Yuri suffered two strokes while in prison. He also has heart disease.
Political prisoners
Yuri Ivanovich Yurkov
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 14.07.2025
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine.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
Julia Mikhailovna Konopelkina
MoreState prosecutors17 october 2026
- Place:
- Gomel Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 14.07.2025
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Vasilevsky
MoreJudges9 november 1980
- Place:
- Gomel Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 14.07.2025
Who else is held in IK-3
- In custody:
- from 09.01.2024 to present time
- Mailing address:
- IK №3
- Health problems:
- Heart
- Articles:
- High treason
Timeline
- 2024
09.01.2024
Transfer
IK-3 — In custody
- 2025
14.07.2025
Trial outcome 14.07.2025
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 500 basic values fine, Gomel Regional Court