Political prisoners

Dmitriy Yurievich Popov

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The social media moderator for "Country for Life" disappeared on the evening of June 4, 2020. Only a few days later, it was revealed that he had been sentenced to 15 days in jail and transferred to a temporary detention facility in Minsk. He was charged with "organizing mass riots."

In the fall of 2022, Dmitry was transferred to prison regime.

According to human rights activists, the defendants in the case are required to pay compensation in the amount of 29 million rubles.

In 2025, Dmitry was convicted under Article 411.

Sentences

Trial outcome 14.12.2021
16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 01.06.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Regime change trial 27.09.2022
5 years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 06.10.2022
approximately 29000000 rubles of compensation.
Trial outcome date unknown
unknown years of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.

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

Denis Alexandrovich Mikushev
Denis Alexandrovich Mikushev
State prosecutors21 march 1980
Place:
SIZO-3
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
14.12.2021
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Nikolay Ivanovich Dolia
Nikolay Ivanovich Dolia
Judges7 march 1979
Place:
SIZO-3
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
14.12.2021
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Andrey Evgenyevich Litvin
Andrey Evgenyevich Litvin
Judges28 december 1977
Place:
court of the Bobruisk district and the city of Bobruisk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
27.09.2022
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Anatoly Anatolevich Kapustin
Anatoly Anatolevich Kapustin
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of the Soviet district of Gomel
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
06.10.2022
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Igor Grigorievich Kenyukh
Overseers21 january 1980
Place:
IVS Okrestina
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Overseers19 march 1977
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Dmitry Vladimirovich Aleshkevich
Overseers23 may 1983
Place:
Turma №8
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Overseers9 january 1981
Place:
IK-2
Type:
Correctional officer
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Co-defendants

Who else is held in Turma №8

Dmitriy Yurievich Popov
In custody:
Case categories:
The Tikhanovsky case
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
07.01.1992
Mailing address:
Turma №8, Zhodino, Sovetskaya ul. 22A, 222163
Articles:
Groups:
ActivistsBloggersForeign citizens
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Timeline

  1. 2020
  2. 04.06.2020

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. ~14.06.2020

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  4. 2021
  5. ~16.05.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  6. 14.12.2021

    Trial outcome 14.12.2021

    16 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, SIZO-3

  7. 2022
  8. 01.06.2022

    Appeal 01.06.2022

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court