Political prisoners

Oleg Viktorovich Efremenko

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Oleg was arrested and convicted for "hitting" a police officer during a street march in Vitebsk on September 13, 2020. In September 2021, he was transferred to prison for "violating the rules of the order."

In August 2022, Oleg was re-convicted for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution” and was given another year of imprisonment.

On July 25, 2023, the political prisoner was again convicted of “disobeying the demands of the administration” and sentenced to another year in prison.

In September 2024, another hearing was held on the criminal case against Oleg for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution” - a charge that is often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the prison administration.

Throughout his imprisonment, Oleg is constantly under pressure. He is regularly sent to a punishment cell, where he is kept in isolation for dozens of days.

Sentences

Trial outcome 09.12.2020
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Regime change trial 30.09.2021
unknown years of prison regime.
Trial outcome 15.08.2022
1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 10.11.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 25.07.2023
1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 19.10.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 24.09.2024
unknown.
Appeal 13.12.2024
unknown.

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.

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Natalia Vyacheslavovna Korablina
Natalia Vyacheslavovna Korablina
Judges27 january 1976
Place:
court of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
09.12.2020
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Victoria Nikolaevna Polyakova
Victoria Nikolaevna Polyakova
Judges23 august 1979
Place:
court of Leninsky district of Mogilev
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
15.08.2022
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Elena Mikhailovna Vorobyova
Elena Mikhailovna Vorobyova
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Gorki district court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
25.07.2023
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Paul Maratovich Klimov
Paul Maratovich Klimov
Judges12 february 1961
Place:
Mogilev Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
10.11.2022
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Igor Fedorovich Zemtsov
Igor Fedorovich Zemtsov
Judges20 march 1975
Place:
Gorki district court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
19.10.2023
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Lyudmila Alexandrovna Zinkevich
Lyudmila Alexandrovna Zinkevich
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
court of Borisovsky district
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
24.09.2024
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Anatoly Ivanovich Do-Gooder
Anatoly Ivanovich Do-Gooder
Judges17 october 2026
Place:
Minsk Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
13.12.2024
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Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
OthersOverseers29 june 1975
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Overseers25 april 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Alesya Petrovna Brinevets
Overseers22 january 1980
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Ilya Nikolaevich Kislyakov
Overseers25 december 1994
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Artem Viktorovich Veselov
Artem Viktorovich Veselov
OverseersOthers7 august 1984
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Denis Aleksandrovich Kovalev
Overseers17 october 2026
Place:
IK-15
Type:
Correctional officer
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Who else is held in IK-14

Oleg Viktorovich Efremenko
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests Vitebsk 2020
Hometown:
Vitebsk
Birthday:
04.05.1981
Number of children:
1
Mailing address:
IK-14, 222125, Minsk region, s.n.p. Novosady, ul. Mira 1A
Articles:
Groups:
Parents of minors
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2020
  2. ~13.09.2020

    Transfer

    SIZO-2 — In custody

  3. 09.12.2020

    Trial outcome 09.12.2020

    4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 1000 rubles of compensation, court of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk

  4. 2021
  5. 01.02.2021

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  6. ~02.04.2021

    Transfer

    IK-15 — In custody

  7. 30.09.2021

    Regime change trial 30.09.2021

    unknown years of prison regime