Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex38 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Dzmitryi Padrez is an IT specialist and street artist known as Dima Dream. He was arrested for leaking personal data of security forces to the 'Black Book of Belarus' Telegram channel. During his arrest, he was reportedly beaten and mocked by police officers.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Мастер, IT-специалист.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Падрэз — IT-спецыяліст і стрыт-арт мастак, вядомы як Дзіма Dream. Ён быў затрыманы за зліў асабістых дадзеных супрацоўнікаў сілавых ведомстваў у тэлеграм-канал «Чорная кніга Беларусі». Паводле звестак, падчас затрымання яго збівалі і здзекаваліся з яго супрацоўнікі ГУБАЗ.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Interference with the activities of an internal affairs officer
- 03Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-365Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 15, 2021
Sentence served
4y 11mo / 7 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dzmitryi Padrez (PPW case cmmjns0p). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjns0pr00m21vya2f42tsiy. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-padrez).
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