Former political prisonersForced displacement

Pavel Vasilievich Podobed

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Cameraman. Pavel collaborated with independent media. The journalist had previously been detained multiple times while covering political events in Belarus, including after 2020. He was detained as part of a criminal case on February 9 after a search of his home, during which mobile phones and a video camera were seized. It was later revealed that Pavel was charged under Part 1 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Pavel Podobed.

Sentences

Trial outcome 30.06.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 22.09.2023
the sentence was upheld.

Involved in repression

Eugene Viktorovich Pisarevich
Eugene Viktorovich Pisarevich
Judges14 may 1990
Place:
Minsk City Court
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
30.06.2023
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Yuri Ivanovich Rutkovsky
Yuri Ivanovich Rutkovsky
Judges16 december 1973
Place:
Supreme Court
Type:
Appeal
Date:
22.09.2023
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
Overseers9 january 1978
Place:
IK-17
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Pavel Vasilievich Podobed
In custody:
Case categories:
Journalistic work
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
13.05.1979
Was held in:
IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
Articles:
Groups:
Journalists
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2023
  2. ~20.01.2023

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  3. 30.06.2023

    Trial outcome 30.06.2023

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

  4. 22.09.2023

    Appeal 22.09.2023

    the sentence was upheld, Supreme Court

  5. ~17.11.2023

    Transfer

    Turma №4 — In custody

  6. 2024
  7. ~16.04.2024

    Transfer

    IK-17 — In custody