Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
Number of repressed: 339
Date of birth: 11 june 1977
Categories: Overseers

Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison 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.
On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.

Responsible for all illegal actions against prisoners in Grodno Prison 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.
On July 11, 2023, political prisoner Ales Pushkin died in a hospital in Grodno. He was taken there from the territory of Prison No. 1 in Grodno. As the head of this prison, he is responsible for the conditions of detention and the untimely provision of medical care to prisoners, which led to a tragic outcome.
In particular, his actions clearly show disregard for the rights of prisoners, including for political reasons.

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Elena Alexandrovna Efremenko
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In custody: ~668 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 08.10.1977
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Citizen of the Russian Federation. Elena has two minor daughters (born in 2014 and 2015).

Before the trial, she was held in pretrial detention for 8 months .

In March 2023, it became known about Elena's serious condition in IK-4, where she was serving her sentence. "For example, when Elena was once in a very serious condition, she was not given medical care, although everything was extremely bad. She had a temperature of almost 40, she was delirious, then she started having problems with her joints, an abscess. But then she was not even assigned to the medical unit, the prisoners themselves took her there," said one of the former prisoners.

She was released on October 29, 2024, having served her entire sentence .

Elena was deported from Belarus.

Trial outcome 04.11.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 10.01.2023
2 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Oleg Leonidovich Bolotov
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In custody: ~1251 day
Hometown: Hrodna
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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Convicted for liking posts on social media. Russian citizen.

He was released at the end of September 2025, having served his entire sentence. He was immediately deported to Russia afterward.

Trial outcome 27.12.2022
3 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~838 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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Owner of a dog hotel in Grodno and has a higher education.

Pavel was accused of “posting publications in the form of images with text messages that are unacceptable for use from the point of view of modern culture” on the social network VKontakte, which the court considered as degrading the honor and dignity of Lukashenko.

11.11.2024 released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 22.12.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 13.08.1987
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Andrei was accused of using his mobile phone on the Odnoklassniki social network to leave a publication with an image and text that “humiliates the honor and dignity of an individual, offensive information and a negative assessment” of Lukashenko. Andrey’s publications on the page were noticed by a police officer while monitoring social networks.

Andrey has a dependent minor child.

At the end of November 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome 14.12.2022:

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

Yuri Stanislavovich Breyvo
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In custody: ~852 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 17.06.1981
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Convicted for participating in protests and comments on social media.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in March 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 26.01.2023
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 30.03.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Natalia Pavlovna Antonova
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In custody: ~571 day
folder Categories of cases: Raid January 23-24, 2024, Grodno protests 2020
Hometown: Suhinichi
Date of birth: 12.06.1960
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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She was arrested for participating in the 2020 protests in Grodno along with Lyudmila Mazurkevich. Natalia was ultimately sentenced to restricted freedom without a referral. In January 2024, Natalia was detained during a security forces raid on relatives of political prisoners and supporters. Natalia was never released and was sentenced to imprisonment.

Natalia was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. She received credit for time served in a correctional facility (eight months), as well as time spent in pretrial detention. After four months in prison, Natalia was released, having served her sentence in full.

Trial outcome 17.03.2023
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Trial outcome 04.10.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 03.01.2025
unknown.
Sergei Josephovich Makarevich
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In custody: ~597 days
folder Categories of cases: Donate
Hometown: Vilyeyka
Date of birth: 21.03.1987
Was in: IUOT-24IUOT-24, 230025, Grodno, ul. Lidskaya, 29б
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Sergei, an employee of the Värtanne Foundation, was detained at his home on the morning of November 4, 2022, following a search. After nearly five months in custody, he was released (reportedly on bail). Details of his case remain virtually unknown.

In March 2024, Sergei was convicted under the article "Financing the activities of an extremist group" and sentenced to restricted freedom with placement in an open-type institution.

According to human rights activists, he was released in early July 2025, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 26.03.2024
2 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Former political prisoners
In custody: ~670 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 15.07.1976
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
XX.08.2024 He was released upon completion of his term in May 2024 and died in August 2024. The cause of death is unknown.
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He was released upon completion of his term in May 2024 and died in August 2024. The cause of death is unknown.

Trial outcome date unknown
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.11.2022
unknown.
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In custody: ~691 day
Hometown: Navahrudak
Date of birth: 10.08.1982
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Trial outcome 09.12.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 23.02.2023
unknown.
Kirill Aleksandrovich Zheludok
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In custody: 267 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 16.03.1987
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Singer, poet, DJ from Grodno.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in May 2023.

Trial outcome:

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

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In custody: 546 days
Hometown: Vawkavysk
Date of birth: 04.12.1975
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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On October 28, 2022, he was included in the list of persons prone to extremist activities.

Trial outcome date unknown
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~759 days
Hometown: Massolyany
Date of birth: 22.04.1979
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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He was taken into custody in the courtroom.

According to human rights activists, he will be released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 04.10.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
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In custody: ~1604 days
Hometown: Lida
Date of birth: 03.10.2001
Was in: IK-9IK-9, Gorki, 213410, ul. Dobroliubova, 16
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He was convicted for his participation in the 2020 protests.

On June 12, 2024, Yegor's trial was rescheduled for malicious disobedience to the prison administration. He faces an additional year of imprisonment.

According to calculations , he was supposed to be released in the fall of 2025 .

Trial outcome 25.05.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Trial outcome 12.06.2024
1 year of imprisonment in colony in strict regime conditions.
Appeal 10.09.2024
unknown.
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In custody: 824 days
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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Alexander was detained on June 28, 2021, and his home was searched. He was released after seven days of administrative arrest, but was detained again under a criminal article.

In 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome:

2,6 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~454 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 26.12.1968
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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In the apartment where the man lives with his wife and son, law enforcement officers knocked in the morning. Valery himself was not at home, he went out to the store with his dog. law enforcement officers found out where he was, checked the phones, and then forced both of them to move to another room and keep their heads down.

Judging by the sounds that came to the apartment from the entrance, when Valery approached his entrance about 40 minutes later, he was knocked face down into the ground, after which he was brought into the apartment for about half a minute. They tried to find out his phone password at home, and when the man refused to call him, they took him out of the apartment without any explanation

Trial outcome 24.10.2022
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.01.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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