Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Michael Vladimirovich Vashkevich
Number of repressed: 179
Date of birth: 18 october 1975
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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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In custody: 1009 days
folder Categories of cases: The case of «mass riots», Brest, 2020
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 22.05.1998
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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Stanislav was found guilty of participating in “mass riots” on the streets of Brest on August 10-11, 2020, because he did not agree with the election results.

It was Stanislav Nesteruk who was accused of deliberately breaking paving slabs, making “means of crime.” Also, according to the indictment, he caused physical harm “in the form of two wounds in the area of the first finger of the right hand” to Igor Kalyagin, and inflicted “beatings” on other victims.

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

Trial outcome:

3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony of strict regime.

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In custody: 3 days
Hometown: Radostovo
Date of birth: 12.08.1998
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A resident of the Brest region was detained in a criminal case for "financing protests", the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports . The 23-year-old native of Drogichin received donations on the card and from August 2020 to January 2021 helped pay fines to protesters.

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In custody: 541 day
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Pinsk
Date of birth: 28.03.1986
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He was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case brought for comments on the Internet after KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and it-specialist Andrei Zeltzer were killed in a Minsk apartment.

Trial outcome 07.10.2022:

2 years imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~458 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 13.10.1999
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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resident of Brest, was convicted on October 14, 2021 by the Moskovsky District Court of Brest for writing on a house in Brest.

Released in October 2022 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 14.10.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 730 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 06.04.1984
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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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.

Trial outcome 19.08.2022:

unknown

Anna Anatolievna Baran
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In custody: 490 days
Hometown: Pruzhany
Date of birth: 01.12.1978
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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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.

Trial outcome 15.11.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 18.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 861 day
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Gorodnyany
Date of birth: 19.05.1986
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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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.

Trial outcome:

3 years in prison

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 625 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Martynyuki
Date of birth: 12.06.1989
Was in: IK-3IK №3
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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.

Trial outcome 01.08.2022:

2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 705 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 12.06.1992
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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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

Trial outcome 26.08.2022:

2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.

Alexander Grigorievich Velesnitsky
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In custody: 691 day
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Buhlichi
Date of birth: 14.03.1978
Number of children: 2 children
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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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.

Trial outcome 26.09.2022
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 13.12.2022
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 1039 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 04.11.1991
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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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.

Trial outcome 04.11.2022:

3.5 years in prison in a penal colony

Former political prisoners
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In custody: 524 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Motol
Date of birth: 07.07.1983
Number of children: 4 children
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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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.

Trial outcome 12.09.2022:

2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony

Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~981 day
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 09.05.1990
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
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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.

Trial outcome 14.04.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 524 days
folder Categories of cases: Zeltser's case
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 26.09.1989
Was in: SIZO-7SIZO-7, Brest, Sovetskih Pogranichnikov 37, 224030
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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.

Trial outcome:

2 years in prison .

Stepan Nikolaevich Drozd
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In custody: 1289 days
folder Categories of cases: 2020 Pinsk protests
Hometown: Bobrik
Date of birth: 15.05.1973
Number of children: 1 child
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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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.

Trial outcome 21.10.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 10.12.2021
the sentence was upheld.
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