Political prisoners

Aliaksei Yuryevich Kuzavatkin

Dissidentby since
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Alexey, a Russian citizen, worked at the Gomel Chemical Plant before his arrest. He was detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity" after Belarusian security forces gained access to the chats of a bot belonging to the Belarusian Gayun monitoring project, where people submitted information about Russian troop movements.

In the winter of 2025, Alexei was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, as well as to pay a large fine.

Alexey has type 1 diabetes and is insulin-dependent. Furthermore, he was assigned a lifelong disability status as a child.

Sentences

Trial outcome 01.12.2025
3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.
Appeal 25.02.2026
the sentence was upheld.

Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.

Involved in repression

Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
Overseers9 january 1978
Place:
IK-17
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in IK-17

Aliaksei Yuryevich Kuzavatkin
In custody:
Case categories:
The Gayun Case
Hometown:
Gomel
Birthday:
17.08.1999
Mailing address:
IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
Health problems:
Diabetes mellitus, Mental illness
Articles:
Groups:
Foreign citizensPeople with disabilities
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. 17.04.2025

    Transfer

    IVS Gomel — In custody

  3. 01.05.2025

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  4. 01.12.2025

    Trial outcome 01.12.2025

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine, Gomel Regional Court

  5. 2026
  6. 25.02.2026

    Appeal 25.02.2026

    the sentence was upheld

  7. 09.03.2026

    Transfer

    IK-17 — In custody