Denis Anatolyevich Tolstoystenkov
Denis Anatolyevich Tolstoystenkov
Number of repressed: 264
Date of birth: 17 august 1977
Categories: Overseers

Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Denis Anatolyevich Tolstenkov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
According to his decree, political prisoners were unreasonably restricted in their rights in penal colony No. 4.
Tolstenkov exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. Insulted them, humiliated them on the basis of gender, wished for their death. Prevented them from receiving parcels and communicating with lawyers. He drew up reports on far-fetched grounds, and then held commissions to determine punishment.

Accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. Denis Anatolyevich Tolstenkov is an employee of law enforcement agencies involved in politically motivated repressions.
According to his decree, political prisoners were unreasonably restricted in their rights in penal colony No. 4.
Tolstenkov exerted psychological pressure on women convicted for political reasons. Insulted them, humiliated them on the basis of gender, wished for their death. Prevented them from receiving parcels and communicating with lawyers. He drew up reports on far-fetched grounds, and then held commissions to determine punishment.

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In custody: ~658 days
Hometown: Rudnya
Date of birth: 24.02.1994
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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She was convicted of spray-painting images of the white-white flag on various surfaces in the city.

Detained again for comment in 2021.

According to human rights activists, she will be released in January 2024 upon expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome 04.02.2022
200 basic values fine.
Trial outcome 20.05.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Yelena Viktorovna Malinovskaya
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In custody: ~1495 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Slutsk
Date of birth: 02.04.1973
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: SIZO-1 KolyadichiSIZO-1 Novodvorsky s/s, 143/4, Pashkovichi village, Minsk district, Minsk region 223016
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She was detained for drawing "Pahonia" stencils. On September 20, the Central District Court of Minsk sentenced three political prisoners: Anatoly Latushka, the cousin of politician Pavel Latushko, Lilia Ananyan, and Elena Malinovskaya. At the trial, Latushko and Malinovskaya pleaded not guilty, while Ananyan fully admitted her guilt. Judge Dmitry Karsyuk sentenced Anatoly to six years in prison, Elena to four years in prison, and Lilia to five years of house arrest, before releasing her in the courtroom.

Elena has a minor son left at home.

Elena was supposed to be released at the end of August 2025, but she was never released. As Elena's friends told Nasha Niva , she was transported to Minsk, where a new criminal case was opened against her .

In early March, Elena was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. Because she had already served over four years behind bars, the court counted this time toward her sentence, so she was released during the trial.

Trial outcome 20.09.2022
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 02.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 06.03.2026
4 years 9 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 481 day
Hometown: Rahachow
Date of birth: 29.01.1986
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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A resident of Rogachev was detained on January 19, 2022 in a criminal case initiated after protests in Zhlobin in August 2020. The woman's house was searched, Zhlobin was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation, then to the temporary detention center, and then to the pre-trial detention center.

On May 15, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome 22.04.2022:

1,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with a general regime.

Former political prisoners
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Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 29.07.1999
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Oksana was sentenced to 2.5 years of restriction of freedom and was sent to an open correctional facility. On December 17, 2021, the appeal was considered.

In 2022 , the punishment was tightened and Oksana was sent to a colony.

According to human rights activists, she was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 09.11.2021:

2.5 years of restriction of freedom with assignment to an open correctional facility.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 494 days
Hometown: Kamenka
Date of birth: 03.03.1970
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Convicted of insulting Lukashenko (posting a picture of the dictator in Nazi uniform in a closed chat).

Arrested in the courtroom on January 28, 2022.

On January 6, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.

22.04.2022 Approximately from 11.04 she was transferred to prison 4 in Mogilev. Since then, there have been no letters. On April 26, 2022, a trial will be held in the Mogilev Regional Court, as the prosecutor's office filed a protest.

Trial outcome:

1,5 years of imprisonment.

Ludmila Vitalievna Volkova
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In custody: ~623 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 19.05.1992
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Administrator of the telegram channel «BSDP».

She was detained on January 19, 2022 at the workplace under a criminal article. A year ago, Lyudmila was a witness in another criminal case, in which her home was searched by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption.

Lyudmila has a little child.

Trial outcome 31.05.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 582 days
Hometown: Dokshicy
Date of birth: 25.06.1989
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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According to the materials of the investigation, Olga Yaltsevich, together with other persons, from August 13 to December 19, 2020, allegedly paid the amount of monetary penalties imposed on offenders, lawyers, state fees for filing complaints, other material assistance to participants in unauthorized mass events, and also transferred funds to compensate for damage caused to the state by illegal actions.

On July 21, 2023, she was released after the expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome:

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

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Khromova
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In custody: 647 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 03.04.1977
Family members: Yana Pavlovna Khromova
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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The deputy director of Gymnasium No. 42 in Minsk, was detained together with her daughter Yana on December 22, 2021 as part of a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order.

On December 30, she was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.

Released at the end of September 2023 upon expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome:

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

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 647 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 03.05.1999
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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She was detained together with her mother Svetlana on December 22, 2021 as part of a criminal case on group actions grossly violating public order.

On December 30, she was transferred to a pre-trial detention center.

Released at the end of September 2023 upon expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome:

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

Rita Olegovna Zotova
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In custody: 653 days
Hometown: Chachersk
Date of birth: 25.01.2002
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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3rd year student of the Faculty of Psychology of Gomel University. Detained for distributing stickers in Chechersk.

Earlier it was reported that in August 2021, a guy and a girl were detained for this case, but they were released. Rita was detained again on December 28, 2021 as part of a criminal article.

10/12/2023 released after expiration of sentence.

Trial outcome:

2 years of imprisonment.

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 263 days
Hometown: Volozhin
Date of birth: 06.12.1998
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Resident of Molodechno. Detained on November 30, 2021 for participating in protests. Released on August 20, 2022 after the expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome:

1 year of imprisonment in a penal colony

Irina Slavnikova
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In custody: ~1412 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 12.07.1970
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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On October 30, Irina was detained at the Minsk airport when she and her husband were returning from vacation. On November 1, Pervomaisky District Judge Maxim Trusevich sentenced them both to 15 days of arrest for allegedly storing materials on Facebook that were deemed "extremist." On November 15, journalist Irina Slavnikova was sentenced to another 15 days of arrest for the second time in a row. On November 26, it became known that Irina Slavnikova had become a suspect under Article 342 of the Criminal Code.

On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 political prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries . Among those released is Irina Slavnikova .

Trial outcome 03.08.2022
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 06.12.2022
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 637 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Date of birth: 17.11.1991
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Arrested for commenting on the Zeltser case. According to relatives, she was tried for videos and comments on Tik-Tok. Alina suffers from epilepsy. A psychiatric examination was appointed in the case - the break lasted a month. The daughter is waiting for the political prisoner at home.

According to human rights activists, she was released upon expiration of her sentence.

Trial outcome 18.05.2022:

2 years in prison

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 607 days
Hometown: Vitebsk
Date of birth: 11.02.1995
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina was detained on September 20, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened under the article "hooliganism committed by a group of persons."

In May 2022, she was found guilty and sentenced to prison for a performance at a city cemetery in Vitebsk: a group of young people installed a portrait of Lukashenko on a grave and opened champagne.

She was released in the spring of 2023, having fully served her sentence.

Trial outcome 20.05.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
the sentence was upheld.
Irina Goryashina
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In custody: 649 days
Hometown: Kalinkovichi
Date of birth: 21.12.1985
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Irina was arrested on August 23, 2021 for leaving messages on the Mozyr 97 telegram channel, which was recognized as "extremist". And at the first court session, they were accused of "organizing mass riots." Irina Goryashina left two daughters at home - 7 and 15 years old.

Trial outcome:

2 years in prison .

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