representative of the Minsk startup hub "Imaguru". A graduate of the EHU Master's program "European Studies", after which he worked in a number of NGOs and the private sector with business. Created and developed startup ecosystems in Belarus.
Political prisoners
Eugene Mikhailovich Pugach
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
Letter bank3Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine.Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression
Love Sergeevna Simakhina
MoreJudges17 october 2026
- Place:
- Minsk City Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 03.12.2024
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
MoreOverseers20 april 1978
- Place:
- SIZO-1 Kolyadichi
- Type:
- Head of the correctional facility
Co-defendants
Who else is held in IK-2
- In custody:
- from 04.07.2023 to present time
- Hometown:
- Smalyavichy
- Birthday:
- 06.05.1984
- Mailing address:
- IK №2, 213800, Bobruysk, ul. Sikorskogo, 1
- Articles:
- Evasion of payment of taxes and feesCalls for actions aimed at harming the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Marks:
- Financial transactions are blocked for people on the list, including money transfers to the detention centre in their name via bank or post.Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2023
04.07.2023
Transfer
SIZO-1 Kolyadichi — In custody
- 2024
03.12.2024
Trial outcome 03.12.2024
4 years 6 months of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions, 500 basic values fine, Minsk City Court
- 2025
~22.01.2025
Transfer
Turma №4 — In custody
~15.04.2025
Transfer
IK-2 — In custody