Denis Anatolyevich Tolstoystenkov
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.
List of repressed
2.5 years in prison .
- Associations
- Activists
Anna was arrested in October 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened following a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest, where people were singing and dancing in circles and were attacked with a water cannon. She was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
Anna was released in February 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Detained on September 20 in a criminal case on the creation of an extremist formation (telegram chat). After the temporary detention facility, she was immediately transferred to a pre-trial detention center.
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
| 17.06.2022 | According to friends, the courts of appeal are expected no earlier than August. |
Yulia 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.
Released in September 2024 as part of a pardon.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Yulia was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In July 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in March 2023, having fully served her sentence.
- Associations
- Retirees
- Teachers
Emma was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In September 2022, Emma's pretrial detention was changed and she was transferred from the pretrial detention facility to house arrest.
In November 2022, she was found guilty of "insulting a government official" and "insulting Lukashenko" and taken into custody in the courtroom.
She was released in May 2023, having fully served her sentence.
In October 2024, it became known that a new criminal case had been opened against Emma for "insulting a government official." This was revealed in a news report published in the local district newspaper.
Polina was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment.
She was released in September 2023, having fully served her sentence.
Larisa was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened due to online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
In September 2023, she was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
Natalia is a pediatrician, psychiatrist-narcologist, psychotherapist, existential philosopher, and psychologist. She was detained in September 2021 at her workplace — the Minsk Center for Child Psychiatry and Psychotherapy — as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk. Several hours before her arrest, she was informed of her dismissal.
In September 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
In January 2023, she was released, having served her full sentence.
Elena was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.
In August 2022, she was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official" and sentenced to imprisonment.
In September 2023, she was released, having fully served her sentence imposed by the court.
Yana was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "Desecration of state symbols." In December of that year, she was found guilty of tearing down a flag on a street in Gomel and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in June 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
Olga was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Olga was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Elena was arrested in September 2021 for painting over 80 bales of haylage, after which a criminal case was opened against her for malicious hooliganism. She was remanded in custody pending trial and placed in a temporary detention facility.
In January 2022, Elena was charged with "gross violation of public order, expressed in an attempt to distract drivers and disrupt traffic" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2022, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
After her release, pressure continued to be exerted on Elena; in June 2022, she was detained by KGB officers. She was subsequently forced to leave Belarus.
- Associations
- Foreign citizens
Irina, a Russian citizen, was arrested on May 28, 2021, in Brest and convicted in September of that year for a tweet published on May 23. It contained a link to a LiveJournal post reprinting a BBC Russian Service report on the incident with the Ryanair flight carrying Roman Protasevich. She added her own headline to the reprint: "Lukashenko's latest crime: an act of state aviation piracy." The expression "an act of state aviation piracy" was used in the BBC text as a quote from the Greek Foreign Ministry's response.
On September 1, 2022, she was released after serving her sentence and immediately deported to Russia with a 10-year ban on entering Belarus.
Larisa was first arrested on September 27, 2020, and convicted of an administrative offense. After the trial, she suffered a seizure and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Larisa suffers from depressive anxiety disorder and claustrophobia.
On August 6, 2021, security forces came to her workplace, conducted a search, and after interrogation, placed her in a temporary detention facility for three days. After this period, she was charged with violence or threat of violence against police officers for participating in a Sunday march on September 27, 2020, in Gomel, during which security forces used tear gas and stun grenades. According to the prosecution, Larisa "used brute force to grab a security officer by the arm, move him, and thereby obstruct his work."
In December 2021, Larisa was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
She was released in May 2023, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
