Former political prisonersReleased

Artem Yuryevich Litevich

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

A former truck driver returned from Europe. He was charged with over 1,000 extremist comments, including some dating back to 1997.

Artyom was convicted in the Minsk City Court under Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code and Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.

The hearing of Artem’s case under Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code and Article 369 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus is scheduled for January 31, 2025 .

He was released in February 2026.

Sentences

Trial outcome 24.10.2024

unknown.

Appeal 24.12.2024

unknown.

Trial outcome 04.02.2025

unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Involved in repression

Elena Nikolaevna Ananich

Judges18 october 2026

Place:: Minsk City Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 24.10.2024

Alexander Ivanovich Ivankov

Judges5 december 1978

Place:: Supreme Court
Type:: Appeal
Date:: 24.12.2024

Svetlana Anasovna Cherepanova

Judges4 october 1972

Place:: Minsk City Court
Type:: Court of First Instance
Date:: 04.02.2025

Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko

OthersOverseers29 june 1975

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko

Overseers25 april 1984

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Correctional officer

Alesya Petrovna Brinevets

Overseers22 january 1980

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Correctional officer

Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov

Overseers25 december 1994

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Correctional officer

Artem Viktorovich Veselov

OverseersOthers7 august 1984

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Correctional officer

Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev

Overseers18 october 2026

Place:: IK-15
Type:: Correctional officer

Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric

Overseers20 april 1978

Place:: SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:: Head of the correctional facility

In custody:
Case categories:: Protests 2020, Minsk Return to Belarus
Hometown:: Minsk
Birthday:: 28.02.1982
Was held in:: IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

2024
21.02.2024
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
24.10.2024
Trial outcome 24.10.2024
unknown, Minsk City Court
24.12.2024
Appeal 24.12.2024
unknown, Supreme Court
2025
04.02.2025
Trial outcome 04.02.2025
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court
07.05.2025
Transfer
IK-15 — In custody