Former political prisonersReleased

Andrei Ryhoravich Balakhonau

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Andrei was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord."

He was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 23.11.2022

unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Appeal 03.02.2023

unknown.

Involved in repression

Basil Vasilevich Begun

Judges9 december 1960

Place:: Gomel Regional Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 23.11.2022

Vladimir Olegovych Cherevach

Judges17 october 2026

Place:: Supreme Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 03.02.2023

Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh

Overseers21 january 1980

Place:: IVS Okrestina
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

In custody:
Case categories:: Zeltser's case
Hometown:: Gomel
Birthday:: 18.03.1990
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

2021
29.09.2021
Transfer
IVS Okrestina — In custody
~08.10.2021
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
2022
23.11.2022
Trial outcome 23.11.2022
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Gomel Regional Court
2023
03.02.2023
Appeal 03.02.2023
unknown, Supreme Court
09.03.2023
Status change
In custody