Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
Number of repressed: 174
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Head of the security department of Pretrial Detention Center No. 7 in Brest.
Involved in the repression of political prisoners in 2020–2021.

Head of the security department of Pretrial Detention Center No. 7 in Brest.
Involved in the repression of political prisoners in 2020–2021.

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Stanislau Aliaksandravich Filimonau
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In custody: 1485 days
Hometown: Odessa, Ukraine
Date of birth: 14.12.1999
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Stanislav, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested in May 2021 as part of a criminal case opened following the spontaneous protests that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020, against election fraud. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

He was released in June 2025, having fully served his sentence, and was forcibly deported to Latvia with a ban on entry to Belarus for a period of five years.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
5 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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.
Mikalai Aliaksandravich Karsiuk
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In custody: ~850 days
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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Nikolai was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

According to human rights activists, he was released in January 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 26.10.2022
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 13.01.2023
the sentence was upheld.
Aliaksandr Ryhoravich Veliasnitski
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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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Alexander, a former officer who condemned security forces' violence after the 2020 elections, was arrested in Stolin on September 29, 2021, as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.

In September 2022, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment.

He was released in August 2023, having fully served 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.
Viktar Alehavich Katouski
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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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Viktor was arrested in the fall of 2021 as part of a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In April 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord," "insulting a government official," and "insulting Lukashenko," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in June 2024, having fully served his sentence.

According to unconfirmed information, in October 2025, a new criminal case was opened against Viktor.

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: ~525 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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Roman was arrested on October 1, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened for online comments following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in Minsk.

In September 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting a government official," and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.

He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 28.09.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 100 basic values fine.
Appeal 11.11.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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.
Former political prisoners
In custody: 1023 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 14.03.1966
Was in: IK-2IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
07.01.2025 After his release, Valery wrote on social media that he was struggling to rehabilitate himself and was visiting hospitals. The former political prisoner died in early 2025 of a blood clot.
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Valery was arrested in May 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened for "insulting Lukashenko," and in September of that year, he was found guilty of three criminal charges for social media posts. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

He was released in March 2024, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

People who served time with Valery said he died at the very beginning of 2025. The former political prisoner suffered a blood clot.

Trial outcome 17.09.2021
3 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Dzmitry Vasilyevich Andrasiuk
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In custody: ~590 days
folder Categories of cases: Brest 2020 Protests
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 25.02.1984
Was in: IK-17IK №17, 213004, Shklov, ul. 1-ya Zavodskaya, 8
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Dmitry was a witness in the case of Brest political prisoners and bloggers Sergei Petrukhin and Alexander Kabanov, who were sentenced to three years in prison in April 2021. As he told Brest human rights activists, the criminal case against him was opened for refusing to answer questions from the judge hearing Petrukhin and Kabanov's case because the judge had failed to present his official identification. In September 2021, Dmitry was found guilty of "refusing or evading testimony" and sentenced to arrest.

He was released in February 2022, having fully served his sentence.

In December 2024, Dmitry was convicted again under the article "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

According to human rights defenders, he was released in the spring of 2026 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 21.09.2021
3 months of arrest.
Trial outcome 17.12.2024
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 21.02.2025
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: ~540 days
Hometown: Lyakhavichy
Date of birth: 21.03.1998
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According to the indictment, on August 20, 2020, Artyom posted a wanted poster on the "Lyakhovichi 90%" Telegram chat using his mobile phone. He posted a photo of Lukashenko and contained ethnic information. That same day, he posted another wanted poster in the same chat containing statements directed at Lukashenko.

On September 9, 2021, Artyom was taken into custody in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.

According to human rights activists, he was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 09.09.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Irina Fyodorovna Vikkholm
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In custody: 461 day
Date of birth: 27.05.1963
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Irina, a Russian citizen, was arrested on May 28, 2021, in Brest and convicted in September of that year for a tweet published on May 23. It contained a link to a LiveJournal post reprinting a BBC Russian Service report on the incident with the Ryanair flight carrying Roman Protasevich. She added her own headline to the reprint: "Lukashenko's latest crime: an act of state aviation piracy." The expression "an act of state aviation piracy" was used in the BBC text as a quote from the Greek Foreign Ministry's response.

On September 1, 2022, she was released after serving her sentence and immediately deported to Russia with a 10-year ban on entering Belarus.

Trial outcome 20.09.2021
1 year 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: 609 days
folder Categories of cases: 2020 Pinsk protests
Hometown: Pinsk
Date of birth: 25.01.1971
Was in: IK-1IK No. 1, 211445, Novopolotsk, st. Technical, 8
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Vadim was arrested on August 7, 2021, in connection with a criminal case opened under the article "inciting hatred or discord." In March 2022, he was convicted for messages left in the Telegram chat "Pinsk 97%," in which, according to the charges, he "called for violence against police officers, prosecutors, and judges."

He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence as imposed by the court.

Trial outcome 22.03.2022
2 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Alexander Viacheslavovich Zhuk
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In custody: 668 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 22.07.1996
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Alexander was first arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in a circle, and a water cannon was used against them. He served his full sentence and was released in July 2022.

However, in December 2023, it became known about his new arrest in connection with a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. In April 2024, he was sentenced to imprisonment for participating in the protest.

He was released in September 2024 as part of a pardon.

Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Appeal 19.11.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Trial outcome 05.04.2024
2 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 31.05.2024
the sentence was upheld.
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In custody: 203 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 04.07.1972
Was in: IK-4IK-4, ul. Antoshkina, 3, 246035, Gomel
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Natalia was convicted in August 2021 in a criminal case opened on charges of insulting Lukashenko and destroying official documents. According to the prosecution, police officers arrived at Natalia's home on May 27, 2021. There, according to investigators, she "publicly insulted" Lukashenko with the words "we have a f*cking state" and "a f*cking president," thereby committing a crime, according to the prosecution. An hour later, investigators conducted a search of her apartment. During the search, the prosecution alleges, Natalia, "wanting to express her superiority and permissiveness," tore up the police report, thereby "damaging an official document."

She was released in March 2022 as part of a pardon.

Trial outcome 18.08.2021
1 year 1 month of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal 12.10.2021
the sentence was upheld.
Former political prisoners
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In custody: ~1322 days
Hometown: Brest
Date of birth: 09.11.1993
Was in: IK-15IK №15, 212013, Mogilev, p/o Veyno, Slavgorodskoye shosse 183
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Ilya was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."

According to human rights activists, he was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence.

Trial outcome 08.11.2021
4 years of imprisonment in colony under enhanced security conditions.
Appeal 14.01.2022
the sentence was upheld.
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