of parcels and letters, and kept in overcrowded cells.
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
It is known that in Poland Oreshko worked as a human resources specialist — he looked for people to employ. He came to Belarus periodically. It is not known when he returned last, but he was detained several months ago.
Аreshko is currently in a pre-trial detention facility.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
First,Ivan was arrestedfor15 days, thenplacedin a pretrial detention facility on a criminal case.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
When in June 2024 the KGB of Belarus declared the Media IQ project an extremist group, it named Pitkevich among its participants. Around the same time, Polina's accounts were last online.
Polina Pitkevich was born in 1994. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Belarusian State University (2016). She was fond of theater and for some time played as an actress in the Laboratory of Social Theater in Minsk. As a journalist, she wrote on cultural topics. Polina is also known for her love of animals - on her social media pages, you can find many ads about helping homeless tailed ones. According to friends, Polina had more than one rescued cat living in her house.
Trial outcome 07.03.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.09.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Mozyr activist and blogger Polina Zyl. As Nasha Niva learned, the girl was charged with participating in protests and being involved in an "extremist group." She is awaiting trial in a pretrial detention center.
Her boyfriend Maksim Shukanov was arrested along with her. There was no information about his release, most likely he is also in the pretrial detention center.
Polina is 31 years old. She is originally from Yelsk, studied in Mozyr. In 2020, the girl supported the protests, even got arrested for a day. Then Polina went into hiding, but remained in the country. Both Zyl and Shukanov were wanted, but did not want to leave Belarus.
Trial outcome date unknown
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Viktor was born in the Russian Federation, but has Belarusian citizenship. He lived in Ratomka.
The Linkedin page indicates that since 2018, Viktor has worked as a senior communications engineer at customs. This is probably what the criminal case against the man for "abuse of power or official authority" is connected to.
Trial outcome 03.03.2025
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He was detained in early September 2024 and received two terms under administrative article 19.1. He spent about a month in the Okrestina temporary detention facility, after which a criminal case was opened for insulting Lukashenko A. and he was transferred to pretrial detention center No. 1.
Father Nikolai, 47, was detained along with his wife Elena, 46, and their son Nikita, 24, for participating in the 2020 protest.
Trial outcome 03.02.2025
unknown years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 800 basic values fine.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Andrey was sentenced to one day in prison twice in a row (12/18 and 12/31/2024) under Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activity or promoting such activity. After that, a criminal case was opened against him and he was transferred to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1.
Trial outcome 21.04.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 200 basic values fine.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
2 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
Appeal 11.11.2025
the sentence was upheld.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A student at the Minsk State Linguistic University. Detained in September 2024. Initially, she was sentenced to two days in prison under an administrative article, after which a criminal case was opened. According to acquaintances, the criminal case is politically motivated.
Alina Shevtsova was added to the list of participants of the "extremist formation" "School of Leadership for Women" at the end of September 2024. This is an educational project for Belarusian female students, which helps them develop leadership skills.
Trial outcome 19.06.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
In the fall of 2024, Irina Poznyakevich's name appeared in the wanted list in Russia. She was then tried and deported to Belarus.
Irina Poznyakevich (Shulga) is 26 years old. She is originally from Baranovichi, and also lived in Ivatsevichi. According to social media, the girl worked in various fields - for example, she was a nurse. And as of 2019, she had a small child.
In October 2020, Irina was in a detention center in Zhodino — the girl was detained allegedly for participating in protests. It is unknown whether she actually participated in anything then, or was one of those detained by chance.
In February 2021, she moved to Russia. Her legalization expired on January 14, 2024, but she did not leave Moscow for her homeland, but stayed there. In October 2024, Irina was tried in the Mikulinsky District Court of Moscow. She was sentenced to a fine of 5,000 Russian rubles (about $50) and deportation from Russia.
Trial outcome 03.03.2025
unknown.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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