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
Nikita was detained in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In January 2022, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place on August 9, 2020, in Minsk.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
In January 2025, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom with a referral to imprisonment in a penal colony.
- Associations
Kirill was arrested in September 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," and was convicted in January 2022 for participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
Left Belarus before starting to serve his sentence.
Artyom was arrested in September 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 December of that year, he was convicted for participating in a post-election protest that took place in Minsk in September 2020.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Yan was arrested on August 30, 2021, for "distributing extremist materials" and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. He was not released after serving his sentence and was placed in pretrial detention as part of a criminal case opened under the articles "insulting Lukashenko" and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation therein."
In December 2021, he was found guilty of insulting Lukashenko by posting a video on social media, as well as participating in post-election protests that took place in Minsk in 2020.
He was released in December 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Svetlana was first convicted in October 2021 of "insulting a government official" for a comment left under a photograph of nine riot police officers posted on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel. She was sentenced to restricted freedom without a referral and ordered to pay substantial compensation.
In December 2021, she was detained along with her daughter in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In March 2022, she was convicted again and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral.
In October 2024, a court hearing in absentia was held as part of a special proceeding on the issue of replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open correctional facility.
Alexander was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Alexei was detained along with his brother in a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them." In November 2021, he was convicted of participating in a post-election protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020, in Minsk.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Evgeny was arrested in July 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and placed in pretrial detention pending trial.
In October 2021, he was convicted of participating in post-election protests in Minsk in 2020, during one of which he was injured by a rubber bullet.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Vadim was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in November 2022, having fully served his sentence.
Marina was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony. While in prison, Marina was diagnosed with a tumor.
She was released in October 2022, having fully served her sentence.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In 2022, he was found guilty of insulting a government official and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Vitaly was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In July 2022, he was found guilty of "discrediting Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Twice political prisoners
- Students
Vladimir was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence.
In May 2023, Vladimir's arrest was announced in a new criminal case, opened under the articles "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko." In December of that year, he was again found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
Artem, a sound engineer, was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
During his imprisonment, Artem was denied medical care for ear problems, which resulted in him becoming deaf in one ear.
In December 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Ivan was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in the winter of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
