Eugene Anatolevich Bregan
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Eugene Anatolevich Bregan
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 58 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 29 days of administrative arrest, at least 1,890 rubles in fines, and at least 40 years of restriction or imprisonment were imposed. Judge in the “round dance case.” The spouses Elena Movshuk (judge's decision of 6 years of imprisonment) and Sergei (decision of 6 and a half years of imprisonment), who were both accused in the “round dance case,” have minor children. One girl was adopted. The youngest daughter, who is 5 years old, lived with her father before the trial; he was under house arrest. Today in court, Sergei Mavshuk learned that the child was taken to an orphanage while he went to Brest for trial. He sentenced Vladimir Shurbeiko to two years in prison for insulting the government rat Semyonov Denis. He handed down verdicts in the Pinsk case. 14 political prisoners were sentenced to 5.5 to 6.5 years in a maximum security colony for “participation in mass riots on the night of August 9-10 in Pinsk.” He passed a verdict of insulting Samosyuk and 4 other policemen. He sentenced Maxim Smirnov to 2 years of restriction of freedom without being sent to an open institution for “slander” against the riot police commander Mikhovich.
Involved in the issuance of politically motivated court decisions, at least 58 politically motivated decisions, for which at least 29 days of administrative arrest, at least 1,890 rubles in fines, and at least 40 years of restriction or imprisonment were imposed. Judge in the “round dance case.” The spouses Elena Movshuk (judge's decision of 6 years of imprisonment) and Sergei (decision of 6 and a half years of imprisonment), who were both accused in the “round dance case,” have minor children. One girl was adopted. The youngest daughter, who is 5 years old, lived with her father before the trial; he was under house arrest. Today in court, Sergei Mavshuk learned that the child was taken to an orphanage while he went to Brest for trial. He sentenced Vladimir Shurbeiko to two years in prison for insulting the government rat Semyonov Denis. He handed down verdicts in the Pinsk case. 14 political prisoners were sentenced to 5.5 to 6.5 years in a maximum security colony for “participation in mass riots on the night of August 9-10 in Pinsk.” He passed a verdict of insulting Samosyuk and 4 other policemen. He sentenced Maxim Smirnov to 2 years of restriction of freedom without being sent to an open institution for “slander” against the riot police commander Mikhovich.
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Galina was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Elena was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Andrey was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was brutally detained while trying to leave Belarus. After 15 days of arrest, he was placed in a pretrial detention center for further transfer to "chemistry".
He was released in February 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexander is an activist and former coordinator of the organizing committee for the creation of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. In 2019, he was detained on the eve of the parliamentary elections and convicted of renting an apartment for a Russian citizen at the request of his girlfriend, who later illegally crossed the border into Poland. Alexander believes the case was fabricated, as he did not know about his intentions. He spent just over a year in prison and was released under an amnesty in late August 2020.
However, already in March 2021, Alexander was detained again and convicted for "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" as part of a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in March 2022, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Igor was arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Igor was convicted for the second time in August 2021 under the article on “hooliganism” for damaging two Beltelecom cameras and writing “cynical inscriptions”.
He was released in 2024, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Vladimir was convicted for a message left in an open Viber chat addressed to state security officer Denis Semenov. According to the indictment, it contained a negative assessment of his personality - in particular, Vladimir called him a "s*ck, a loser and a whiner."
In January 2022, he was transferred from an open-type correctional facility to “house arrest” as part of a pardon.
Rodion was arrested and convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
In February 2025, as part of the special proceedings in Rodion’s case, a court hearing in absentia was held on “replacing the restriction of freedom without sending him to an open-type correctional facility.”
Mikhail was arrested and convicted for participating in a protest against the election results that took place on August 9, 2020 in Brest.
He was released in August 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
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Alexander was arrested and convicted for participating in a protest against the election results that took place on August 9, 2020 in Brest.
On January 9, 2024, he was released, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
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The social activist was detained on January 3, 2021, at her home after security forces broke down the door, conducted a search, and seized some of her belongings. Polina was convicted of "threatening to use violence against an internal affairs officer" and "insulting a government official." She refused to testify either during the investigation or in court.
In April 2022, Polina's sentence was extended on charges of "disobeying the demands of the prison administration," and in October 2023, she was convicted again under the same article. Polina is the first female political prisoner in Belarus to be convicted under this article. The article is used against prisoners who refuse to cooperate with the administration, often for alleged violations.
The political prisoner is systematically subjected to psychological pressure and physical violence; she has been repeatedly placed in solitary confinement, punishment cells and punishment cells.
The BNR Rada awarded Polina Sharendo-Panasyuk the Order of the Pursuit.
In March 2024, a propaganda story about Polina accidentally showed a yellow tag indicating the end date of her imprisonment: May 21. However, she was not released on that day, and she was charged for the third time with “disobeying the prison administration,” for which she was convicted again in October 2024.
She was released on February 1, 2025, having fully served her sentence (4 consecutive terms).
Vyacheslav was arrested in connection with a criminal case opened due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case included 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to prison sentences, demanded approximately 530,000 rubles in compensation from the defendants.
In July 2024, a trial was held to determine the prison regime.
In September 2025, he was released , having fully served his sentence.
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Elena was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. She was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.
It is known that Elena is subjected to physical and psychological violence, she has been deprived of all parcels and meetings with loved ones. She regularly receives disciplinary punishments and is in a depressed psychological state. She has also been deprived of parental rights.
On February 12, 2025, with the help of the US State Department, Elena Movshuk , journalist Andrei Kuznechik and a US citizen whose name has not yet been disclosed were released. They were pardoned by Lukashenko. The condition for Elena's release was leaving Belarus. On the eve of her release, she was transferred from Colony No. 24 to the KGB pretrial detention center, from where the next day she was taken with a mask over her eyes to the border with Lithuania.
Details of the release were revealed to CNN by Chris Smith, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs.
"It was a special operation: we crossed the Belarusian border, met with government officials in Minsk, who handed over three detainees to us. We picked them up and took them through Lithuania."
Smith said it was a "unilateral gesture" by Belarusian authorities seeking to improve relations with the United States.
"Lukashenko received nothing in return," he noted.
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David was detained in a criminal case initiated due to protests and clashes between Pinsk residents and security forces on the night of August 9-10, 2020. He was convicted of participating in "mass riots." The victims in the case were 109 police officers and officials, who, in addition to imprisonment, demanded about 530 thousand rubles in compensation from the accused.
In the fall of 2024 he was released on pardon.