Former political prisonersReleased

Vadzim Aliaksandravich Tsahelnik

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

Vadim was found guilty in November of "insulting a government official" and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" for inflammatory messages posted on the Telegram channels "Nikolai Maslovsky," "Army with the People," "Real Belarus," "Khabarovsk. For Furgal," and others. These messages included: "Block the streets...," "Block the roads with cars and our bodies...," "They should get the full punishment this evening," as well as for posts about workers' strikes.

In February 2024, Vadim was convicted again under the article “malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration.”

He was released in January 2025, having fully served his sentence.

Sentences

Trial outcome 02.11.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 02.02.2024
unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 25.04.2024
unknown.

Involved in repression

Eugene Viktorovich Seryakov
Eugene Viktorovich Seryakov
State prosecutors7 september 1981
Place:
court of the Moscow district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
02.11.2021
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Lydia Fedorovna Telica
Lydia Fedorovna Telica
Judges16 july 1975
Place:
court of the Moscow district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
02.11.2021
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Andrey Evgenyevich Litvin
Andrey Evgenyevich Litvin
Judges28 december 1977
Place:
court of the Bobruisk district and the city of Bobruisk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
02.02.2024
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Igor Aleksandrovich Shvedov
Igor Aleksandrovich Shvedov
Judges16 may 1983
Place:
court of the Bobruisk district and the city of Bobruisk
Type:
Appeal
Date:
25.04.2024
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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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Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
Overseers9 january 1981
Place:
IK-2
Type:
Correctional officer
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Vadzim Aliaksandravich Tsahelnik
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
05.09.2000
Was held in:
IK-9, Gorki, 213410, ul. Dobroliubova, 16
Articles:
Marks:

Timeline

  1. 2021
  2. 02.11.2021

    Trial outcome 02.11.2021

    3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, court of the Moscow district of Minsk

  3. 02.11.2021

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  4. 2022
  5. 26.01.2022

    Transfer

    IK-2 — In custody

  6. 2024
  7. 16.01.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-5 — In custody

  8. 02.02.2024

    Trial outcome 02.02.2024

    unknown years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, court of the Bobruisk district and the city of Bobruisk