Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Number of repressed: 1619
Date of birth: 20 april 1978
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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.

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In custody: ~1241 day
Hometown: Vnuchki
Date of birth: 16.11.1951
Was in: Turma №4Turma №4, Mogilev, Krupskaya 99A, 212011
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Chairman of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions. The BKDP unites several independent trade unions. It includes the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB), the Free Trade Union of Metalworkers (SPM), the Belarusian Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers (REP) and the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP).

On April 19, 2022, searches were conducted at Alexander's place of work and residence, equipment was seized. Yaroshuk was detained and placed in a pretrial detention center.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Alexander Yaroshuk.

Trial outcome 26.12.2022
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.03.2023
unknown.
Regime change trial date unknown
unknown years of prison regime.
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In custody: 62 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 20.07.1994
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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She was arrested on April 26, 2022. The girl is charged with participating in protests.

Trial outcome:

3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

Vasily Tikhonovich Beresnev
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In custody: 853 days
Hometown: Miheykovo
Date of birth: 22.01.1950
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Activist of the branch of the independent trade union of radio-electronic industry workers in Orsha. At one time, he led a school in Vysokoye and headed the district Council of Deputies, but after the establishment of a dictatorship in the country, he left the bureaucracy and eventually joined the human rights sphere. To date, he is 71 years old.

While still in the pre-trial detention center, Vasily’s health condition deteriorated significantly: the most dangerous thing is that he suffers from pain in his only kidney. However, the situation is so critical that drug treatment does not make sense. Need a kidney transplant.

Trial outcome 05.01.2023:

9 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.

Gennady Fedorovich Fedynich
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In custody: ~1241 day
Hometown: Rakitnica
Date of birth: 31.07.1957
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Former head of the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers — REP. In 2018, for active trade union activities, he was sentenced to 4 years of restriction of freedom without direction — "house chemistry". On April 11, 2022, the KGB recognized the Independent Trade Union of Radio-Electronic Industry Workers (REP) as an "extremist formation".

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Gennady Fedynich .

Trial outcome 05.01.2023
9 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 03.04.2023
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In custody: 628 days
folder Categories of cases: Return to Belarus
Hometown: Ive
Date of birth: 26.10.1985
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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The 36 year old youngest son of the legendary Belarusian businessman from the village of Komarovo, Eduard Voitekhovich, was traveling to his father's funeral from Riga and was arrested by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption right at the border.

He tried to enter Belarus on January 14, 2022, the Belarusian border guards did not let him go for a long time, and then the staff of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption arrived from Minsk and took him to the detention center on the «Okrestina».

According to human rights activists, he will be released at the beginning of October 2023 upon expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome:

2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~88 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 13.02.1976
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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In December 2024, the term of serving house arrest will be completed.

15.03.2025 Арестован - февраль 2022. Суд - Май 2022. Вышел из СИЗО - май 2022. Приговор - 3 года «химии». Отбывал в минской области. Судимость не погашена. Профилактический учет до 2027 года.

Trial outcome 13.05.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: 364 days
Hometown: Slutsk
Date of birth: 21.04.1963
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Convicted of calling «Beltelecom» and insulting Lukashenko.

According to human rights activists, he was released in May 2023 after the expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome:

1 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: ~1051 day
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Aktsyabrski
Date of birth: 29.05.1977
Was in: IUOT-21IUOT-21, 247783, Gomel region, Mozyr, b-r Yunosti, 24
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Candidate of Economic Sciences. Taught logistics at BSU.

Convicted for participating in protests in 2020.

According to human rights activists ,   released at the end of January 2025.

Trial outcome 10.03.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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In custody: ~1197 days
Hometown: Asipovichy
Date of birth: 04.05.1995
Was in: IUOT-43IUOT-43, 212003, Mogilev, ul. Cheliuskentsev, 76A
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Convicted of participating in protest actions 2020.

Trial outcome 16.03.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 321 day
Was in: IK-8IK-8, 211388, Vitebsk region, Orsha, ul. Lenina, 195A
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Was convicted for three tik tok videos.
Released on August 23, 2022 after the expiration of the sentence.

Trial outcome 17.03.2022:

1 year in prison.

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In custody: 108 days
Hometown: Titovka
Date of birth: 23.10.1969
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Detained due to participation in protests.

Trial outcome:

3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

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In custody: 546 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 24.06.1983
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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Convicted for participating in several protests.

Maxim has elderly parents and a sick grandmother, whom he helped.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in the summer of 2023.

Trial outcome:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Vitaly Leonidovich Chichmarev
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In custody: 206 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 12.11.1975
Was in: SIZO-1SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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pastor of Light of Hope Baptist Church, member of the independent metal workers' union. A possible reason for the detention was his activities as a member of an independent metal workers' trade union, since other members of the trade union movement were detained on the same day in Minsk. In 2020, the pastor was an active participant in the trade union movement for fair elections and decent working conditions. Chichmarev was taken into custody and at first was in the KGB pre-trial detention center.

Trial outcome 11.11.2022:

3 years of restriction of liberty without a referral

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 867 days
Hometown: Babruysk
Date of birth: 14.07.1981
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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The case was initiated for distributing and mailing leaflets calling for counting the votes of voters honestly.

Trial outcome 12.09.2022:

3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: 751 day
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Izha
Date of birth: 24.11.1991
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Initially, the 30-year-old man was charged only with being one of the first, on September 29, 2021, to leave a comment on Instagram under a post about the news about the deceased employee of the state security committee: «the earth will be concrete for the bandit».

Soon a video appeared on the channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where the Rogach was forced to confess to the crime and repent on camera. The man was also forced to say that he is a supporter of the LGBT community and promises to improve.

During the investigation, which lasted 11 months, the investigators brought additional charges of insulting a representative of the authorities and organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order.

The trial was held behind closed doors.

According to human rights activists, he was released on October 20, 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 11.08.2022:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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