Andrey Leonidovich Leshchenko
Andrey Leonidovich Leshchenko
Number of repressed: 69
Date of birth: 23 april 1972
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Judge of the Brest Regional Court. Acting Deputy Chairman of the Court. Andrei Leonidovich Leshchenko is an employee of the judicial system of the Republic of Belarus, supporting the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions in Belarus. Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, according to which at least 3 days of administrative arrest were imposed. In his work, he mainly considered complaints against politically motivated sentences of lower courts. These complaints were left unsatisfied. On February 10, 2023, he sentenced Dmitry Stepanov, accusing him of creating an extremist group or participating in it under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code, sentencing him with a punishment of four years of restriction of freedom in a general regime.

Judge of the Brest Regional Court. Acting Deputy Chairman of the Court. Andrei Leonidovich Leshchenko is an employee of the judicial system of the Republic of Belarus, supporting the Lukashenko regime and politically motivated repressions in Belarus. Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, according to which at least 3 days of administrative arrest were imposed. In his work, he mainly considered complaints against politically motivated sentences of lower courts. These complaints were left unsatisfied. On February 10, 2023, he sentenced Dmitry Stepanov, accusing him of creating an extremist group or participating in it under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code, sentencing him with a punishment of four years of restriction of freedom in a general regime.

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Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 1
In custody: ~1308 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 15.12.1993
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Ivan 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."

According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 2
In custody: 1726 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 26.04.2000
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Yakov was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

Yakov graduated from the Brest Builders' Lyceum and was assigned to work, but was unable to start working due to his detention. In May 2022, the Brest Moscow Court ordered him to pay compensation for failure to work and a state fee.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Yakov Shafarenko.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
5 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome date unknown
approximately 3785 rubles of compensation.
Pavel Ruslanovich Mazko
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In custody: 980 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 21.10.2002
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Pavel was detained in connection with 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". Before his detention, Pavel was engaged in clothing design and volunteer work, supporting people with disabilities and children in orphanages.

He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Roman Anatolievich Sidyuk
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Request letters Bank of letters 1
In custody: 1119 days
Hometown: Kobryn
Date of birth: 09.02.1987
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Roman was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against election fraud that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. During the protest, he was seriously injured and underwent long-term treatment. He was later convicted of participating in "mass riots."

He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Potential persecutions
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Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 15.06.1999
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Denis is a defendant in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against the falsification of the presidential elections.

Trial outcome 14.03.2024
unknown.
Appeal 11.06.2024
unknown.
Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 1
In custody: 1297 days
Hometown: Kobryn
Date of birth: 06.10.2002
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Alexander 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."

He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.

17.06.2021 He refused to give evidence and explanations during the investigation and in court.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 3
In custody: ~1612 days
Hometown: Duki
Date of birth: 20.05.1997
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Yevgeny was convicted of participating in “mass riots” in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsification in the presidential elections.

He was released in June 2025, having served his entire sentence.

15.02.2023 Yes matsi. Klapozizza for yago. Live in the Pruzhany region
12.08.2021 The trial began on 09.08.2021
07.07.2021 07/09/2021 no court. Due to illness, the case of Yevgeny was taken to a separate proceeding. It is not yet known when the trial will take place.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
4 years 11 months of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
Request letters Bank of letters 5
In custody: ~1252 days
Hometown: Baranovichi
Date of birth: 09.02.1995
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Mark was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

According to human rights activists, he was released on May 2, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Vadzim Gennadievich Dzmitranok
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In custody: 115 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 30.06.1977
Number of children: 2 children
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Vadim, an architect, was detained and beaten during a memorial event for Roman Bondarenko on Change Square on November 15, 2020, and hospitalized with injuries. He pleaded not guilty, saying that participating in the event was his civic duty, and was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.”

Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.

On March 15, 2024, a “special case” was opened against Vadim, and in the summer he was charged in absentia with “conspiracy to seize power,” “assisting extremist activity,” and “creating an extremist group.”

Trial outcome 17.03.2021
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 08.07.2024
12 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 11000 basic values fine (trial in absentia).
Appeal 25.10.2024
unknown (trial in absentia).
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