{"id":127737,"date":"2025-02-25T20:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127737\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"human-rights-defenders-declare-14-belarusians-to-be-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127737\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights defenders declare 14 Belarusians to be political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Human rights defenders have declared 14 people to be political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,223, the Viasna center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viktar Sa\u016d\u010dyc, Alaksiej Horyn, Siarhiej Kaburnieje\u016d, Leanid Cierabiej and U\u0142adzimir Machna\u010d were sentenced to prison on charges such as incitement to hatred, illegal handling of weapons or insults against the head of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar Siezie\u0144, Jury Za\u0142atuchin, Anatol Krupin, Viktar Varabjo\u016d, Alaksandar Javorski, Siarhiej Cierachovi\u010d, Karyna Malino\u016dskaja, Jury Kutuza\u016d and Alena Badziaka were taken into custody on suspicion of inciting hatred, plotting to overthrow the government or committing high treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Belarusian Association of Journalists, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Belarusian PEN, Lawtrend, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Viasna signed the declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The human rights groups demanded that Minsk should immediately release all political prisoners, review politically motivated sentences and stop reprisals.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Five designated political prisoners branded as extremists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 21, Pozirk. The Belarusian government has added 21 names to its list of people involved in \u201cextremism.\u201d D\u017amitry Bie\u0142anovi\u010d was sentenced to prison for allegedly insulting the head of state and an official. Hanna Kurys was convicted of inciting &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/127310\">\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>February 25, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have declared 14 people to be political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,223, the Viasna center reported. Viktar Sa\u016d\u010dyc, Alaksiej Horyn, Siarhiej Kaburnieje\u016d, Leanid Cierabiej and U\u0142adzimir Machna\u010d were sentenced to prison on charges such as incitement to hatred, illegal handling of weapons or insults against the head of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-127737","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>Human rights defenders declare 14 Belarusians to be political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 25, Pozirk. 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