Former political prisonersPardoned

Alexander Tadionovich Gurnik

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

A real estate agent, blogger, and author of the blog "Belarus in the Window." His TikTok account has 431 followers. In his videos, he humorously comments on Belarusian news.

He was beaten during his arrest. Alexander had been beaten before—he was subjected to a wave of torture at Okrestina during the August protests. According to a medical report published on his page, he was brutally beaten during his arrest as he left his home on August 12 at Okrestina, and had 47 bruises on his body.

Muzhina filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee demanding an investigation into his beating. The criminal case, of course, was dismissed. During the criminal investigation, it was established that between August and October 2020, Alexander repeatedly participated in blocking traffic in Minsk and posted videos insulting Lukashenko on social media.

He was pardoned in the fall of 2024.

Sentences

Trial outcome 18.05.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 18.07.2023
unknown.

Involved in repression

Dmitriy Gennadievich Kurovsky
Dmitriy Gennadievich Kurovsky
Judges16 may 1989
Place:
Brest Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
18.05.2023
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Yuri Ivanovich Rutkovsky
Yuri Ivanovich Rutkovsky
Judges16 december 1973
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
18.07.2023
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Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Overseers27 december 1979
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Fomich Shego
Alexander Fomich Shego
Overseers1 february 1991
Place:
SIZO-7
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alexander Tadionovich Gurnik
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
16.09.1981
Was held in:
IK №3
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2022
  2. ~29.06.2022

    Transfer

    SIZO-7 — In custody

  3. 2023
  4. 18.05.2023

    Trial outcome 18.05.2023

    5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Brest Regional Court

  5. 18.07.2023

    Appeal 18.07.2023

    unknown, Supreme Court

  6. 01.08.2023

    Transfer

    IK-3 — In custody

  7. 2024
  8. 07.11.2024

    Status change

    Pardoned