Victoria Nikolaevna Polyakova
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Victoria Nikolaevna Polyakova
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 149 days of administrative arrest and at least 5,638 rubles in fines. She sentenced journalist and human rights activist Alexander Burakov under Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (petty hooliganism) to 10 days of arrest. A provocation was committed against the journalist - a woman fell on the asphalt in front of him, and people in civilian clothes immediately took him to the police department. August 10, 2020 Tried peaceful protesters in the detention center under Art. 23.34 Code of Administrative Offences. March 16, 2017 She handed down guilty verdicts to participants in the protest against Decree 3 in Mogilev. She imposed a fine of 1,450 rubles for three sheets of paper taped to the window Made a decision to assign 20 days of administrative detention under Art. 24.23 Code of Administrative Offenses (previously 23.34), journalist Vladimir Laptsevich, for a fictitious picket near the building of the Mogilev Regional Court. On that day, the criminal case of Pavel Sevyarynets and activists of “European Belarus” was considered. She sentenced Soligorsk resident Alexey Fedorkevich for a negative comment about Pakhomenko in one of the social networks to 2 years of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility for insulting policeman Timur Pakhomenko (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), in addition, she ordered the convict to pay 1,000 rubles in compensation.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, which resulted in at least 149 days of administrative arrest and at least 5,638 rubles in fines. She sentenced journalist and human rights activist Alexander Burakov under Article 17.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (petty hooliganism) to 10 days of arrest. A provocation was committed against the journalist - a woman fell on the asphalt in front of him, and people in civilian clothes immediately took him to the police department. August 10, 2020 Tried peaceful protesters in the detention center under Art. 23.34 Code of Administrative Offences. March 16, 2017 She handed down guilty verdicts to participants in the protest against Decree 3 in Mogilev. She imposed a fine of 1,450 rubles for three sheets of paper taped to the window Made a decision to assign 20 days of administrative detention under Art. 24.23 Code of Administrative Offenses (previously 23.34), journalist Vladimir Laptsevich, for a fictitious picket near the building of the Mogilev Regional Court. On that day, the criminal case of Pavel Sevyarynets and activists of “European Belarus” was considered. She sentenced Soligorsk resident Alexey Fedorkevich for a negative comment about Pakhomenko in one of the social networks to 2 years of restriction of freedom with a transfer to an open correctional facility for insulting policeman Timur Pakhomenko (Article 369 of the Criminal Code), in addition, she ordered the convict to pay 1,000 rubles in compensation.
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The verdict was based on Alexei's comments on the Internet.
Immediately upon arrival at the colony, Alexei Semenko was thrown into a punishment cell - a place where prisoners are tortured under inhumane conditions.
Convicted for participating in protests.
From September 16, 2023, Egor was transferred to prison regime. There, the political prisoner must serve 2 years.
On July 31, 2025, Yegor was convicted under Article 411 of the Criminal Code for "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution executing a sentence of imprisonment" to another 10 months and 14 days of imprisonment.
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Oleg was arrested and convicted for "hitting" a police officer during a street march in Vitebsk on September 13, 2020. In September 2021, he was transferred to prison for "violating the rules of the order."
In August 2022, Oleg was re-convicted for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution” and was given another year of imprisonment.
On July 25, 2023, the political prisoner was again convicted of “disobeying the demands of the administration” and sentenced to another year in prison.
In September 2024, another hearing was held on the criminal case against Oleg for “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution” - a charge that is often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the prison administration.
Throughout his imprisonment, Oleg is constantly under pressure. He is regularly sent to a punishment cell, where he is kept in isolation for dozens of days.
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A team member of YouTube channel «Country for Life» team, RV driver, lived in a city of Staryia Darohi, Minsk region.
Detained during a picket for collecting signatures in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Grodno on May 29, 2020.
On July 13, 2023, it became known that the political prisoner was transferred to a prison regime for a period of 2 years. Alexander was offered several times to write an application for pardon, but he refused.
It is known that Aleksandr Yatsenko was tried for comments directed at the employee of the Pukhovichi Department of Internal Affairs Markov, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Nikolai Garpenkov, the employee of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption Lapchinsky, the head of one of the departments of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Sovietsky District Kachuk, the Minister of Internal Affairs Kubrakov and the commander of the special forces Gavrilov.
It is known that Yatsenko's apartment was seized.
Lev Ivchin is 21 years old . The guy hid in Russia for a long time. In the summer of 2024, he returned to Belarus, where he was detained .
Lev Valerievich Ivchin is the son of political prisoner Valery Ivchin. The latter was also tried in Mogilev in June 2024 under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus for participating in Minsk protests. The court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months of restricted freedom with referral to a correctional institution.
Karpeshko and two of his friends had their own private chat for three people. After the beginning of the military invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, in March 2022, Michael left a comment in which he wrote about the experience that wars could begin on the territory of Belarus. For this message, the man was detained and convicted.
Witnesses at the trial were two other chat participants – friends of Karpeshko, who had previously been brought to administrative responsibility under Article 19.11 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Belarus.
At the trial, the materials of the Karpeshko case indicated that the man had left a message in a «public chat in Telegram».
In May 2022, Alexander was found guilty of making offensive remarks about two police officers from the city of Gorki in a comment on Odnoklassniki. A linguistic expert found these remarks to be obscene.
In August 2023, it was revealed that he had been retried for "slander and insult against Lukashenko." Details of the case and the verdict are unknown.
Alexey was convicted in July 2021 for an "offensive" comment on a social network addressed to Timur Pakhomenko, head of the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Mogilev, which he left back in the winter of 2020. The court sentenced him to restricted freedom with a referral.
In September 2022, the punishment was toughened and the restriction of freedom was replaced by a penal colony.
In March 2023, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
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Youras, a politician and lawyer, was arrested on April 12, 2021, in a criminal case opened under the article "conspiracy or other actions committed with the aim of seizing state power." In September 2022, he was sentenced to a long prison term on several criminal charges, despite the fact that he fully admitted his guilt and entered into an agreement with the investigation.
In December 2022, he was convicted again for “insulting a government official.” According to the state-run newspaper Minska Pravda, in 2020–2021, he allegedly repeatedly left offensive comments on a Telegram channel recognized as extremist.
In June 2023, Yourasya's sentence was increased, and he was transferred to prison regime. In August 2024, he was convicted of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the colony administration" - an article under which prisoners are tried for refusing to cooperate or for fictitious violations. As a result, taking into account all the court's decisions, his total term of imprisonment was 13 years and 3 months.
Youras was under constant pressure: he was repeatedly sent to solitary confinement, deprived of parcels and the opportunity to shop. In protest, he went on hunger strike several times. It is also known that he has serious health problems.
He was released in April 2025.
Evgeniy was detained and convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Zhlobin, directed against the results of the presidential elections.
In June 2022, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
In July 2023, Yevgeny was convicted again of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution” - an article under which prisoners are tried for refusing to cooperate with the administration and for fictitious violations.
He was released in February 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Ilya was detained and convicted under the article "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" for participating in a protest that took place on September 23, 2020 in Minsk. He was accused of allegedly blocking the road and thereby interfering with traffic. The court sentenced him to restriction of freedom.
In November 2022, the preventive measure was tightened and he was transferred to a penal colony.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Evgeny was detained and convicted for a clash with the police during a protest that took place on the night of August 9-10, 2020 in Borisov against falsifications in the presidential elections.
In 2021, he was transferred to a prison regime, and in 2023, he was re-convicted of “malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution,” a charge often applied to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with prison authorities.
According to human rights activists, Evgeny was released in early February 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court, since preventive supervision was established over him in January.