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Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize
The Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus for the Mogilev Region. Correctional Colony No. 2 in Babruisk. Head of the Operational-Regime Unit, Major. Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize is an accomplice to the repressions in the Babruisk colony, guilty of using violence and creating harsh conditions for political prisoners: placing them in a punishment cell upon arrival, refusing to give them parcels, and prohibiting them from communicating with other prisoners. He greeted new arrivals with the words: "You have ended up in the 'reddest' colony in the world." He is known for his cruelty and strict control of the regime, personally conducting inspections and punishing for the slightest violations, accompanying this with abuse and bullying. He gave propaganda lectures to political prisoners. In 2023, he introduced new restrictions on the mailing of books and medical supplies. At the beginning of 2024, he resigned and went to Germany under the repatriation program for descendants of German colonists (Spätaussiedler). According to BELPOL, he lives under the name Dimitri Schönwiese in Schwerin. At least 50 political prisoners remain in Colony No. 2. The German authorities have been notified of his involvement in the repressions.
The Department of the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus for the Mogilev Region. Correctional Colony No. 2 in Babruisk. Head of the Operational-Regime Unit, Major. Dmitry Rudolfovich Shinvize is an accomplice to the repressions in the Babruisk colony, guilty of using violence and creating harsh conditions for political prisoners: placing them in a punishment cell upon arrival, refusing to give them parcels, and prohibiting them from communicating with other prisoners. He greeted new arrivals with the words: "You have ended up in the 'reddest' colony in the world." He is known for his cruelty and strict control of the regime, personally conducting inspections and punishing for the slightest violations, accompanying this with abuse and bullying. He gave propaganda lectures to political prisoners. In 2023, he introduced new restrictions on the mailing of books and medical supplies. At the beginning of 2024, he resigned and went to Germany under the repatriation program for descendants of German colonists (Spätaussiedler). According to BELPOL, he lives under the name Dimitri Schönwiese in Schwerin. At least 50 political prisoners remain in Colony No. 2. The German authorities have been notified of his involvement in the repressions.
List of repressed
Alexander was detained as part of a criminal case opened for participating in protests that took place in Mozyr in August 2020 after the presidential elections. He was charged under the articles "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" and "violence or threat of violence against an employee of the internal affairs bodies." It is known that during his detention in the temporary detention facility, Alexander was tortured: he was not given a mattress, was not allowed to wash, eat normally, or receive warm drinks. As a result, his health deteriorated significantly.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2024, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
According to the indictment, Dmitry Sonchik insulted and threatened the lives of four people in comments on one of the Telegram channels during 2020-2021. The victims were A. Perekhvatko from the Ivatsevichi District Department of Internal Affairs, the head of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs A. Grinkevich, senior lieutenant of the Nesvizh District Department of Internal Affairs R. Pranevich and an employee of the GUBOPiK A. Aleksa.
In the last word, the only thing that Sonchik said was congratulating his sister and mother, who were in the courtroom, on the upcoming Mother's Day. All the time he was behind bars in handcuffs.
On March 23, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years in prison .
was detained on March 12, 2021. Accused of installing metal threads, wires and other similar objects on railway tracks.
Released in October 2023 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Convicted for comments from the social network Vkontakte. "Victims" - 9 representatives of authorities. None of the victims appeared in court.
20.10. 2022 released after the expiration of the sentence.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
In November 2021, the regime was changed to a stricter one, and at the end of January 2022, Oleg was transferred to a colony.
According to the prosecution, Zhviridovsky is being tried because he allegedly hung a white-red-white flag at one of the Ostrovets schools at night in June of this year, and also painted three stripes in a white-red-white combination on a stone. In addition, he tore down the red-green flag from the building of one of the government institutions in the regional center. There is no official information about this process at the stand of the Ostrovetsky court; in fact, this process is not only completely closed, but also “classified.”
On May 16, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
| 05.03.2022 | They gave me two penalties, deprived me of a long-term visit with my mother. They don't give short term either. Registered, issued a yellow tag. Otovarka increased from 2 to 5 basic. They block letters in both directions to non-relatives. (info from the keeper) |
3 years in prison .
In the period from July 2020 to November 2020, in the telegram chats "Nikolay Maslovsky", "Army with the People", "Real Belarus", "Khabarovsk. For Furgal" and others, he left messages of an encouraging nature, such as: "Block the streets..", "Block the roads with cars and our bodies...", "Tonight they should get it in full", wrote about workers' strikes.
On February 2, 2024, Vadim will be tried under Article 411, Part 1 - Malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of a correctional institution executing a sentence of imprisonment.
At the end of January 2025, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
defendant in a criminal case initiated under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (Organization or active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order). He was detained on August 30, 2021, sentenced to 15 days under Art. 19.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials). But after the arrest, he did not go free, he was taken into custody on a criminal case.
On December 10, 2022, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in prison.
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Grodno 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.
He was released at the end of February 2025.
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.
was detained on October 1, 2021 in Minsk in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser.
On March 13, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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was detained on September 30, 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. BRGTU student.
Released in May 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
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was detained on October 1, 2021 in Minsk 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. former bassist for the punk band Destroyers.
In March 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
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 Molodechno 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 30, 2024, he was released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
According to the prosecution's version, Castro da Silva Sergio on the night of August 9-10, 2020, took an active part in mass riots in the center of Minsk in the Nemiga district and in the area of the «Riga» shopping center.
Released after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony with reinforced regime.