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Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
The staff of Pretrial Detention Center No. 7 systematically participate in violating the rights and freedoms of prisoners, in particular those arrested for political reasons.
Political prisoner Vitalia Bondarenko, who was in Pretrial Detention Center No. 7, was forced to sign 5 blank sheets of paper through pressure, threats and blackmail.
Political prisoner Mikhail Kalishuk was beaten by guards on the territory of the pretrial detention center because he refused to go to the stage for trial.
Sanctioned a ban on the transfer of books, magazines and crosswords to the pretrial detention center.
Political prisoners are held in pretrial detention centers for many months and even years in order to obtain testimony and fabricate criminal cases, which is a serious violation of their rights.
The staff of Pretrial Detention Center No. 7 systematically participate in violating the rights and freedoms of prisoners, in particular those arrested for political reasons.
Political prisoner Vitalia Bondarenko, who was in Pretrial Detention Center No. 7, was forced to sign 5 blank sheets of paper through pressure, threats and blackmail.
Political prisoner Mikhail Kalishuk was beaten by guards on the territory of the pretrial detention center because he refused to go to the stage for trial.
Sanctioned a ban on the transfer of books, magazines and crosswords to the pretrial detention center.
Political prisoners are held in pretrial detention centers for many months and even years in order to obtain testimony and fabricate criminal cases, which is a serious violation of their rights.
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The reason for being taken into custody was a comment written by a Brest resident on the Internet. Possible defendant in the Zeltser case.
It is known for sure that he was in custody from September 30, 2021 until trial (about 1 year), most likely the sentence was related to imprisonment.
On November 1, 2022, the appeal was considered.
According to human rights activists, he will be released in the fall of 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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Stanislav, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested in May 2021 as part of a criminal case opened following the spontaneous protests that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020, against election fraud. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
According to calculations, he was supposed to be released in early 2026 .
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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.
On September 30, 2021, he was detained in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
According to human rights activists, he was released at the beginning of February 2024 after the expiration of his sentence.
3 years in prison
On September 29, 2021, he was detained in Kamenets in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
06/16/2023 released after the expiration of the sentence.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
In September 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
| 21.10.2021 | Date of birth 06/12/1992 |
| 21.10.2021 | Was staged on 10/04/2021 in Zhodino and is still there .... in quarantine .... was detained on 09/29/2021 |
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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A former officer who condemned violence by security forces after the 2020 elections.
Alexander was detained in Stolin on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On August 22, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
He was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
During the trial, it turned out that charges for insulting Lukashenko were brought for a comment left on August 12, 2020 on the VKontakte social network. Then, under his own name, Dmitry commented on the news on the TUT.BY page.
At the trial, Dmitry made a full admission of guilt.
Released in August 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years in prison in a penal colony
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On March 8, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
He was arrested on September 30, 2021, in Brest on criminal charges stemming from online comments he made following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
🔻 For the message "I feel sorry for the EPAM officer. One less piece of shit on earth" on the night of September 28-29, 2021 — Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official).
🔻 For the comment "The guy is a hero. He gave his life fighting these assholes despite having a family" – article 130 of the Criminal Code, "Incitement of Hatred."
🔻 For the phrase "mustached schizoid" in October 2020, the article "Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus" was issued.
At the beginning of June 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
According to unverified information, in October 2025, a new case was opened against Viktor Kotovsky.
was detained on October 1, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
In the first half of March 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years in prison .
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Stepan was arrested in connection with the protests in Pinsk on the night of August 9-10, 2020, and convicted of participating in "mass riots." He was accused of attempting to hit police officers, as well as hitting a shield that hit the leg of police officer Polivoda.
At the trial, Stepan explained that he tried to pass by, but was pushed by a shield, he fell, and cut his knee. According to him, the gesture that looked like a throw on the video was actually an attempt to fix his sleeve.
He was released in February 2024, having served his entire sentence as determined by the court.
According to the prosecution, on August 20, 2020, 23-year-old Artem Sokol, using a mobile phone, posted information in the form of a wanted criminal's orientation with a photo of Lukashenka containing ethnic information about him in the telegram chat "Lyakhovichi 90%". On the same day, in the “Lyakhovichi 90%” telegram chat, the accused posted another orientation containing offensive expressions against the president, namely: “Sick of power, a pathological liar, insidious, stingy, cynical, mentally unstable, agrofuhrer, cockroach, Sasha 3%, Luka and Gypsies.” On September 9, 2021, he was taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, in March 2023 he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in prison with serving a sentence in a colony under general regime conditions.
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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.
Vadim was arrested on August 7, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "inciting hatred or discord." In March 2022, he was convicted for messages left in the Telegram chat "Pinsk 97%," in which, according to the charges, he "called for violence against police officers, prosecutors, and judges."
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.