{"id":117524,"date":"2024-12-10T14:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/117524\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"journalist-given-four-years-in-prison-on-defamation-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/117524\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist given four years in prison on defamation charges"},"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\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rodionova-fb_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Facebook)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 10, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Judge Viera Ha\u0142a\u016dkova of the Minsk City Court has sentenced journalist Volha Radzivonava to four years in prison, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities accused her of inciting hatred, insulting and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journalist was arrested in early March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her mother is over 80 years old and needs constant care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until 2020, Radzivonava worked for <em>KYKY.org<\/em> and cooperated with Belarusian and foreign media outlets as a freelancer. Rights groups declared her a political prisoner in late October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty-five media workers are held behind bars in Belarus, according to the BAJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Leushyna_1128-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Leushyna_1128-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Leushyna_1128-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Leushyna_1128-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Leushyna_1128-1.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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\">BelaPAN editor released after serving full sentence<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 9, Pozirk. Iryna Le\u016d\u0161yna, a former BelaPAN CEO and editor in chief, was released on December 7, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. She has served her sentence in full. Authorities arrested Le\u016d\u0161yna and the previous CEO, D\u017amitryj Nava\u017ey\u0142a\u016d, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/117389\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, Pozirk. Judge Viera Ha\u0142a\u016dkova of the Minsk City Court has sentenced journalist Volha Radzivonava to four years in prison, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) reported. Authorities accused her of inciting hatred, insulting and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting the state. The journalist was arrested in early March. Her mother is over 80 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":117509,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-117524","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>Journalist given four years in prison on defamation charges | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 10, Pozirk. 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