Ruslana Albertovna Senko
Ruslana Albertovna Senko is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Senko is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Brest Regional Court, he makes politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus. As a result of her decisions, Belarusians who did not support the current regime in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on December 31, 2021, she sentenced political prisoner, blogger Yuri Chudinovych to four years in prison under maximum security conditions. In 2022, Senko made a decision to imprison Dmitry Lagodich under general regime conditions for a period of 3 years and 6 months in the so-called “Zeltzer case.” On November 3, 2022, Ruslana Senko sentenced businessman from Brest Sergei Matyukhevich to three years’ imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime conditions for messages on the Internet. Thus, Ruslana Albertovna Senko is responsible for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Senko’s actions contribute to human rights violations and increased politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
Ruslana Albertovna Senko is involved in politically motivated repressions in the Republic of Belarus. Senko is responsible for the fact that, as a judge of the Brest Regional Court, he makes politically motivated sentences against representatives of civil society of the Republic of Belarus. As a result of her decisions, Belarusians who did not support the current regime in the country were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. In particular, on December 31, 2021, she sentenced political prisoner, blogger Yuri Chudinovych to four years in prison under maximum security conditions. In 2022, Senko made a decision to imprison Dmitry Lagodich under general regime conditions for a period of 3 years and 6 months in the so-called “Zeltzer case.” On November 3, 2022, Ruslana Senko sentenced businessman from Brest Sergei Matyukhevich to three years’ imprisonment in a penal colony under general regime conditions for messages on the Internet. Thus, Ruslana Albertovna Senko is responsible for promoting repression against representatives of civil society and the democratic opposition. Her work within the judiciary is focused on maintaining the position of the existing government, rather than on enforcing the law. Senko’s actions contribute to human rights violations and increased politically motivated repression in the Republic of Belarus.
List of repressed
Detained along with other young people in Baranavichy (late December 2023).
And the press service of the court announced the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The essence of the charges is briefly stated: they were on the roadway in Baranavichy, shouting slogans, displaying white-red-white flags, “deliberately obstructing the movement of traffic and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations.” The exact date when the protests took place is not even indicated, it is simply called “August 2020.”
Thus, in 2024, 25 residents of Baranavichy have already been sentenced for the protests of August 2020. All were sentenced to a prison colony for a period of 1 to 3 years (the only exception was that a woman with a child under 3 years of age was sentenced to a suspended sentence).
Detained along with other young people in Baranovichi (at the end of December 2023).
The court's press service announced the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The charges were briefly stated: they were on the roadway in Baranovichi, shouting slogans, displaying white-red-white flags, and "intentionally obstructing traffic and the normal functioning of businesses and organizations." The exact date of the protests wasn't even specified, simply being referred to as "August 2020."
Thus, in 2024, 25 Baranovichi residents were sentenced for the August 2020 protests. All were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 1 to 3 years (the only exception was a woman with a child under 3, who received a suspended sentence).
He was scheduled to be released on October 27 , 2025.
Detained along with other young people in Baranovichi (at the end of December 2023).
And the court's press service reported the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The essence of the charges is stated briefly: they were on the roadway in Baranovichi, shouting slogans, demonstrating white-red-white flags, "intentionally obstructing traffic and the normal functioning of enterprises and organizations." The exact date of the protests is not even indicated, it is simply called "August 2020."
Thus, in 2024, 25 residents of Baranovichi were sentenced for the protests of August 2020. All were sentenced to a penal colony for a term of 1 to 3 years (the only exception was a woman with a child under 3 years old who was sentenced to a penal colony with a deferred sentence).
According to human rights activists , he will be released in June 2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "displaying" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Vyacheslav has previously been convicted twice. He will also undergo mandatory treatment for chronic alcoholism.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduled to be released on October 14, 2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduled to be released on October 14, 2025.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They were allegedly on the roadway of the streets, shouting loudly, shouting "slogans" and "demonstrating" national flags.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2025, having served his full sentence.
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduled to be released on November 28 , 2025 .
Seventeen people from Baranovichi were charged under the "people's" article. They were found guilty of participating in a march in Baranovichi on the night of August 10-11, 2020. They allegedly stood on the streets, shouted loudly, chanted "slogans," and "displayed" national flags.
He was scheduled to be released on October 14, 2025.
Detained along with other young people in Baranovichi (at the end of December 2023).
The court's press service announced the verdict (without naming names, but the circumstances fit this group of people). The charges were briefly stated: they were on the roadway in Baranovichi, shouting slogans, displaying white-red-white flags, and "intentionally obstructing traffic and the normal functioning of businesses and organizations." The exact date of the protests wasn't even specified, simply being referred to as "August 2020."
Thus, in 2024, 25 Baranovichi residents were sentenced for the August 2020 protests. All were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 1 to 3 years (the only exception was a woman with a child under 3, who received a suspended sentence).
He was scheduled to be released on October 27 , 2025.
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crisis psychologist, consulting psychologist and therapist on problems of relationships and personal development, psychology teacher. She was detained for comments on the Internet and donation.
At the trial , Alesya Lyantsevich agreed that it was she who made the donations, but rejected the “extremist” motives and insults attributed to her by the prosecution. At the same time, the statute of limitations on this article has long expired.
At the court hearing on September 21, the state prosecution requested that Lentsevich be imprisoned for a term of four years.
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Dmitry was charged under three articles of the Criminal Code for Telegram comments about Alexander Lukashenko, Natalia Kachanova, and Russians. State television aired a video about the verdict. In it, the prosecutor explains the essence of the charge: that the comment about Russians constituted an "ethnic insult."
He was scheduled to be released on November 23 , 2025 .
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- Parents of minors
At the beginning of the trial, Sergei Matyukhevich was charged under two articles of the Criminal Code for messages on the Internet. However, under Article 369 of the Criminal Code, the judge released the man from punishment: the statute of limitations had expired. But under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code, Sergei was found guilty.
As the prosecutor reported in a video broadcast by state media, Matyukhevich was accused of using his phone and the Internet to incite citizens to use violence against security forces on July 15, 2020.
On 13.01.2023, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Sergei has two young sons. The youngest was born while Sergei was in prison awaiting trial.
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Dmitry lived in Ukraine for a long time, and in 2019 he married a Ukrainian woman there. He did not serve in the Belarusian army, but in Ukraine he joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a supply officer. From March to October 2021, he worked as a guard at a military warehouse in the demarcation zone between the DPR/LPR and the territory controlled by Ukraine.
In the fall of 2021, having lost his Belarusian passport, Dmitry went to the embassy in Kyiv, where he was issued a temporary document and advised to go to Belarus for a new passport. However, immediately after crossing the border, he was detained. For two days in a row, the KGB interrogated him on suspicion of "terrorism" and "weapons transportation."
No facts were found, but Dmitry was transferred from the temporary detention facility to a pretrial detention center and a case of "mercenarism" was opened (Article 133 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). Later, the article was reclassified, and in March 2022, he was convicted of "participation in military actions on the territory of a foreign state without the authorization of Belarus." During his stay in the pretrial detention center, Dmitry's daughter was born.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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A resident of Baranovichi. He was engaged in entrepreneurship, then worked as a truck driver.
In the 2020 elections, he tried to register as a presidential candidate, but the Central Election Commission refused him.
Before the 2020 elections, he began actively running the YouTube channel "Tochka nevozvrata" (currently has 43.3 thousand subscribers). In particular, statements from this channel formed the basis of the criminal case against Chudinovich. In July 2021, the man was placed in custody. On May 1, 2022, he was transferred to a closed prison.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in March 2025.
| 26.01.2024 | Перед тюрьмой у него была проблема с ногами, возможно суставы - он ходил с подлокотным костылем. Жаловался, что состояние ухудшилось после ШИЗО, куда его помешали накануне. Когда его вели на ПКТ у него костыль забрали. Видели как он выходил, держась рукой за стену общежития. Из разговоров с ним он сказал, что его жену убили, а дочь похитили (намекая, видимо, что его жена умерла в больнице из-за низкого уровня медицины, а дочь, оставленную без попечителей, отправили в интернат). |
