Heorhii Uladzimiravich Karpuk
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.
List of repressed
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Vyacheslav was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. Following his arrest, he was beaten for three days and denied medical care, resulting in a minor stroke. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
On February 25, 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Stanislav was detained on August 9, 2020, in a cafe in central Pinsk while drinking coffee and was severely beaten. He was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
At the end of February 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Elena was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.
It is known that Elena is subjected to physical and psychological violence, she has been deprived of all parcels and meetings with loved ones. She regularly receives disciplinary punishments and is in a depressed psychological state. She has also been deprived of parental rights.
On February 12, 2025, with the help of the US State Department, Elena Movshuk , journalist Andrei Kuznechik and a US citizen whose name has not yet been disclosed were released. They were pardoned by Lukashenko. The condition for Elena's release was leaving Belarus. On the eve of her release, she was transferred from Colony No. 24 to the KGB pretrial detention center, from where the next day she was taken with a mask over her eyes to the border with Lithuania.
Details of the release were revealed to CNN by Chris Smith, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs.
"It was a special operation: we crossed the Belarusian border, met with government officials in Minsk, who handed over three detainees to us. We picked them up and took them through Lithuania."
Smith said it was a "unilateral gesture" by Belarusian authorities seeking to improve relations with the United States.
"Lukashenko received nothing in return," he noted.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
David was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.
In the fall of 2024 he was released on pardon.
Alexander was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
On December 13, 2025, he was released following a visit to Minsk by US President Donald Trump's special representative, John Cole, and taken to Ukraine.
- Associations
- Athletes
Daniil, a Volna FC fan, was arrested on August 10, 2020, as part of a criminal case stemming from protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
On February 26, 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
- Associations
- Parents of minors
Roman was arrested on the night of August 10, 2020, as part of a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
On February 25, 2026, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
Grigory was arrested on the night of August 10, 2020, as part of a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
In February 2024, Grigory was transferred to prison regime.
He was released at the end of February 2026 .
- Associations
- IT staff
Anton was detained in December 2020 along with his mother as part of the criminal "Avtukhovich case." The authorities called Nikolai Avtukhovich "the organizer and leader of a terrorist group." He was charged with participating in a "terrorist organization" involved in arson of police officers' property, but these charges were later dropped and replaced with a new charge for participating in a protest. In September 2022, Anton was transferred to house arrest.
In October 2022, he was convicted of participating in a protest that took place in September 2020 in Brest and released in the courtroom, as the time served in custody was counted.
