{"id":103495,"date":"2024-09-04T16:21:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103495\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"cichanouskaja-calls-for-sustained-pressure-to-free-all-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103495\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja calls for sustained pressure to free all political prisoners"},"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\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tikhanouskaia_press-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(The Office of \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has taken to Twitter (X) to express her joy over a pardon for 30 political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She underscored that all of them are innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, reprisals continue to intensify, and over 1,400 people remain in detention for political reasons, she added. &#8220;We need sustained international pressure to secure the freedom of all of them,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, media reported that Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka pardoned seven women and 23 men convicted on protest-related charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights defenders have recognized 1,371 as current political prisoners, but the real number is significantly higher.<\/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\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reshetka_zakliuchenie_unsplash_tim_hufner_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka pardons another 30 convicted protesters<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 4, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has pardoned seven women and 23 men, convicted on protest-related charges, Pul Pervogo, his press office&#039;s unofficial Telegram channel reports. All of them have met mandatory conditions for a pardon, including filing a corresponding request &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/103349\">\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 4, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has taken to Twitter (X) to express her joy over a pardon for 30 political prisoners. She underscored that all of them are innocent. However, reprisals continue to intensify, and over 1,400 people remain in detention for political reasons, she added. &#8220;We need sustained international pressure to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":96712,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-103495","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cichano\u016dskaja calls for sustained pressure to free all political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 4, Pozirk. 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