Ihar Rymasheuski
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 25 November 1959
Date of detention: 5 October 2024
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1
Groups: Cultural workers
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Notes: Retirement age
Ihar Rymasheuski is an artist. He participated in national and international exhibitions. His paintings are in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus, in the Art Fund of the Republic of Belarus, in the Webkunsthaus Gallery of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the Schaer and Wildbolc Gallery of Switzerland, as well as in private collections in England, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Holland, France, Spain, Israel, Russia, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Ukraine, USA, China, Czech Republic, Syria, Lebanon.
Rymasheuski and his wife Liudmila Shchamialiova were arrested in early October 2024 and were not released two weeks later. They were charged under Article 342 of the Criminal Code (participation in actions that grossly violate public order).