Political prisoners

Elisey Sergeevich Kuznetsov

Dissidentby since
Viasna since
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17-year-old Yelisey was accused of throwing a bottle with a flammable mixture at a police car. For violations of "house chemistry" Yelisey's punishment was increased to imprisonment and Yelisey was taken into custody on April 20, 2022 and since May 27 the young man has been in the colony.

12/17/2022 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

He was arrested again in May 2023 and convicted in August for tearing down, together with a friend, three state flags installed on the facades of an educational institution, a retail facility, and a post office in the agro-town of Voyskaya in the Kamenets district.

On December 18 , 2024 , the Borisovsky District Court will hear Yelisey’s case under Part 1 of Article 411 (malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution ).

Sentences

Trial outcome 05.11.2020
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Regime change trial 20.04.2022
7 months 15 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 01.08.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 18.12.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general 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

Tatiana Valerievna Zharinova
Tatiana Valerievna Zharinova
State prosecutors11 july 1985
Place:
Zhabinka District Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.11.2020
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Galina Stepanovna Prikhozhko
Galina Stepanovna Prikhozhko
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Zhabinka District Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
05.11.2020
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Lyudmila Alexandrovna Zinkevich
Lyudmila Alexandrovna Zinkevich
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of Borisovsky district
Type:
Tougher punishment
Date:
18.12.2024
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Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Overseers26 september 1981
Place:
IK-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Who else is held in IK-8

Elisey Sergeevich Kuznetsov
In custody:
Hometown:
Voyskaya
Birthday:
14.11.2003
Mailing address:
IK-8, 211388, Vitebsk region, Orsha, ul. Lenina, 195A
Articles:
Groups:
Detained under 18 years

Timeline

  1. 2020
  2. 05.11.2020

    Trial outcome 05.11.2020

    2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, Zhabinka District Court

  3. 2022
  4. 20.04.2022

    Regime change trial 20.04.2022

    7 months 15 days of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Zhabinka District Court

  5. ~20.04.2022

    Transfer

    IK-1 — In custody

  6. ~17.12.2022

    Status change

    Released

  7. 2023
  8. 23.05.2023

    Transfer

    IK-14 — In custody