Dmitriy Petrovich Kozlov
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 12 decisions awarding at least 35 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 1,620 rubles and at least 4 years of restriction or imprisonment. In many criminal cases, the verdicts are unknown. He convicted Andrei Ignatovich, a resident of Svetlogorsk, accusing him of inciting other social discord or hostility (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code) and of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violated public order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code). Sentence: 2 years imprisonment. On November 23, 2022, he convicted Gomel resident Irina Korotkevich under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code - Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus. The trial took place behind closed doors. The woman was sentenced to two years of restriction of freedom without referral to IUOT (“household chemicals”). Conducts mobile court hearings. In the training hall of the Gomel branch of MITSO held a real court hearing. He considered the criminal case of a 27-year-old Gomel resident who was repeatedly detained for driving while intoxicated. The case was heard in the presence of law students.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 12 decisions awarding at least 35 days of administrative arrest, fines of at least 1,620 rubles and at least 4 years of restriction or imprisonment. In many criminal cases, the verdicts are unknown. He convicted Andrei Ignatovich, a resident of Svetlogorsk, accusing him of inciting other social discord or hostility (Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code) and of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violated public order (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code). Sentence: 2 years imprisonment. On November 23, 2022, he convicted Gomel resident Irina Korotkevich under Art. 368 of the Criminal Code - Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus. The trial took place behind closed doors. The woman was sentenced to two years of restriction of freedom without referral to IUOT (“household chemicals”). Conducts mobile court hearings. In the training hall of the Gomel branch of MITSO held a real court hearing. He considered the criminal case of a 27-year-old Gomel resident who was repeatedly detained for driving while intoxicated. The case was heard in the presence of law students.
List of repressed
Yuri was probably detained at the end of September 2024. At that time, he was convicted under Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials). After 15 days, a trial was held again under the same article, so, most likely, he was sentenced to arrest twice, after which he was detained again as part of a criminal case.
According to social networks, Yuriy's wife is Ukrainian. It is known that Yuriy worked in construction for some time, but there is no information about his last place of work.
- Associations
- Administrators of TG-channels
Victoria, the administrator of the channel “Drivers 97%”, was detained on November 4, 2020 in Minsk by GUBOPiK officers and convicted of “calls for mass riots and blocking roads in connection with dissatisfaction with the authorities and election fraud.”
In 2022 and 2023, the court increased her prison term twice, accusing her of "malicious disobedience to the demands of the administration of the correctional institution." Victoria was repeatedly subjected to pressure in the colony and was recognized as a "malicious violator."
According to the schedule on the Supreme Court website, Victoria's case will be heard on October 28, 2024, in the Rechitsa District Court. The woman is accused for the third time under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code.
On December 18, 2024, the appeal was heard in the Gomel Regional Court.
As of the end of December 2024, she was transferred to Penal Colony No. 24.
Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk reported that Elena Gnauk and Victoria Kulsha were placed in a PKT: "After several weeks in a punishment cell, they were transferred to a PKT. It is 99% that they will again fabricate Article 411 against them."
Polina also added: "Victoria Kulsha's kidneys have probably already failed. She went on hunger strikes for months, she refused water and drink. She cut her veins. They threw her in the punishment cell with this - she cut her veins in the punishment cell. She went on hunger strikes in the punishment cell. She refused medical help."
Victoria was supposed to be released in April 2025 after her term expired. But in early April, she was transferred to Gomel's SIZO-3 as part of the fourth criminal case under Part 1 of Article 411 of the Criminal Code (malicious disobedience to the legal demands of the colony administration).
The last entry on his Facebook page was made in March 2022.
Denis is a native of Petrikov. He graduated from the Belarusian Trade and Economic University of Consumer Cooperatives, worked in the trading house of the Rogachevsky milk canning plant, which is located in Gomel.
The circumstances of the initiation of a criminal case against Denis are being clarified by human rights activists.
- Associations
On August 2, 2024, the appeal was heard and the verdict came into force.
She was released in March 2025, having fully served her sentence as imposed by the court.
He was allegedly detained at the end of November 2023. First, he was convicted under an administrative article ( Part 2 of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - Distribution, production, storage, transportation of information products containing calls for extremist activities or promoting such activities), after which charges were brought in a criminal case.
On May 17, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
Andrei was detained on September 27, and later a search was carried out at his home, during which a computer and other equipment were removed.
Tolchin has been repeatedly detained and tried for his journalistic activities since 2017. After the protests of 2020, the journalist decided to leave the profession.
The latest posts on Andrei's Facebook page are reposts of helping animals, photos with friends and acquaintances. Also, Andrei’s sister, who raised him in infancy, recently died.
On May 24, 2024, the appeal was considered and the verdict entered into force.
According to the prosecution , the man repeatedly posted comments in an open telegram group in 2020. They saw a “negative assessment of a group of people united by activity” - the Belarusian army, members of election commissions, including its chairman, the police and riot police.
Ignatovich also “deliberately posted text messages on Telegram with calls for group actions that grossly violated public order, persuaded and encouraged them to participate in group actions, namely to unite and gather people, take them out onto the streets, disrupt the normal work of organizations and enterprises, government bodies, as well as law enforcement agencies.”
On September 8, 2023, the appeal was heard. The verdict came into force.
According to human rights activists , he was released on November 22, 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Politicians
- Teachers
- Parents of minors
The social activist was detained on January 3, 2021, at her home after security forces broke down the door, conducted a search, and seized some of her belongings. Polina was convicted of "threatening to use violence against an internal affairs officer" and "insulting a government official." She refused to testify either during the investigation or in court.
In April 2022, Polina's sentence was extended on charges of "disobeying the demands of the prison administration," and in October 2023, she was convicted again under the same article. Polina is the first female political prisoner in Belarus to be convicted under this article. The article is used against prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often for alleged violations.
The political prisoner is systematically subjected to psychological pressure and physical violence; she has been repeatedly placed in solitary confinement, punishment cells and punishment cells.
The BNR Rada awarded Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk the Order of the Pursuit.
In March 2024, a propaganda story about Polina accidentally showed a yellow tag indicating the end date of her imprisonment: May 21. However, she was not released on that day, and she was charged for the third time with “disobeying the prison administration,” for which she was convicted again in October 2024.
She was released on February 1, 2025, having fully served her sentence (4 consecutive terms).
