Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
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Paul Ivanovich Kazakov
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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Anna was detained and convicted for participating in a protest against violence in the country and the falsification of the presidential elections - the Unity March, which took place in Grodno on September 6, 2020.
Vladimir was convicted for comments left on a Telegram channel about Lukashenko and former Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Karayev.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Twice political prisoners
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- Twice political prisoners
The first time, Yuri was convicted for, according to the charges, in September 2020, while walking with friends near the Molodezhnaya Hotel, during a conversation he tugged at the national flag, which eventually fell.
In November 2021, his sentence was changed and he was sent to a penal colony.
In January 2022, he was released, having fully served his sentence.
On February 15, 2022, Yuri was detained again in a criminal case opened under the article "assistance to extremist activity." He received administrative arrest, during which KGB officers visited him. As a result of the beatings, he was suspected of having broken ribs. The criminal case was not closed.
In May 2022, he was detained again in Russia due to a wanted list, and in October of the same year he was extradited to Belarus, although the extradition case was formally closed on September 26, 2022.
In January 2023, Yuri was convicted again for helping other political prisoners receive aid from foundations. At the trial, he pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.
In May 2024, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison until the end of his term.
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- Entrepreneurs
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- Entrepreneurs
Viktor was detained on October 18, 2020, after the "Partisan March" protest. Upon seeing security forces, he attempted to flee, but was knocked down and fell along with a riot police officer, who sustained a fracture. Viktor was severely beaten and hospitalized. At trial, he testified to torture but was convicted of allegedly tripping a riot police officer, pleading not guilty.
In the summer of 2021, he was convicted again under the article on "malicious disobedience to the demands of the correctional facility administration." This article applies to prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration and for fictitious violations. As a result, his total prison sentence was seven years.
In December 2023, Viktor's conditions of detention were tightened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
In December 2025 , he was released, having fully served his sentence.
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Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in protests against the presidential election results in Minsk on August 9–10, 2020. He was accused of blocking roads, erecting barricades, and allegedly “throwing plants from flowerbeds at police officers.”
In mid-April 2022, it became known that Alexander's punishment had been toughened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of two years.
Released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
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- Factory workers
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- Factory workers
Igor, a BMZ employee, was detained and convicted for organizing a strike at the enterprise, which took place on August 17, 2020 in Zhlobin.
In mid-December 2021, it became known that the political prisoner's conditions of detention had been tightened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of one year.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexander was detained for sending an SMS to the commander of the Okrestina detention center, Yevgeny Vrublevsky, and convicted under the article “Threat of using violence against an employee of the internal affairs agencies.”
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 23.08.2021 | Registered as an extremist. |
Sergei was arrested and convicted for participating in and resisting a protest that took place in August 2020 in Grodno.
In November 2021, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
According to human rights activists, he was released at the end of spring 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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- Activists
Vitold, an activist from Berezovka and a member of the BPF party, as well as the coordinator of the For Freedom movement, was detained in September 2020 and later convicted of participating in protests. He served his sentence until his death, which occurred under unclear circumstances. No criminal case was opened into his death, and the official version points to "cardiac arrest." The relatives and associates of the political prisoner consider his death to be violent, which is also confirmed by former political prisoners.
On May 21, 2021, Vitold died in penal colony No. 17 in Shklov.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Denis was arrested on August 8, 2020 and convicted in the so-called "Korelichi case" related to alleged unrest in Korelichi and Novogrudok following the presidential elections.
He was released in October 2021, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.
Vladimir was arrested on August 18, 2020, in the so-called "Korelichi case" related to alleged unrest in Korelichi and Navahrudak following the presidential election. He was convicted of "organizing mass unrest" and insulting Lukashenko.
In Correctional Colony No. 17, Vladimir was subjected to systematic beatings and biased treatment, including frequent placement in a punishment cell and a cell-type facility.
In April 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy, John Cole, and was taken to Ukraine.
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- Human rights activists
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- Human rights activists
Vladimir was sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom for insulting a judge. In March 2021, a new criminal case was opened against him, and in June the court sentenced him to 2 years in a general regime penal colony for "evading serving a sentence." The charges were based on violations of the rules, such as lying on a bed at an unspecified time. Vladimir himself claimed that the case was fabricated in response to his demands for labor rights.
In April 2022, his punishment was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
- Athletes
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- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
- Athletes
Oleg was detained together with his wife and convicted for a “fight” with a police officer in Volkovysk.
On November 5, 2022, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Konstantin was arrested and convicted for using violence against traffic police officers during the dispersal of a protest that took place in Grodno on August 13, 2020.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the winter of 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Law enforcement
- Associations
- Law enforcement
Igor was detained along with his son, beaten and convicted for resisting police officers in Bobruisk.
In May 2022, he was transferred to prison regime until the end of his term, and on September 19 of the same year, according to Lukashenko’s decree, he was stripped of his title.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.