Eugene Sergeevich Drozdov
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Drozdov Evgeny Sergeyevich is an employee of the security forces involved in politically motivated repressions, during which thousands of peaceful demonstrators, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence.
Drozdov is guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions of detention against political prisoners on the territory of Correctional Colony No. 4 in the city of Gomel.
He planted needles on political prisoners in order to write reports on violations. He exerted moral pressure and humiliated them.
Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Drozdov Evgeny Sergeyevich is an employee of the security forces involved in politically motivated repressions, during which thousands of peaceful demonstrators, several hundred journalists, human rights defenders and activists were detained and subjected to violence.
Drozdov is guilty of using violence and creating inappropriate conditions of detention against political prisoners on the territory of Correctional Colony No. 4 in the city of Gomel.
He planted needles on political prisoners in order to write reports on violations. He exerted moral pressure and humiliated them.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Journalists
On October 30, Irina was detained at the Minsk airport when she and her husband were returning from vacation. On November 1, Pervomaisky District Judge Maxim Trusevich sentenced them both to 15 days of arrest for allegedly storing materials on Facebook that were deemed "extremist." On November 15, journalist Irina Slavnikova was sentenced to another 15 days of arrest for the second time in a row. On November 26, it became known that Irina Slavnikova had become a suspect under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Irina Slavnikova .
Arrested for commenting on the Zeltser case. According to relatives, she was tried for videos and comments on Tik-Tok. Alina suffers from epilepsy. A psychiatric examination was appointed in the case - the break lasted a month. The daughter is waiting for the political prisoner at home.
According to human rights activists, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.
2 years in prison
She was detained at the end of September 2021 in a criminal case on the creation of an extremist group (telegram chat) and for a performance at the city cemetery, when a group of young people placed a portrait of Lukashenka on the grave and opened champagne.
In the spring of 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
2 years in prison.
- Associations
- Teachers
- Parents of minors
Irina was arrested on August 23, 2021 for leaving messages on the Mozyr 97 telegram channel, which was recognized as "extremist". And at the first court session, they were accused of "organizing mass riots." Irina Goryashina left two daughters at home - 7 and 15 years old.
2 years in prison .
2.5 years in prison .
- Associations
- Activists
Anna was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened following a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest, where people were singing and dancing in circles and were attacked with a water cannon. She was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Anna was released in February 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Detained on September 20 in a criminal case on the creation of an extremist formation (telegram chat). After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
She was detained on September 20 in a criminal case for a performance at the city cemetery, when a group of young people placed a portrait of Lukashenka on the grave and opened champagne. After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
On September 30, 2021, she was detained in Krupki in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of Dmitry Fedosyuk, an employee of the State Security Committee, and Andrei Zeltser, an IT specialist, in a Minsk apartment.
30.03.2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
- Associations
- Retirees
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Miory in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment. In mid-September 2022, she was transferred to house arrest.
At first it was reported that the political prisoner was accused under Articles 369 and 130 of the Criminal Code, but in the end she was tried for insulting Lukashenko (Article 368 of the Criminal Code) and a government official (Article 369 of the Criminal Code).
The political prisoner was handcuffed in the courtroom. She has about 4 months left in prison.
02.05.2023 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
In October 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against the former political prisoner. She is accused under Article 369 of the Criminal Code (insulting a government official). This became known from a report of incidents published in the local district newspaper.
| 22.02.2022 | 02/10/22 received a postcard with the return address Vitebsk SIZO 2 Kam.20 |
She was detained on September 30, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
She was released in September 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
2.5 years in prison
- Associations
She was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On January 5, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.
| 21.10.2022 | 20/10/2022: Melanie Vogel, member of French Senate, became Natalia's godmother via Libereco https://www.libereco.org/en/pinchuk-berasnieu-nikitsina/ |
| 04.06.2022 | Jun 2nd, 2022: Special Rapporter for Belarus will forward Natalia's case to the WGAD, Working Group of Arbitrary Detention. |
1 year 10 months in prison
was detained on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
09.19.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
was detained on September 7, 2021 in a criminal case on insulting the state flag. She, as well as two other men, were accused of tearing down the state flag on one of the streets of Homel. Released on June 23, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.
1 year in prison .
