Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
Head of the Pre-trial Detention Center No. 7 of the UDIN of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the Brest Region, Lieutenant Colonel of the Internal Service. Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
Head of the Pre-trial Detention Center No. 7 of the UDIN of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus for the Brest Region, Lieutenant Colonel of the Internal Service. Involved in crimes against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Belarus.
List of repressed
Artur was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in July 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Valentina was first convicted in May 2021 for “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in a circle, and a water cannon was used against them.
In April 2024, it became known that Valentina was detained for participating in a protest on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. In August of the same year, she was sentenced to imprisonment, counting the previously imposed punishment in the form of "house arrest" towards her term.
She was released in the fall of 2024, having fully served her sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Igor was detained on October 23, 2020, as part of a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. Three days later, he was released on bail, but in April 2021, he was remanded in custody. Igor was subsequently convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in November 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Athletes
Vadim, a youth coach for Dynamo Brest, was arrested in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in October 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Simon was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against the falsification of the presidential elections that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." According to the case materials, the total damage amounted to about 24 thousand Belarusian rubles.
He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Sergei was arrested and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
Konstantin, a former Belarus-4 TV presenter , was arrested and convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, participants sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Ivan 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 October 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Yakov was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against falsifications in the presidential elections that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
Yakov graduated from the Brest Builders' Lyceum and was assigned to work, but was unable to start working due to his detention. In May 2022, the Brest Moscow Court ordered him to pay compensation for failure to work and a state fee.
On September 11, 2025, it became known that 52 prisoners of the Belarusian regime were forcibly transferred to the territory of Lithuania. Among them are citizens of European countries. Among those released is Yakov Shafarenko.
- Associations
- Activists
Pavel was detained 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. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots". Before his detention, Pavel was engaged in clothing design and volunteer work, supporting people with disabilities and children in orphanages.
He was released in November 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Activists
- Parents of minors
Igor, an activist from Pruzhany, was arrested in March 2021 in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. The participants were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. He and his wife were convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order", despite the fact that they are the parents of three children. According to the prosecution, the downtime of the trolleybus and bus depot caused damages in the amount of about 660 Belarusian rubles.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Roman was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests against election fraud that took place in Brest on August 10, 2020. During the protest, he was seriously injured and underwent long-term treatment. He was later convicted of participating in "mass riots."
He was released in April 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Alexey was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in July 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Maxim was arrested in December 2020 and convicted of setting fire to tires and hanging scarecrows in Brest.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Artem was arrested on October 19, 2020 and sentenced to three years in prison in an open-type correctional facility for participating in protests against the election results in Minsk in August 2020. In early February 2022, Artem escaped from the correctional facility, but was later arrested again.
In April 2022, the court considered the case of Artem's transfer to a different type of correctional facility and changing the conditions of his sentence. The court ordered that he be sent to a penal colony for nine months.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
