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.
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Alexey was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" for comments on the social network VKontakte, with a prison sentence.
In September 2021, as part of a pardon, he was transferred from the penal colony to an open-type correctional facility. On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Alexei had left the penal colony and left Belarus.
In late October 2022, reports emerged of his detention in Russia. It was reported that Alexei first went to Smolensk to visit relatives, then moved to Belgorod, and after the war began, he moved to Voronezh, where he was detained by police. On October 26, 2022, he was transferred to Belarus, and in November, a court hearing was held, resulting in Alexei's detention being changed from an open correctional facility to a penal colony.
In August 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
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The Belarusian philosopher and methodologist, public and political activist, and founder of the Flying University was detained on August 4, 2021, following a search of his home as part of a criminal investigation. He was ultimately charged with three offenses: "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for participating in the "People's Ultimatum March" on October 25, 2020; "creation of an extremist group" for the "Skhod" platform; and "insulting Lukashenko" for a video posted on his YouTube channel.
In June 2022, Vladimir was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
On February 13, 2023, the court considered the issue of changing Vladimir's detention regime, as a result of which he was transferred to a prison regime.
On September 11, 2025, it was announced that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime, including citizens of European countries, had been forcibly transferred to Lithuania. Vladimir was among those released.
Andrei was first convicted in March 2021 for "insulting Lukashenko" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral. However, he didn't have time to serve his sentence in a correctional facility: on May 4, 2021, he was arrested on three additional criminal charges.
In August of that year, Andrei was convicted again – again for insulting Lukashenko – and sentenced to imprisonment.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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Vladimir, a lawyer for the Viasna human rights center and coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections campaign, was detained along with his wife on July 14, 2021, following a search of their apartment. He was taken to the Financial Investigation Department and then to the Investigative Committee for questioning, after which he was remanded in custody for tax evasion.
In September 2022, the case under this article was dismissed, but new charges were brought against Vladimir: smuggling and financing group actions that grossly violate public order.
Vladimir is a finalist for the 2022 Belarusian Human Rights Community Award in the Human Rights Defender of the Year category.
In March 2023, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay substantial compensation. He pleaded not guilty in court.
According to available information, the conditions of detention were tightened, and Vladimir was transferred to a prison regime.
On December 13, 2025, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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Denis was detained in March 2021 and convicted for comments left in the Telegram chat "Molodechno for Life Chat". The victims were recognized as Molodechno police officers, a female employee of the Grodno OMON, as well as public figures - Lukashenko, Yermoshina and Karpenkov.
In August 2024, he was released under a pardon.
Sergei, a former deputy chairman of the board of Belgazprombank, was detained as part of the Babariko case and convicted in July 2021 under the article “accepting a bribe.”
On March 9, 2023, a hearing was held to establish preventive supervision, and on March 30, Sergei was released from the colony. Presumably, he was released on parole or his term was reduced as a result of an appeal. Human rights activists do not have more precise information.
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Artem, the director of a private printing house, was detained in May 2021 and subsequently convicted on charges of producing and distributing protest printed materials (leaflets, stickers, newspapers), as well as participating in Sunday marches that took place in Minsk in August–September 2020.
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Alexander was convicted in June 2021 for insulting Lukashenko. According to the prosecution, while intoxicated, he called 102 and spoke disrespectfully about him. He was taken into custody in the courtroom immediately after the verdict was announced.
He was released in the summer of 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Alexander was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry was detained in the fall of 2020 and subsequently convicted on charges of "organizing group actions that grossly violate public order." According to the prosecution, from August 31 to October 30, 2020, he, as the administrator of the Telegram chat "Minsk. Road Blocking. Chat", published instructions on blocking traffic, searched for participants and coordinated their actions.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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Victor is an entrepreneur involved in website development.
After the protests began and the first deaths occurred in 2020, he tried to make it difficult for special equipment to disperse the demonstrators by scattering screws several times at the exit from the building where the special border unit was stationed.
For this, Viktor was convicted under the article “hooliganism” and sentenced to restriction of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
In April 2022, the punishment was toughened: restriction of freedom was replaced by imprisonment. His mother, Galina Sergeevna Parkhimchik, who was subsequently also subjected to repression, acted as his defense attorney.
During his imprisonment, Viktor was held in a number of institutions: the temporary detention facility on Okrestina, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 8, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 5, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1, Pre-trial Detention Center No. 7, the temporary detention facility in the city of Kamenets, Correctional Institution No. 45, and IK-17.
On September 14, 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Today, Victor continues to work in the field of web development and is open to professional cooperation.
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Sergei, an actor and volunteer, is known in Pinsk as an organizer of cultural events and a volunteer at the city hospital. He was detained in May 2021 as part of a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020 against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Anton was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots" and under the article on "hooliganism" for allegedly throwing green paint at a police car.
He was released in April 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Denis, an activist and truck driver, was arrested on April 26, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article “conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power.”
In early June 2022, the KGB completed its preliminary investigation, after which it became known that new charges had been brought against him. In September 2022, Denis was convicted of "active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Dmitry was arrested in March 2021 and convicted for standing up for a woman in Zhodino in September 2020 who was hit by a police officer, causing her to fall to the ground.
He was released in December 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.