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
- Entrepreneurs
Sergei was arrested in November 2020 and convicted in a criminal case brought for blocking railway tracks and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Detained under 18 years
- Students
David was detained upon his return from Poland as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against fraud in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
On January 21, 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Sergei was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage exceeded 27 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Military
- Athletes
Denis has been involved in sports since early childhood, he is a five-time champion of Belarus in karate and a master of sports in karate, hand-to-hand and army combat, and also served in the 38th airborne assault brigade of the city of Brest, from where he retired on July 13, 2020.
Denis was arrested in a criminal case opened after the protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against election fraud. He was accused of throwing asphalt at security forces and swinging at a police car, as a result of which he was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
Despite his involvement in a male sport, he is a very kind and open person by nature.
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
Daniil was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in early spring 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Denis was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
In July 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Yuri was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
On March 27, 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Athletes
Daniil, a Volna FC fan, was arrested on August 10, 2020, as part of a criminal case stemming from protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
On February 26, 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Sergei, an electrician, was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Denis was arrested and convicted for blocking the rails.
According to human rights activists, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- IT staff
Alexey is an IT engineer with an excellent education and a gold medal for graduating from a physics and mathematics school. He has a disability due to joint damage caused by hemophilic polyarthropathy.
On December 3, 2020, he was arrested and convicted of “threatening to use violence and insulting a government official.”
On August 26, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
| 18.05.2021 | patronymic Aleksandrovich |
- Associations
- Activists
Igor was detained on December 2, 2020 and convicted for participating in protests that took place in August 2020 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Viktor was detained on October 16, 2020 and convicted for participating in a protest that took place from August 10 to 11, 2020 near the Riga shopping center in Minsk.
He was released in May 2023 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
Dmitry, a volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters and director of Technocracy LLC, was detained and convicted for participating in protests that took place on August 9-12, 2020 in Minsk.
03/15/2025 released , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- Workers
- Parents of minors
Denis, the administrator of the channel "Drivers 97%", was detained on September 22, 2020 in Minsk by GUBOPiK officers. After 15 days of administrative arrest, he was never released and was accused of "calls for mass riots, blocking roads due to dissatisfaction with the authorities and falsifying elections."
He was released on October 25, 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 28.06.2021 | Transferred to Mogilev in the correctional institution "Prison 4" |
