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.
List of repressed
Ilya was detained on September 15, 2020 and convicted for participating in a peaceful protest that took place on September 6, 2020 in Grodno.
He was released in July 2023 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
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Rock musician, leader of the punk band Mister X and activist. He was arrested in October 2020 for performing a performance in the form of a barefoot dance in front of a police car and charged with hooliganism.
In September 2021, a retrial was held, which decided to replace the remaining part of the sentence from "chemistry" to a colony. However, on November 24, 2021, a hearing was held at which the musician's transfer to the colony was denied.
He was released in December 2021 after serving his full sentence as determined by the court.
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Dmitry, a member of the initiative group to nominate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for president, was detained on May 29, 2020, during an election picket in Grodno while collecting signatures and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case."
On October 21, 2021, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Activists
- Parents of minors
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- Activists
- Parents of minors
Evgeniy, a volunteer for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's team, was arrested on May 30, 2020 and convicted in the "Tikhanovsky case" initiated after a picket on May 29, 2020, in Grodno, where Sergei Tikhanovsky and his supporters were detained.
On April 24, 2023, he was released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.
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- Factory workers
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- Factory workers
Artyom worked as an optician at the Optik plant in Lida. He studied at the Grodno Physics and Mathematics Lyceum and the Lida Polytechnic College. He was arrested on September 27, 2020, in connection with a mass riot and accused of participating in "radical" Telegram channels and intending to damage or destroy three Tabakerka newsstands.
In May 2022, Artyom was convicted again for participating in protests that took place in Lida in 2020.
He was released in July 2026.
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- Twice political prisoners
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- Parents of minors
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- Twice political prisoners
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- Parents of minors
Pavel is a Belarusian opposition politician and co-founder of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. He was detained in June 2020, after which he received several administrative arrests for participating in election pickets. He was later convicted of organizing mass riots.
In June 2023, he was transferred to prison regime.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
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- IT staff
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- IT staff
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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A member of the YouTube channel "Country for Life" and a campervan driver, he lived in the town of Starye Dorogi in the Minsk region.
Detained during a picket to collect signatures for Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Grodno on May 29, 2020.
On July 13, 2023, it was announced that the political prisoner had been transferred to a two-year prison sentence. Alexander was offered several pardons, but he refused.
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in May 2026.