Former political prisonersReleased

Ihar Viktaravich Artsiukh

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Igor, the former bassist for the punk band Destroyers, was arrested on October 1, 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 August 2022, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 04.08.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.10.2022
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Zhanna Leonidovna Brysina
Zhanna Leonidovna Brysina
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
04.08.2022
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Valentina Dmitrievna Curve
Valentina Dmitrievna Curve
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
18.10.2022
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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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Ihar Viktaravich Artsiukh
In custody:
Case categories:
Zeltser's case
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
14.08.1985
Was held in:
IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
Articles:
Groups:
Creative people
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 01.10.2021

    Transfer

    IVS Okrestina — In custody

  3. 11.10.2021

    Transfer

    Turma №8 — In custody

  4. 2022
  5. 04.08.2022

    Trial outcome 04.08.2022

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Minsk City Court

  6. 18.10.2022

    Appeal 18.10.2022

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court

  7. ~01.11.2022

    Transfer

    IK-2 — In custody