In 2021, Igor sent information about a relative of Deputy Interior Minister Nikolai Karpankov to the "Black Book of Belarus" Telegram channel. Six months later he was arrested by GUBOPiK officers. The man was severely beaten, tortured, and then there was a trial - and a prison, where Igor served his entire sentence. But even in freedom, the former political prisoner was not allowed to live in peace. A former political prisoner told Zarcalo what it was like to become an enemy of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. You can read the Giti text in the Belarusian language. link not working? Try it, from Belarus - with a VPN. Download our app for Android or iOS.

In 2021, Igor sent information about a relative of Deputy Interior Minister Nikolai Karpankov to the "Black Book of Belarus" Telegram channel. Six months later he was arrested by GUBOPiK officers. The man was severely beaten, tortured, and then there was a trial - and a prison, where Igor served his entire sentence. But even in freedom, the former political prisoner was not allowed to live in peace. A former political prisoner told Zarcalo what it was like to become an enemy of the Deputy Minister of the Interior. You can read the Giti text in the Belarusian language. link not working? Try it, from Belarus - with a VPN. Download our app for Android or iOS.