Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
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Alexander Vladimirovich Kornienko
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in penal colony No. 17. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving packages from persons in the institution.
Political prisoner Vitold Ashurok, who was given more than ten penalties on trumped-up grounds and sent to solitary confinement, from which he never left, died in this colony.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in penal colony No. 17. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving packages from persons in the institution.
Political prisoner Vitold Ashurok, who was given more than ten penalties on trumped-up grounds and sent to solitary confinement, from which he never left, died in this colony.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.
List of repressed
According to the indictment, Alexei posted a comment in a telegram chat on the NEXTA Live channel regarding the shootout between Zeltser and the KGB officers: “That’s what these regime creatures need. I feel sorry for the guy."
On February 23, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
In early October 2022, unknown individuals hung a white-red-white flag and a Ukrainian flag on a power line pole in the Moscow district. During an operational search, police detained six Minsk residents, aged 34 to 36, who allegedly did this, including Viktor . The following day, Anton Motolko's Telegram channel posted a photo of the flag and the caption: "Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crimea is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!"
Former employee of BelVEB Bank.
On September 14, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.
In December 2024 he was released on pardon.
Detained for participating in protests with his wife . Convicted of 3 counts.
11/12/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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Artist, former head of the creative community "Pogonya". He was detained in August 2022 and sentenced to 15 days of arrest. It later became known that a criminal case was opened against Gennady for participating in protests in 2020.
According to human rights activists , he was released on February 26, 2025.
Vyacheslav was detained on March 22, 2022, allegedly for disobeying employees. The court appointed 15 days of administrative arrest, after which Vyacheslav was charged under the first part of Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for a comment in social networks. He was placed in custody.
12/01/2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
In August 2022, Sergei was sentenced to 15 days of arrest for a repost from a telegram channel recognized as an extremist formation in the Republic of Belarus.
But after the administrative arrest, Sergei did not leave the IVS: he was charged with criminal article 130. As it became known, the case was already going to court, forensic examinations were carried out — but suddenly the man was charged with another criminal article. This time according to Part 3 of Article 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
The first sentence was pronounced on 11/28/2022 , Sergei is waiting for a second trial.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
Convicted for knocking down an attacking representative of law enforcement agencies during a protest action.
Released after the end of his sentence in the fall of 2022.
2.5 years in prison.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
According to the case materials, in August and November 2020, the accused posted offensive comments to the President of the Republic of Belarus from his mobile phone in public Telegram channels and Telegram chats.
In October-November 2020, January-May 2021, he posted offensive comments against other officials and officials of the Republic of Belarus.
In addition, Alexander allegedly illegally manufactured, stored and transported an object whose damaging effect is based on the use of combustible substances.
At the end of July 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
Detained for comments in social networks regarding Lukashenko A.
Wrote comments in 2021 while in Poland.
In May 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.
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- Journalists
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- Journalists
A journalist who covered protests after the 2020 presidential elections. He was repeatedly detained by the police, fined by the courts, and sent to prison for a day. After a number of independent media outlets were recognized as extremist groups, Yevgeny was engaged in local history activities.
On September 13, 2022, in Gomel, in the afternoon, a search was conducted in the journalist’s apartment, after which Evgeny’s information carriers were confiscated and he himself was detained.
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 Evgeny Merkis.
According to the investigation, Alexander Pugach from October 2020 to March 2022 insulted the head of state, as well as government officials, including the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus, in connection with the performance of their official duties in Telegram.
Judge Ruslan Tsaruk appointed, in addition to imprisonment, compensation for moral damage in the amount of 10 000 BYN and 3 200 BYN.
According to the prosecution , from May to November 2021, Alexander "posted offensive comments about Lukashenko on various Internet resources."
The man also left offensive texts in obscene language regarding the Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus Ivan Tertel, the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission Lyudmila Yermoshina, deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, as well as a prosecutor.
According to human rights activists , he will be released at the end of May 2025.
Convicted of "slander" against Lukashenko.
On October 11, 2022, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in early spring 2024 , having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
2 years imprisonment .
Vasily is known to be 30 years old. He was charged with the fact that on March 16, 2022, in one of the public Viber chats uniting the workers of the Brest carriage depot, he posted a video with deliberately unreliable information about the economic and social situation of the Republic of Belarus.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024 upon expiration of his sentence.
1,5 years of imprisonment.
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- Railway workers
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- Railway workers
Before his arrest, Sergei worked at the Baranovichi branch of the Belarusian Railways, as well as at the Lida locomotive depot.
According to the case materials, between November 2020 and January 2022, he posted messages on VKontakte containing insults and threats of violence against Lukashenko. Furthermore, in February 2022, he published messages that the investigation deemed aimed at inciting ethnic and other social hatred and discord against Russian military personnel.
In the summer of 2022, Sergei was convicted on three criminal charges and sentenced to imprisonment.
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.