Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
Institution "Pre-trial Detention Facility No. 1" of the Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the city of Minsk and Minsk Region. Head. Colonel of the Internal Service.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Activists
Ivan, an anarchist activist, was first detained at the height of the August protests against the 2020 election results. During his detention, he was severely beaten, forcing him to use a wheelchair for a long time.
Ivan was detained again in the fall of the same year. He was accused of blocking roads on the night of August 10-11, 2020, near the Riga shopping center in Minsk. He was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
In October 2024, it became known that Ivan had a court hearing in absentia to replace the restriction of freedom with imprisonment in a penal colony.
- Associations
- Journalists
Darya, a journalist for the Belsat TV channel, was reporting live from the courtyard of the Square of Change, where peaceful protesters gathered for a protest rally held in Minsk on November 15, 2020, under the slogan "I'm coming out." These were the last words of Raman Bondarenko, who was killed by security forces, and those gathered came to honor his memory. Darya was detained along with her colleague Ekaterina Bakhvalova during the violent dispersal of the rally and was later convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
| 03.09.2022 | Released!! |
Igor was detained on October 4, 2020, at the "March for the Liberation of Political Prisoners" protest and arrested for 13 days, but was never released. He was later convicted in a criminal case for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
He was released in January 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
Sergei, the creative director of the advertising agency Salmon Graphics, was arrested and convicted for participating in the “March of Unity” - a march against the recognition of the results of the presidential elections, which took place on September 6, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Entrepreneurs
Alexey was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- IT staff
Roman was arrested and convicted in a criminal case opened after the August 2020 protests in Minsk. He was accused of erecting barricades at the Pushkinskaya metro station, where protester Alexander Taraikovsky died. The only evidence of his guilt was a photograph from his phone. Roman did not admit his guilt.
He was released in the summer of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was detained on August 30, 2020, in Minsk during a Sunday protest. His arrest followed a clash between police and protesters who were trying to prevent the detention of one of the protesters. He was later convicted of "violence against an officer of the internal affairs bodies."
In January 2024, he was transferred to another colony, most likely to IK-2.
According to human rights activists , he will be released in the summer of 2025.
- Associations
- IT staff
Stepan was hit by a police van in the oncoming lane on November 15, 2020, during a protest in memory of Roman Bondarenko, killed by security forces, on Pushkin Avenue in Minsk, immediately detained and severely beaten. He was convicted of alleged hooliganism - deliberate and unprovoked attacks on police cars at least three times, which resulted in damage to them.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
- IT staff
Andrey was arrested on August 11, 2020, in a criminal case of mass riots, opened after the start of mass protests against the results of the presidential elections. He was brutally beaten by GUBOPiK officers to give the testimony they needed. Andrey was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order."
- Associations
- Activists
- Bloggers
- Politicians
- Parents of minors
Pavel was detained in September 2020 after publishing a new video. He had planned to run for president, but the Central Election Commission refused to register him. Pavel became a confidant of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. He was accused of "inciting social discord" because of the video, which criticized government officials, including prosecutors, judges, and police.
In November 2024, another trial of the political prisoner took place. According to human rights activists, Pavel was supposed to be released in December after completing his term, but at the initiative of the administration of Bobruisk colony No. 2, a criminal case was opened against him for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution."
In the winter of 2025, Pavel was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in protests against the presidential election results in Minsk on August 9–10, 2020. He was accused of blocking roads, erecting barricades, and allegedly “throwing plants from flowerbeds at police officers.”
In mid-April 2022, it became known that Alexander's punishment had been toughened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of two years.
Released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
- Associations
- Activists
- Entrepreneurs
Ivan, director of the Horse&Vega concert agency, was detained and convicted for attempting to stop a traffic police car to prevent it from running over people during a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Egor was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
In the fall of 2021, the political prisoner's punishment was toughened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 07.05.2021 | Transferred to IK-1 Novopolotsk. |
- Associations
- Service sector
Ivan was detained for participating in a protest that took place on November 1, 2020, in Minsk and sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility. In September 2021, it became known that he was convicted again, sent to 4 years of imprisonment.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 22.09.2021 | Sentenced to 328 hours 3 or 327 hours 1 to 4 years in prison |
| 27.06.2021 | I recently went to court under another article, as I know they gave 2.6 or 2.8 restrictions on freedom |
Dmitry was arrested and convicted for blocking the road with a utility vehicle during a post-election protest that took place in Minsk from August 10 to 11, 2020.
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.
