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.
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was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
In September 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
| 21.10.2021 | Date of birth 06/12/1992 |
| 21.10.2021 | Was staged on 10/04/2021 in Zhodino and is still there .... in quarantine .... was detained on 09/29/2021 |
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was detained on September 30, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
Yevgeny did not admit his guilt at the trial (namely, he did not admit the intent to “incite hatred”). Nevertheless, Yevgeny was found guilty of precisely this: having intent, he incited hostility against the security forces, and also insulted them. All this was done by messages in a certain telegram chat.
According to human rights activists, the political prisoner served his term in full and was released.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
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- Military
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
A former officer who condemned violence by security forces after the 2020 elections.
Alexander was detained in Stolin on September 29, 2021 in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On August 22, 2023, he was released upon expiration of his sentence.
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- Students
was detained on September 30, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment. BRGTU student.
Released in May 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
He was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
During the trial, it turned out that charges for insulting Lukashenko were brought for a comment left on August 12, 2020 on the VKontakte social network. Then, under his own name, Dmitry commented on the news on the TUT.BY page.
At the trial, Dmitry made a full admission of guilt.
Released in August 2024 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
3.5 years in prison in a penal colony
was detained on September 29, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
On March 8, 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years of imprisonment in a penal colony
He was arrested on September 30, 2021, in Brest on criminal charges stemming from online comments he made following the deaths of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
π» For the message "I feel sorry for the EPAM officer. One less piece of shit on earth" on the night of September 28-29, 2021 — Article 369 of the Criminal Code (Insulting a government official).
π» For the comment "The guy is a hero. He gave his life fighting these assholes despite having a family" – article 130 of the Criminal Code, "Incitement of Hatred."
π» For the phrase "mustached schizoid" in October 2020, the article "Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus" was issued.
At the beginning of June 2024, he was released, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
According to unverified information, in October 2025, a new case was opened against Viktor Kotovsky.
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- Students
Daniil, a history student at the Belarusian State University, was detained on September 29, 2021, in Minsk in a criminal case opened for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
Almost a year and a half later, he was found guilty of “inciting hatred or discord” and “participating in group actions that grossly violate public order.” The basis for the second charge was that during the protests, he bandaged the injured leg of a guy who had an injured ankle.
He was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence.
was detained on October 1, 2021 in Brest in a criminal case initiated for comments on the Internet after the death of KGB officer Dmitry Fedosyuk and IT specialist Andrei Zeltser in a Minsk apartment.
In the first half of March 2023, he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
2 years in prison .
According to the prosecution, on August 20, 2020, 23-year-old Artem Sokol, using a mobile phone, posted information in the form of a wanted criminal's orientation with a photo of Lukashenka containing ethnic information about him in the telegram chat "Lyakhovichi 90%". On the same day, in the “Lyakhovichi 90%” telegram chat, the accused posted another orientation containing offensive expressions against the president, namely: “Sick of power, a pathological liar, insidious, stingy, cynical, mentally unstable, agrofuhrer, cockroach, Sasha 3%, Luka and Gypsies.” On September 9, 2021, he was taken into custody in the courtroom.
According to human rights activists, in March 2023 he was released after the expiration of his sentence.
1.5 years in prison with serving a sentence in a colony under general regime conditions.
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- Twice political prisoners
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.
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.
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- Parents of minors
Sergei was detained in a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots."
Before his imprisonment, he worked as a turner, is interested in metalworking and design, and has a mathematical mind.
In the summer of 2023, his detention regime was tightened - Sergei was transferred to a prison regime until the end of his sentence.
According to human rights activists, he was released in October 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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- Parents of minors
Yulia was first convicted, along with her husband, of "participating in group actions grossly violating public order" in a criminal case opened following a protest that took place on September 13, 2020, in Brest. During the protest, people were singing and dancing in circles, but a water cannon was used against them. The court sentenced Yulia to a restricted freedom order in the form of "house arrest."
Several months later, on October 13, 2021, her home was searched, after which she was detained in connection with a new criminal case and placed in pretrial detention. She was convicted a second time in July 2022 on six criminal charges, accused of providing information about officials involved in the criminal prosecution of her family. The court sentenced Yulia to imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the court reduced her prison term by only three months and reduced the fine. Ultimately, her final sentence was 4 years and 9 months.
In January 2025, it became known that Yulia had been tried for a third time under the article on “assisting extremist activity.”
In the fall of 2025 , she was released, having fully served her sentence.
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- Parents of minors
Vladimir was arrested in July 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. He was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
While in prison, Vladimir faced another trial—this time for a comment he left about Gorki traffic police officer Yuri Demyanovich on the "Punishermen of Belarus" Telegram channel. The political prisoner was sentenced to restricted freedom with a referral order, and through partial addition, his prison term was increased by six months.
Vladimir was released in April 2023, having fully served his sentence.
