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.
He lived and worked in Poland for a year and a half and returned to Belarus, where he was detained at the end of November 2022. According to the security forces, it was in Poland that he registered in the Peramoga plan. He also allegedly wrote messages threatening the security forces.
Trial outcome 09.08.2023
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 03.11.2023
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
cultural activist. Andrei was detained on January 12 and the court of the Moscow district of Minsk sentenced him to 10 days of administrative arrest. After “days” he was no longer released. He was kept in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Minsk.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
A former accountant at the Vavilov Minsk Electrotechnical Plant . The trial began on May 19 and was held behind closed doors, so little information about the charges is available. It is known that Anna was fired from her job following the "People's Ultimatum" in 2020, and then sued the company for wrongful dismissal.
Anna's youngest child was only 5 months old when she was detained.
Trial outcome 24.05.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Evgeniy is 40 years old, he graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs more than 15 years ago and managed to work as a district police officer, but quit of his own free will. Later, Alexey moved to IT. Subsequently, he lived in Europe, in Italy, for some time. He was detained while trying to enter Belarus - the man wanted to come to his mother's birthday and issue a power of attorney. A criminal case has reportedly been opened against Evgeniy Tikhonov for comments in a telegram about security forces and Lukashenko under three articles.
On June 28, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 12.04.2024:
unknown
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Dmitry is 21 years old and, judging by his social networks, last May he completed his military service in military unit 3214 in Minsk. In May, the guy was added to the "terrorist list" of the KGB. He faces 8 to 12 years in prison.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
At the beginning of October 2022, in the Moscow district of the capital, unknown persons hung a white-red-white flag and the flag of Ukraine on a power line support. Only the next day a post appeared on Anton Mot’s Telegram channel with a photo of the flag and the caption: “Minsk residents congratulate the Ukrainian people on the wonderful news from the Crimean bridge. Crime is Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Glory to Ukraine!” During operational search activities, police officers detained six Minsk residents aged 34 to 36 years who allegedly did this. Including Vladimir.
Savelyev said in a pro-government video that the action was organized in support of Ukrainians: “This is support for civilians who are dying in an unnecessary war.”
On September 14, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 12.06.2023:
unknown years of imprisonment in colony
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
According to human rights activists , the son of the politician Anatoly Lebedko is charged with financing extremist activities. Artyom was detained at the end of March and then twice sentenced to 15 days of arrest, after which he was charged and transferred to SIZO-1.
According to the prosecution, in 2020, “for motives of ideological hostility,” using the account of one of the banks, he made several money transfers over the phone to three funds that were recognized as “extremist formations.” It is reported that the funds were transferred through the payment system of the popular social network Facebook. Presumably, we are talking about, among other things, the BY_help funds and the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Fund.
At the trial, the political prisoner did not admit his guilt and stated that he did not understand the essence of the charges and did not understand why he was in the dock.
Trial outcome 24.08.2023:
3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
The lawyer was detained at the end of January and is in pre-trial detention center No. 1 on Volodarsky. After the arrest, the lawyer’s profile was removed from the website of the Republican Bar Association. It later became known that on April 21, 2023, his license was revoked.
On September 8, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Trial outcome 19.05.2023
6 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal date unknown
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Artem Zubryakov is an employee of «Belagro». He was detained at the end of September 2022 together with colleagues. It was reported that criminal cases were opened against 4 of the detainees, and about 20 were detained. Telegram channels supporting the state power of the Republic of Belarus published news in which they wrote that the company's employees had been actively protesting since 2020.
During a search of the office in the fall of 2022, paraphernalia and furniture in red and white colors were seized.
Artem Zubkov noted that he was detained for sign up to telegram channels recognized as extremist in the Republic of Belarus and forwarding materials from these channels.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Detained together with his wife in the case of sabotage in Machulishchi.
Human rights activists received information that on March 3, Maxim Lopatin was detained by employees of the State Security Committee in the case of sabotage in Machulishchi. The man is being held in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee.
Lopatin was severely beaten during the arrest. A film was released on ONT, which tells about some high-profile detentions, including the mention of Maxim. Allegedly his friend is a psychotherapist Evgenia Tochinskaya, who lives in Poland, asked to bring a Ukrainian agent Shvets from Stolin to the Lagoy highway on February 27.
The video shows that the man has dentures on his jaw, which may mean that it was broken. After splinting, there should be a serious stage of rehabilitation with eating and drinking water through a tube.
On March 23, Maxim's wife, Lyudmila Lopatina, was also detained.
The couple has two juvenile children.
Trial outcome 03.10.2024
8 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 1000 basic values fine.
Appeal 27.12.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
He is a political scientist, a specialist in security issues. Head of the analytical center Belarus Security Blog; member of the Board of the organization «Pravyi Alliance» (2010-2011).
According to Andrey's friend, he was detained in Moscow a few days ago. Now he has been taken to Minsk and is now in the pre-trial detention center of the State Security Committee («SIZO KGB»).
10 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 18.03.2025
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
On August 10, 2020, during the protests, Alexey was driving in his car in Minsk in the area «Belaya Vezha». At the intersection, the man saw members of the special purpose police squad, who, looking for protesters, began to brutally detain car drivers: shoot and break windows in cars. Alexey, not expecting his detention, drove forward, where traffic police officers were just passing. Not noticing the official car, Alexey moved into its row. At the time of the maneuver, the traffic police car had already stopped, and the man went on about his business. In this action, the court saw interference in the activities of an employee of the internal affairs body (Article 365 of the Criminal Code).
At the same time and in the same place, there was allegedly a traffic police officer Mosenza, who testified at the end of December 2022, allegedly Alexey wanted to shoot him down then. For this, the man was charged with Article 364 of the Criminal Code and taken into custody.
Alexey has three children, one of them is a minor daughter of 5 years old.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Deputy commander of the 310th artillery group for ideological work of the 120th separate guards mechanized brigade of the guard, lieutenant colonel. He is accused of “treason against the state by a person subject to military status” and “inciting other social discord.”
The circumstances of the case are unknown.
On July 5 and 17, 2024, the appeal was considered, and the verdict came into force.
Trial outcome 28.03.2024
unknown.
Appeal 17.07.2024
unknown.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Ruslan, a businessman, founder and former director of the Spanish visa center in Minsk, was detained by KGB officers in October 2021 at the airport when he was about to leave Belarus. The detention took place as part of a criminal case initiated for political reasons.
In March 2023, Ruslan was convicted of bribery and treason. The court sentenced him to a long prison term and a large fine.
In August 2024, the conditions of his detention were tightened - Ruslan was transferred to prison regime. Since then, he has been prohibited from receiving parcels, visits and other forms of support. He is allowed to use no more than one basic unit per month for personal needs.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
Convicted for comments and reposts of videos in social networks, which allegedly were offensive and discrediting in relation to the representatives of the authorities of A.G. Lukashenko.
In early June 2022, he illegally collected information about the private life and personal data of an employee of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee, after which he published them in the Telegram chat «Novaya Borovaya 98%».
Trial outcome 10.03.2023:
4,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.
After the sentence comes into effect, it is only possible to write letters to a prisoner. According to article 85 of the Penal Enforcement Code, prisoners cannot receive money transfers from persons who are not family members. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, help families directly, if this option is available on the prisoner's card.
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