Former political prisonersForced displacement

Oleg Viktorovich Kozlov

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Oleg shared his thoughts on socio-political issues with several subscribers on his channels. Since the onset of Russian aggression, several videos featuring the movement of Russian military equipment have appeared on YouTube. Oleg stopped updating his networks in September 2022.

In the summer of 2023, he was found guilty of a number of criminal charges, including "defamation of Lukashenko" and "creation of or participation in an extremist group," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

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

Sentences

Trial outcome 17.08.2023
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 09.11.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.

Involved in repression

Nikolay Ivanovich Dolia
Nikolay Ivanovich Dolia
Judges7 march 1979
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
17.08.2023
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Tatiana Valentinovna Vasilevich
Tatiana Valentinovna Vasilevich
Judges18 october 2026
Place:
Gomel Regional Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
09.11.2023
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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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Oleg Viktorovich Kozlov
In custody:
Case categories:
Anti-war campaigns
Hometown:
Borisovschina
Birthday:
07.04.1967
Was held in:
IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
Articles:
Groups:
Bloggers
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. 15.02.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO-3 — In custody

  3. 17.08.2023

    Trial outcome 17.08.2023

    10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, Gomel Regional Court

  4. 09.11.2023

    Appeal 09.11.2023

    5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, Gomel Regional Court

  5. ~29.11.2023

    Transfer

    IK-3 — In custody

  6. 2025
  7. ~15.04.2025

    Transfer

    IK-1 — In custody