Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Alexey Valerievich Lazarenko
Number of repressed: 341
Date of birth: 29 june 1975
Categories: Others, Overseers

On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.

On June 9, it became known that prisoner Artem Anishchuk was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by the colony administration from the moment he arrived at the penal colony. The torture is related to the fact that the head of the colony is a friend of Alexander Geyts, the victim in the case for which the prisoner was tried. This is not the first case of ill-treatment in IK-15. Earlier, another prisoner reported that he was beaten by Lazarenko. Another prisoner reported that the colony could send a person to a punishment cell for statistics.

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In custody: 898 days
Hometown: Baranovichi
Date of birth: 27.11.1976
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Detained for insulting an official on social media.

According to human rights activists, he will be released at the end of October 2025, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 29.11.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 31.03.2023
unknown.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Astapchik
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In custody: 1283 days
Hometown: Marina Gorka
Date of birth: 21.05.1992
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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He was convicted of administering a Telegram channel that published footage from protests at the Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk. Vladimir himself had previously been detained, as he recounted in a video. He was arrested at one of the protests and given a 10-12-day sentence. His home was searched, and his electronics and phone were seized. Some time after his release, he was detained again for 24 hours and then released on bail. A criminal case was opened against him, but he was only taken into custody a year later.

It is known that Vladimir loves hiking, motorcycles, computer games, mythology, and is actively involved in sports.

He was released in January 2026, having served his full sentence.

Trial outcome 14.04.2023
4 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 27.06.2023
unknown.
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In custody: 730 days
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 08.06.2002
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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According to human rights activists, he will be released in 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.

Trial outcome 21.07.2022:

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

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In custody: 773 days
folder Categories of cases: Registration in the Peramoga bot
Hometown: Borisov
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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According to information from pro-government telegram channels, he was detained for participating in protests in 2020 and registering in the Peramoga plan.

On March 21, 2023, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

Trial outcome 23.12.2022:

2 years imprisonment in a colony

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In custody: 1015 days
folder Categories of cases: Registration as a volunteer
Hometown: Salihorsk
Date of birth: 28.09.1971
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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The trial was held behind closed doors, and the details of the case are unknown.

Pro-government media reported that Mikhail was going to join Kalinovsky's regiment. He was detained on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

According to human rights activists, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 11.08.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 28.10.2022
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 816 days
Hometown: Dzerzhinsk
Date of birth: 29.08.1977
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Convicted of participation in an extremist group.

On September 30, 2022, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.

05/06/2024 released after fully serving his sentence.

Trial outcome 07.07.2022:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

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In custody: ~826 days
folder Categories of cases: Registration as a volunteer
Hometown: Mogilev
Date of birth: 09.12.1993
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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A resident of Mogilev. Presumably detained on June 3, 2022. According to pro-government media, he was detained while attempting to illegally cross the border in order to join the Kalinovsky Regiment in Ukraine.

The trial was held in the Gomel Regional Court behind closed doors. According to the investigation , the young man intended to enlist in the separate Belarusian regiment named after Kastus Kalinouski.

06.09.2024 released after serving the full sentence imposed by the court.

26.11.2022 Consideration of the appeal on December 9, 2022.

Trial outcome 21.09.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 09.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~1362 days
folder Categories of cases: Grodno protests 2020
Hometown: Rusota
Date of birth: 15.06.1986
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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The initial reason for the arrest was the distribution of extremist materials as part of an administrative, politically motivated case.

During his arrest, the man was charged with criminal offenses for numerous likes on Odnoklassniki.

On July 4, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict entered into force.

On March 19, 2026, he was pardoned after another visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole (among a group of 235 prisoners left in Belarus).

Trial outcome 14.03.2023
5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 04.07.2023
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 425 days
folder Categories of cases: Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 13.02.1996
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Kozlovsky, on September 27, 2020, on Nezavisimist Avenue in Minsk, stood in a clutch with his elbows in the first row of citizens who were walking along the roadway. As a result, according to investigators, the movement of public transport was blocked and there was a malfunction in its work.

As a result, the court sentenced Alexander to imprisonment. The judge explained her position on Kozlovsky by the fact that he had previously been brought to criminal responsibility, and committed a number of crimes while alcohol intoxicated.

04/04/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.

Trial outcome 12.07.2022
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 04.10.2022
unknown.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Branovitsky
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In custody: 300 days
Hometown: Baranovichi
Date of birth: 01.10.1968
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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He is a Master of Sports in powerlifting.

It is known that Branovitsky signed a letter on the cessation of repression on behalf of athletes at the end of August 2020.

They are accused of hanging protest symbols.

Trial outcome:

1 year in prison.

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In custody: 1499 days
Hometown: Vitebsk
Date of birth: 20.12.1996
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Detained for creating a chat in 2020, which was later recognized as extremist.

Trial outcome 24.01.2023
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 09.06.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 903 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 18.09.1982
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Andrey worked at the Minsk Tractor Plant before his arrest. He was detained for leaving comments about the death of Andrei Zeltser and an employee of the State security committee.

13.03.2024 Комментарий он написал: Толковый чел, всех этих мудаков перебить, которые пристают к людям, толпой герои на одного,красава парень💪

Trial outcome 05.10.2022:

3 years imprisonment in a colony

Maxim Eduardovich Pletnev
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In custody: ~287 days
Hometown: Hrodna
Date of birth: 12.12.1987
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Maxim was detained on June 2, 2022 as part of a criminal case on protest graffiti.

He has a wife and a small child.

On March 16, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.

Trial outcome 19.08.2022
1 year of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 03.11.2022
unknown.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 791 day
Hometown: Salihorsk
Date of birth: 21.07.1977
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Alexander Mishuk is the vice-chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union (BNP) and the chairman of the primary organization of the BNP OJSC Belaruskali. He was detained after a search of the office.

The prosecutor's office accused Alexander of speaking to workers with the "purpose of creating a strike committee." In turn, Alexander explained his performance as an emotional outburst, since at that time everyone was under the influence of emotions due to mass violence from the security forces.

On November 14, 2022, at the next meeting, the prosecutor asked Alexandra for three years in prison.

Released in July 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 15.11.2022:

2,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of general regime.

Aliaksandr Liubianchuk
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In custody: ~1209 days
folder Categories of cases: Journalistic work, The Gayun Case
Hometown: Minsk
Date of birth: 01.09.1988
Guardian: Artsiom Prypisnou
Was in: Turma №1Turma №1, Grodno, Kirova 1, 230023
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The journalist was detained on May 26, 2022, after a search.

The journalist has currently been charged, but the exact criminal offense against Lyubenchuk is unknown (his lawyer is under a non-disclosure agreement).

In early November 2023, it became known that Ales had been experiencing spinal problems behind bars (a year earlier). "He even has difficulty playing sports, which is what everyone does to escape. This visibly upsets him," a source told Radio Svaboda. Ales worked stripping insulation from wires.

He was released in early January 2025.

He was arrested and taken into custody for the second time in September 2025.

Trial outcome 27.10.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 24.01.2023
the sentence was upheld.
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