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Uladzimir Stsiapanavich KARANIK

Disqualified · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameKaranik Uladzimir Stsiapanavich · Uladzimir KARANIK · Uladzimir Stsiapanavich KARANIK · Uladzimir Stsiapanavitj KARANIK · Uladzimyer Karanik · 8 more...[sources]
Other nameKaranik Vladimir Stepanovich · Uladzimyer Stsyapanaviç Karanik · Uładzimier Sciapanavič Karanik · Vladimir Stepanovich KARANIK · Владимир Караник · 7 more...[sources]
Birth date · · [sources]
Place of birthBELARUS, Grodno/Hrodna · Belarus, Grodno · Grodno · Grodno Former USSR (now Belarus) · Grodno/Hrodna (ex-URSS) · 2 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityBelarus[sources]
CountryBelarus[sources]
ClassificationState government (past)[sources]
Country of birthBelarus · Soviet Union[sources]
First nameUladzimir · Uladzimir Stsiapanavich · Vladimir · Vladimir Stepanovich · Владимир · 1 more...[sources]
Last nameKaranik · КАРАНIК · КАРАНИК[sources]
PatronymicStepanovich · Stsiapanavich · Степанович · Сцяпанавiч[sources]
Second nameStepanovich · Stsiapanavich[sources]
Wikidata IDQ64567624[sources]
PositionChairperson of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2025-) · Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus (2025-2025) · Former Minister of Health · Gouverneur de l'oblast de Grodno/Hrodna · Gouverneur de la oblast de Grodno/Hrodna, ancien ministre de la santé · 6 more...[sources]
EducationCandidate of Sciences in Medicine (2006) · Grodno State Medical University (-1996)[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Governor of the Grodno/Hrodna Region/Oblast, former Minister of Healthcare

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

In his former leadership capacity as the Minister of Healthcare, he was responsible for the use of healthcare services to repress peaceful protesters, including using ambulances to transport protesters in need of medical assistance to isolation wards rather than to hospitals. He made numerous public statements criticising the peaceful protests taking place in Belarus, on one occasion accusing a protester of being intoxicated. In his current leadership position as the Governor of the Grodno/Hrodna Region/Oblast he continues to support the Lukashenka regime.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Dans le cadre de ses anciennes fonctions dirigeantes de ministre de la santé, il était responsable de l’utilisation des services de santé pour réprimer des manifestants pacifiques, y compris en recourant à des ambulances pour transporter des manifestants ayant besoin d’une assistance médicale vers des lieux d’isolement plutôt que vers des hôpitaux. Il a fait de nombreuses déclarations publiques dans lesquelles il a critiqué les manifestations pacifiques qui se déroulaient en Biélorussie, accusant en une occasion un manifestant d’être en état d’ébriété. Au poste à responsabilités qu’il occupe actuellement en tant que gouverneur de la région/l’oblast de Grodno/Hrodna, il continue à soutenir le régime de Loukachenka.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Belarusian politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,052

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,711

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

French National Asset Freezing System5,635

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,685

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,598

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,571

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,038

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,174

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-bel0079 · ca-sema-1-part-1-1-89-by-vladimir-stepanovich-karanik · gb-coh-gssdhemfw-xah5scmwijweshvh4 · eu-fsf-eu-6013-77 · fr-ga-3383 · us-cia-belarus-uladzimir-karanik-deputy-prime-minister · ca-sema-1-1-89-by-vladimir-stepanovich-karanik · gb-hmt-14026 · NK-ba54F849T3WMBWeJBbABfG · ca-sema-7c217b92769da037c5762f2677d1ee73d60521d7 · eu-tb-logical-126658 · mc-freezes-d65eec6f91348ecf864bc597650ffb0b2cf24f19 · ch-seco-44122

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