{"id":103291,"date":"2024-09-03T23:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103291\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"german-mp-calls-for-doctors-family-lawyer-to-be-allowed-to-kalesnikava","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103291\/","title":{"rendered":"German MP calls for doctors, family, lawyer to be allowed to Kale\u015bnikava"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> German MP Thomas Rachel (CDU) has called for the International Red Cross, family, and lawyer to be allowed to see Belarus&#8217; prisoner Maryja Kale\u015bnikava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_ThomasRachel\/status\/1830895277923815455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">took<\/a> to Twitter (X) to exercise &#8220;parliamentary guardianship&#8221; of Kale\u015bnikava, a campaign manager for presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka in 2020. The political prisoner\u2019s condition is alarming, the deputy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German-based International Society for Human Rights supported Rachel&#8217;s call. It said Kale\u015bnikava&#8217;s health is worrying as she weighs only 45 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, her sister Ta\u0107ciana Chomi\u010d said that Kale\u015bnikava has been held incommunicado for more than 560 days while her family members have to seek news about her from current and former inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prison wardens are slowly murdering Kale\u015bnikava by refusing her the diet she needs and by withholding communication with her family, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kolesnikova_sajt_babariko_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Kale\u015bnikava\u2019s sister sounds alarm over jailed regime critic\u2019s health<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 2, Pozirk. Jailed opposition activist Maryja Kale\u015bnikava weighs 45 kilograms at her height of 1.75 m and cannot eat much from the prison menu due to her health condition, her sister Ta\u0107ciana Chomi\u010d has said on Facebook. Kale\u015bnikava has &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/103042\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 3, Pozirk. German MP Thomas Rachel (CDU) has called for the International Red Cross, family, and lawyer to be allowed to see Belarus&#8217; prisoner Maryja Kale\u015bnikava. Rachel took to Twitter (X) to exercise &#8220;parliamentary guardianship&#8221; of Kale\u015bnikava, a campaign manager for presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka in 2020. The political prisoner\u2019s condition is alarming, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":79211,"template":"","rubric":[29],"class_list":["post-103291","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-germanynews"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>German MP calls for doctors, family, lawyer to be allowed to Kale\u015bnikava | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 3, Pozirk. 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