🇷🇺 Russia

Evgeniya Borisovna Berkovich

Беркович Евгения Борисовна

medium Priorityotherconvicted

5 years

Age 39 · female

Detained May 4, 2023(1,081 days)

Moscow

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AI Assessment

HIGH

59%

MODEL ANALYSIS: Subject shows a 59% probability of mistreatment based on historical patterns in this region.

ModelXGB-2.1

Accuracy94.2%

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Key Information

Age: 39
Gender: female
Sentence: 5 years
Arrested: May 4, 2023

Location

Country of Arrest: Russia

Arrest Location: Moscow; 55.6256°, 37.6064°
Current Location: General regime colony

Name Origin Analysis

⚠️ ML-inferred from onomastic analysis — not verified identity. For aggregate research only.

Inferred Ethnicity: Slavic Russian
Region of Origin: Slavic Russia
Likely Religion: Orthodox Christian
Confidence: 95%
Reasoning: “The name structure (Evgeniya, Borisovna, Berkovich) is typical of Russian naming conventions.”

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Data Source

Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre

Russia · Memorial

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Case Summary

Evgeniya Berkovich, a theatrical director, was sentenced to 5 years and 7 months in a general regime colony for justifying terrorism online. She is under imprisonment since May 4th, 2023.

Charges (1)

Public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism, using mass media or the internet

Criminal Code Articles (1)

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Legal Timeline

Arrest Date

May 4, 2023

Sentence Length

5 years

Native Language Summary

Беркович Евгения Борисовна родилась 29 апреля 1985 года, жила в Москве, театральная режиссёрка, участница театральной труппы Кирилла Серебренникова «Седьмая студия», имеет на иждивении двух приёмных дочерей, одна из которых несовершеннолетняя. 8 июля 2024 года по ч. 2 ст. 205.2 УК РФ («Публичные призывы к осуществлению террористической деятельности, публичное оправдание терроризма или пропаганда терроризма, с использованием средств массовой информации или интернета», до 7 лет лишения свободы) приговорена к 6 годам колонии общего режима. 25 декабря 2024 года суд апелляционной инстанции снизил срок наказания до 5 лет и 7 месяцев колонии общего режима. Лишена свободы с 4 мая 2023 года.