Ivan Leonidovich Ignatenko
Former deputy, and since the summer of 2025 - the head of IK-15, lieutenant colonel of the internal service.
Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
Former deputy, and since the summer of 2025 - the head of IK-15, lieutenant colonel of the internal service.
Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
List of repressed
was detained on September 30, 2021 in Grodno in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
According to human rights activists, Alexander was to be released in November 2022.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Gomel in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony,
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
He was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
During the trial, it turned out that charges for insulting Lukashenko were brought for a comment left on August 12, 2020 on the VKontakte social network. Then, under his own name, Dmitry commented on the news on the TUT.BY page.
At the trial, Dmitry made a full admission of guilt.
Released in August 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years in prison in a penal colony
- Associations
- Parents of minors
He was detained on September 30, 2021 in Minsk by KGB officers. He was convicted for commenting on the case of Andrei Zeltser: “They overwhelmed the Gestapo, civilian officers do not break into doors, he came with a sword, and died by the sword.”
Released at the end of winter 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
Released in the winter of 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Stepan was arrested in connection with the protests in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020, and convicted of participating in "mass riots." He was accused of attempting to hit police officers, as well as hitting a shield that hit the leg of police officer Polivoda.
At the trial, Stepan explained that he tried to pass by, but was pushed by a shield, he fell, and cut his knee. According to him, the gesture that looked like a throw on the video was actually an attempt to fix his sleeve.
He was released in February 2024, having served his entire sentence as determined by the court.
Former head of the "Akhovy birdie father". He was detained after a search in the Minsk office of the organization on August 31. He was sentenced to 12 days of administrative arrest under the article on disobedience to the police. But after his arrest, he did not go free - he was detained in a criminal case on group actions that grossly violate public order.
On May 12, 2022, the verdict was announced.
09.29.2023 released after expiration of sentence.
2.5 years in a strict regime colony
A resident of Hrodna, who was detained on May 31, 2021 as part of a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order. He is accused of taking part in a protest against the results of the presidential election on August 10, 2020.
| 29.04.2022 | On April 29, 2022, he was released at the end of his term from IK 15 in Mogilev |
1 year 2 months in a general regime colony.
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
Yevgeny, a Russian citizen and rapper, was convicted in the fall of 2021 for a self-composed song that, according to the prosecution, contained insults against Lukashenko.
He was released in the summer of 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court, and deported to Russia.
- Associations
- Military
- Retirees
Sergei was arrested and convicted of insulting officials. According to investigators, on April 2, 2021, he sent emails to the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office and the district executive committee containing offensive statements directed at the deputy prosecutor and the first deputy chairman of the district executive committee. An expert examination found the wording of the emails to be abusive and aimed at creating a negative image of government officials.
In addition, he was charged with violating weapons storage regulations and illegal possession of an explosive substance – black powder suitable for detonation.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
Artem, an anarchist activist, was arrested on August 4, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them."
In January 2022, Artem and other defendants were charged with additional membership in an extremist group for subscribing to the Telegram channel "Pramen." At the time of his arrest, the channel had not yet been added to the list of extremist groups; this only happened in November 2021.
In April 2022, Artem was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in July 2024 as part of a pardon.
Alexei was detained on February 23, 2021, and held in pretrial detention pending trial. In August 2021, he was convicted of "active participation in group actions that grossly violated public order" for his participation in the post-election protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Minsk, as well as for attempted theft.
In addition, the Minsktrans company filed a civil claim for damages in the amount of almost 29 thousand rubles.
At the time of his arrest, Alexei had an outstanding criminal record and was serving a restricted-liability sentence without being sent to a correctional facility; he had two months and three days remaining on his sentence.
In November 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Ilya 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."
According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Twice political prisoners
- Politicians
- Law enforcement
Nikolai is a Belarusian politician and the chairman of the United Civil Party. He was first convicted on August 6, 2021, and sentenced to three months in jail for "disclosing investigative data in the Coordination Council case." He served his full sentence and was released on March 26, 2022.
On July 27, 2022, Nikolai was again detained in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them." According to the investigation, as stated by Sergei Pasko, head of the Investigative Committee's Minsk office, in August 2020, he allegedly took an active part in mass unrest in Minsk, directing the radical crowd, giving instructions to protesters, and calling for roadblocks and obstructing the movement of vehicles.
In November 2022, Nikolai was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
In July 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
