Former political prisonersForced displacement

Elena Ivanovna Kiyanichenko

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Elena was convicted in December 2024 of "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

On December 13, 2025, she was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.

Sentences

Trial outcome 05.12.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 300 basic values fine.
Appeal 14.02.2025
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Julia Alexandrovna Bliznyuk
Julia Alexandrovna Bliznyuk
Judges18 october 2026
Place:
court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.12.2024
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Svetlana Yuryevna Makarevich
Svetlana Yuryevna Makarevich
Judges16 may 1973
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
14.02.2025
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Alena Dzmitryyeuna Pyrkh
Alena Dzmitryyeuna Pyrkh
Overseers4 january 1978
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
Aliaksandr Mikalayevich Kuzniatsou (Dzhasau)
Overseers21 march 1991
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Mikita Piatrovich Aliokhin
Mikita Piatrovich Aliokhin
Overseers24 august 1988
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ihar Viktaravich Chorny
Ihar Viktaravich Chorny
Overseers9 april 1989
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Natallia Siarheyeuna Aliokhina
Natallia Siarheyeuna Aliokhina
Overseers7 april 1989
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alena Leanidauna Drazdova
Alena Leanidauna Drazdova
Overseers3 april 1978
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Yauhen Siarheyevich Drazdou
Yauhen Siarheyevich Drazdou
Overseers29 june 1999
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
Stanislav Sergeevich Kovalev
Overseers12 december 1984
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alena Piatrouna Lukomskaia
Alena Piatrouna Lukomskaia
Overseers27 july 1976
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Aleh Anatolyevich Bely
Aleh Anatolyevich Bely
Overseers9 august 1976
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Yaraslau Aliakseyevich Hancharou
Yaraslau Aliakseyevich Hancharou
Overseers4 september 1998
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Dzmitry Leanidavich Shkaruba
Dzmitry Leanidavich Shkaruba
Overseers27 september 1981
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Aliaksei Alehavich Ziuzin
Aliaksei Alehavich Ziuzin
Overseers19 february 1998
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Vadzim Viktaravich Alejnikau
Vadzim Viktaravich Alejnikau
Overseers24 january 1976
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Andrei Valiantsinavich Siutsou
Andrei Valiantsinavich Siutsou
Overseers12 february 1988
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Natallia Parkhomenka
Natallia Parkhomenka
Overseers18 october 2026
Place:
IK-4
Type:
Correctional officer
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Elena Ivanovna Kiyanichenko
In custody:
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
11.03.1968
Was held in:
IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Timeline

  1. 2024

  2. 05.12.2024

    Trial outcome 05.12.2024

    2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 300 basic values fine, court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk

  3. ~05.12.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody

  4. ~24.12.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  5. 2025

  6. 14.02.2025

    Appeal 14.02.2025

    the sentence was upheld, Minsk City Court

  7. ~13.03.2025

    Transfer

    IK-4 — In custody