Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution. On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome. In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
According to the prosecution , Shichko, while in the city of Lida, left offensive comments regarding Alexander Lukashenko on the telegram channel “Grodno 97%”, which “humiliated the honor and dignity of the individual and were associated with accusations of committing a particularly serious crime.”
Before the trial, Vitaly Shichko, who has two dependent daughters, was in custody.
Trial outcome 15.03.2024
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
According to the prosecution , Mikhail Leshukovich, who was in custody before the verdict, on one of the YouTube channels, under the video “Protests in Belarus: is this possible in Tajikistan?” publicly posted a comment humiliating the honor and dignity of Alexander Lukashenko, thus spreading slander against him in a form open to the public.
There are still more than a thousand comments under the video.
A residentof Volkovyskwas detainedfor commentsabout Russianmilitary personnel . Pro-governmentTelegramchannelspublished a "repentantvideo" in which the mansayshe was detainedfor insulting Russian military personnel"servingin Ukraine " on Telegram, insulting the head of the regional executive committee, and insulting the Grodno military commissar.
According to human rights activists, he was expected to be released in the spring of 2026.
Trial outcome 12.02.2024
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander was arrested in May 2023 and convicted of posting comments slandering and insulting Lukashenko, as well as calls for the seizure of state power and the violent overthrow of the country's constitutional order, according to the case file. Furthermore, in August 2020, he made two donations in support of those detained.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
Nikita was convicted in December 2023 of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open facility. He pleaded not guilty at trial, explaining that he came to Sovetskaya Square on his way to the store, saw a crowd with white-red-white and red-green symbols, and assumed it was a rally in support of Lukashenko, so he joined. According to the case file, a photograph of him with the national flag was found on a Telegram channel, and a video recording of the march with white-red-white symbols was also presented, which the prosecution considers evidence of his participation.
On January 26, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 26.01.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Artyom was found guilty in December 2023 of several criminal charges, including "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released on March 20, 2026, as part of a pardon following another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole.
Trial outcome 01.12.2023
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 150 basic values fine.
The man called the district police and made comments against Lukashenko while speaking to the officer on duty. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time. He had previously been convicted of hooliganism and had been held administratively liable on several occasions.
On February 29, 2024, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In July 2024 , he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
In January 2025, Gennady was again tried for insulting Lukashenko A.G.
On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).
Trial outcome 27.12.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 29.02.2024
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 09.01.2025
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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