Dmitriy Nikolaevich Strebkov
Strebkov Dmitry Nikolaevich is an accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. As the head of the correctional institution "Prison No. 8 in Zhodino", Strebkov bears personal responsibility for the cruel and inhuman treatment of prisoners and the torture used against them. Under Strebkov's leadership, Prison No. 8 (SIZO) in Zhodino became one of the most cruel in the country - in terms of detention conditions and in relation to prisoners. This is the only correctional institution in the Republic of Belarus where defendants and convicted persons are held at the same time, including persons sentenced to life imprisonment. At the same time, the detention conditions are equally harsh for everyone. In particular, prisoners are subjected to beatings, do not receive parcels, do not receive letters, are subjected to torture by hunger, lack of walks, confinement in cramped cells together with people without a fixed abode, for additional torture by unsanitary conditions. For his crimes, he was included in the sanctions lists of EU countries. Thus, the actions of Dmitry Nikolaevich Strebkov violate the rights of citizens of the Republic of Belarus and pose a threat to their lives. They are also aimed at strengthening the repressive regime in force in the country.
Strebkov Dmitry Nikolaevich is an accomplice to crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus. As the head of the correctional institution "Prison No. 8 in Zhodino", Strebkov bears personal responsibility for the cruel and inhuman treatment of prisoners and the torture used against them. Under Strebkov's leadership, Prison No. 8 (SIZO) in Zhodino became one of the most cruel in the country - in terms of detention conditions and in relation to prisoners. This is the only correctional institution in the Republic of Belarus where defendants and convicted persons are held at the same time, including persons sentenced to life imprisonment. At the same time, the detention conditions are equally harsh for everyone. In particular, prisoners are subjected to beatings, do not receive parcels, do not receive letters, are subjected to torture by hunger, lack of walks, confinement in cramped cells together with people without a fixed abode, for additional torture by unsanitary conditions. For his crimes, he was included in the sanctions lists of EU countries. Thus, the actions of Dmitry Nikolaevich Strebkov violate the rights of citizens of the Republic of Belarus and pose a threat to their lives. They are also aimed at strengthening the repressive regime in force in the country.
List of repressed
Alexander was convicted of resisting police officers who used force during an attempt to detain him on August 9, 2020, in Soligorsk. According to the charges, on that day, police officers tried to detain him near the Central store, but he, not wanting to be detained, categorically refused to follow the police.
According to human rights activists, he was released in August 2022, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
- Associations
- Students
Maxim was convicted of removing a red-green flag at a train station and striking, in self-defense, a man who was trying to call the police and take his personal belongings.
In December 2023, his sentence was increased and he was transferred to prison.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Vadim was detained, severely beaten and later convicted for participating in a protest that took place on August 9, 2020 in Minsk against the results of the presidential elections.
Throughout his entire term of imprisonment, Vadim was systematically subjected to psychological and physical violence: he was beaten, placed in solitary confinement and punishment cells, and deprived of parcels and visits.
He was released in April 20204, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- IT staff
Stepan was hit by a police van in the oncoming lane on November 15, 2020, during a protest in memory of Roman Bondarenko, killed by security forces, on Pushkin Avenue in Minsk, immediately detained and severely beaten. He was convicted of alleged hooliganism - deliberate and unprovoked attacks on police cars at least three times, which resulted in damage to them.
- Associations
Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in protests against the presidential election results in Minsk on August 9–10, 2020. He was accused of blocking roads, erecting barricades, and allegedly “throwing plants from flowerbeds at police officers.”
In mid-April 2022, it became known that Alexander's punishment had been toughened, transferring him to a prison regime for a period of two years.
Released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court
- Associations
- Factory workers
Ruslan was detained on November 15, 2020 and arrested for 15 days for walking through the city with a white-red-white flag in memory of the murdered Roman Bondarenko. Roman was beaten by security forces in the courtyard near his home and died in hospital from cerebral edema. However, after his administrative arrest, Ruslan was not released, as a criminal case was opened against him and he was convicted of "resisting an Interior Ministry officer."
In March 2022, he was re-sentenced to one year in prison for "disobeying the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." Under this article, prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration are tried for fictitious violations.
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Entrepreneurs
Ivan, director of the Horse&Vega concert agency, was detained and convicted for attempting to stop a traffic police car to prevent it from running over people during a protest that took place from August 9 to 10, 2020 in Minsk.
He was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Egor was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
In the fall of 2021, the political prisoner's punishment was toughened and he was transferred to a prison regime.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 07.05.2021 | Transferred to IK-1 Novopolotsk. |
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Andrei was arrested and convicted for damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Pavel was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Civil servants
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Artyom was detained, severely beaten, and later convicted of damaging the car of a policeman's wife in Novaya Borovaya.
On June 29, 2022, the political prisoner was supposed to be released, but instead he was re-arrested. In July of the same year, he was convicted again for "insulting a government official" in a closed chat organized by security forces for the purpose of provocation. Artem did not admit his guilt and stated in court that the new criminal case was revenge on the part of the head of Colony No. 15, Alexey Lazarenko, where he was tortured and beaten.
He was released in May 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Bloggers
- Entrepreneurs
- Parents of minors
Vladimir, the author of the YouTube channel "Slutsk for Life", was detained in May 2020 after a meeting with readers of "Country for Life" in Mogilev. He served 40 days of administrative arrest and was then taken into custody as part of a criminal case and convicted of "calls for violations of public order" and insulting an official.
He was released in January 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexander was detained for sending an SMS to the commander of the Okrestina detention center, Yevgeny Vrublevsky, and convicted under the article “Threat of using violence against an employee of the internal affairs agencies.”
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
| 23.08.2021 | Registered as an extremist. |
- Associations
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
- Law enforcement
Dmitry, the former head of the criminal investigation department of the Zavodskoy District Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Minsk, was detained and convicted of insulting a government official.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Students
Sofia was detained in a criminal case related to the events of September 6, 2020, during the "March of Unity" in Minsk, and convicted of painting shields and barriers with special equipment.
She was released in September 2022, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
