{"id":121294,"date":"2025-01-10T18:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121294\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"french-embassy-welcomes-confirmation-that-kalesnikava-babaryka-alive","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121294\/","title":{"rendered":"French Embassy welcomes confirmation that Kale\u015bnikava, Babaryka alive"},"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\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko2_protasevich_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Viktar Babaryka in custody\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        Telegram        <span>(Raman Pratasievi\u010d)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 10, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The French Embassy in Minsk has called on the Belarusian authorities to continue the process of releasing political prisoners, launched in July 2024, and stop arbitrary arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It welcomed November&#8217;s confirmation that Maryja Kale\u015bnikava is alive and a similar sighting of Viktar Babaryka in January. Their families had no news from them for months, the diplomatic mission noted in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It encouraged Minsk to continue on this path and comply with international standards on detention, allowing all prisoners to receive visits and communicate with their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the US Embassy said on social media that Pavie\u0142 Sieviaryniec, an opposition politician who advocated for the rights of Belarusians and fought against election fraud, was arrested more than four years ago. The embassy called for the release of all political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 8, former opposition activist Raman Pratasievi\u010d released photos of former presidential candidate Viktar Babaryka in detention, as well as his video address to his relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babaryka&#8217;s jailed ally, Kale\u015bnikava, met with her father earlier. Pratasievi\u010d published the photo on November 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 1,254 documented political prisoners in Belarus as of January 10, according to human rights activists.<\/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\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/babariko_protasevich_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\">Babaryka\u2019s video released after 18 months incommunicado<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 8, Pozirk. Pro-government influencer Raman Pratasievi\u010d has posted a video on Telegram featuring jailed banker-turned-politician Viktar Babaryka, who was arrested in 2020 after challenging Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in the presidential race. Babaryka was allowed to address his family after being &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/120890\">\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>January 10, Pozirk. The French Embassy in Minsk has called on the Belarusian authorities to continue the process of releasing political prisoners, launched in July 2024, and stop arbitrary arrests. It welcomed November&#8217;s confirmation that Maryja Kale\u015bnikava is alive and a similar sighting of Viktar Babaryka in January. 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