Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
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Ruslan Hikmetovich Mashadiev
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Correctional Colony No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
He exerted pressure on prisoner Ilya Baranovsky, which significantly worsened his health.
It was under his leadership that Viktor Babariko was hospitalized from the colony to the city hospital on April 25, 2023. In this colony, convicts are systematically brutally beaten.
Before becoming the head, he also took direct part in beating convicts, helping the former head of the colony.
Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Correctional Colony No. 1. Such actions include psychological and, in some cases, physical violence, illegal sending to solitary confinement, restrictions on correspondence and receiving parcels from persons in the institution.
He exerted pressure on prisoner Ilya Baranovsky, which significantly worsened his health.
It was under his leadership that Viktor Babariko was hospitalized from the colony to the city hospital on April 25, 2023. In this colony, convicts are systematically brutally beaten.
Before becoming the head, he also took direct part in beating convicts, helping the former head of the colony.
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Vladislav is a volunteer at Viktor Babariko's headquarters. In July 2020, he was detained for participating in solidarity protests, after which he served an administrative arrest at Okrestina. He was detained for the second time on August 14, 2020, on charges of "mass riots."
In Novopolotsk colony No. 1, Vladislav was regularly placed in a punishment cell, and from autumn 2022 to March 2023 he was kept in a PKT.
In March 2023, he was transferred to prison regime.
Vladislav's mother is a pensioner and a 3rd group disabled person.
He was released in February 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Pavel was detained in November 2020 on suspicion of hacking the Minsk City Executive Committee network. He was later convicted on six counts, including "computer crimes" and "preparing for mass riots." The case was heard behind closed doors.
In April 2022, the Minsk City Court considered the appeal and reduced the sentence by six months.
On 06.02.2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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A football fan of the MTZ-RIPO club was detained on September 26, 2020 and convicted for participating in protests.
The guards of Colony No. 1 repeatedly punished Tomaz with a punishment cell and transfer to a cell-type room (PKT). In total, the anti-fascist received at least nine penalties, including for refusing to "wash toilets." Based on this, a new criminal case was opened against him under the article on "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration," and in September 2024, he was sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment.
Released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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Eduard is a well-known Belarusian political blogger and public figure, the author of the Telegram channel Palchys. He organized the "BNR-100" and "BNR-101" protests and concerts. He was arrested on September 27, 2020, as part of a criminal case related to mass riots.
In December 2021, Eduard was found guilty of "organizing mass riots," "organizing actions that grossly violate public order," "inciting social discord," and "calls for actions aimed at damaging the national security of the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
In August 2022, Eduard's sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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Dmitry, a UX/UI designer, was arrested on August 11, 2020, on charges of organizing mass riots.
In March and September 2021, he was found guilty twice under charges of "organizing mass riots" and "illegal actions against objects whose destructive effect is based on the use of flammable substances." His total prison sentence was eight years.
In March 2023, Dmitry's sentence was increased and he was transferred to a prison regime for a term of three years.
On March 19, 2026, he was released after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Lithuania.
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Sergey is a former professional football player. In 1997-1998, he played 36 matches in the Major League, played for Molodechno and Slonim's Kommunalnik. After finishing his career, he went into the media business. He worked as the commercial director of Alfa-Radio. After that, he was the director of the advertising agency Prime Media Group and the editor-in-chief of the TV channel TV RAY.
He was arrested and convicted in connection with a case of mass riots initiated following the events of August 9-13, 2020.
In June 2023, the court decided to transfer Sergei to prison regime until the end of his term.
On August 1, 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
| 27.05.2021 | Patronymic Vasilyevich |
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Evgeny, one of the founders of the Zubr movement, was arrested on September 25, 2020 and convicted of "preparing for mass riots." He has been repeatedly subjected to repression: fines, arrests, beatings, and pressure.
In April 2022, he was transferred to a prison regime for a term of 2 years. In May 2024, Evgeny returned from a closed prison to IK No. 1 in poor physical condition, but retained a positive attitude. After arriving, he was placed in a punishment cell, then transferred to a PKT.
In July 2024, the court decided to transfer Evgeniy to prison regime until the end of his sentence.
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 Evgeny Afnagel.