Victor Anatolyevich Rupeka
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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
Alexander was arrested in September 2021 as part of a criminal case opened under the article "hooliganism" and remanded in custody pending trial.
In December 2021, he was convicted of writing red and white graffiti and declaring his love for presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and sentenced to restricted freedom in an open correctional facility.
In June 2022, the court ordered an increase in the sentence, replacing the restriction of freedom with imprisonment to be served in a penal colony until the end of the sentence.
Alexander was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
After his release, the persecution against Alexander did not stop; he was repeatedly subjected to searches and administrative arrests for “picketing.”
In the summer of 2023, he was placed in pretrial detention on a new criminal case, and in December of that year, he was found guilty of "rehabilitation of Nazism" and "hooliganism," and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the spring of 2026, having fully served his sentence.
Oleg 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 insulting a government official and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence.
resident of Brest, was convicted on October 14, 2021 by the Moskovsky District Court of Brest for writing on a house in Brest.
Released in October 2022 after fully serving the sentence imposed by the court.
Miroslav was arrested on September 30, 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 August 2022, he was convicted of "inciting hatred or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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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.
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- Activists
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- Activists
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.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
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.
Vitaly 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 July 2022, he was found guilty of "discrediting Belarus" and sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Stepan 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 August 2022, he was found guilty of inciting hatred or discord and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in September 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Yevgeny was arrested in September 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 October 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and sentenced to imprisonment. Evgeny pleaded not guilty in court.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the summer of 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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- Military
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
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- Military
- Civil servants
- Parents of minors
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.
- Associations
- Students
- Associations
- Students
Vladimir was arrested in September 2021 in connection with a criminal case opened due to 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 and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in May 2024, having fully served his sentence.
Dmitry 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. He was initially charged with "insulting a government official," but during the trial, it emerged that the charge was for "insulting Lukashenko" for a comment he made on August 12, 2020, on the social media platform VKontakte. At that time, Dmitry commented on the news under his own name on the TUT.BY page.
In November 2022, he was found guilty of "inciting hatred or discord" and "insulting Lukashenko" and sentenced to imprisonment.
He was released in August 2024, having fully served his sentence.
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- Parents of minors
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- Parents of minors
Ivan 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 September 2022, he was found guilty of insulting a government official and sentenced to imprisonment and a large fine.
He was released in March 2023, having fully served his sentence.
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- Associations
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.