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.
The former student of the Minsk State Linguistic University was detained on November 12, 2020 and convicted of “participation in group actions that grossly violate public order.”
On May 31, 2022, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
Akihiro, an anarchist activist, was detained in August 2020 in Minsk and charged with participating in “mass riots” and other “crimes.”
In 2022, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. In February 2023, the Supreme Court reduced the sentence by three months.
In July 2024, it became known that his sentence had been tightened and he had been transferred to a prison regime.
On June 21, 2025, Akihiro was released after a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, Keith Kellogg, and was immediately taken to Lithuania.
Pavel is a Belarusian opposition politician and co-founder of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. He was detained in June 2020, after which he received several administrative arrests for participating in election pickets. He was later convicted of organizing mass riots.
In June 2023, he was transferred to prison regime.
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.
A volunteer for Viktor Babariko's headquarters, Igor, according to his parents, was beaten and was in a military hospital until August 18, 2020, where he underwent surgery. He was later convicted of "mass riots." During the debate, the prosecutor demanded not only imprisonment, but also the confiscation of a car belonging to Igor's mother.
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Trial outcome 10.06.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, unknown rubles of compensation.
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