{"id":127868,"date":"2025-02-26T15:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127868\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"rights-groups-label-19-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/127868\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups label 19 as 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\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Marco Chilese \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 26, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Human rights defenders have designated 19 people as political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,238, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New additions include Armen Arzumanian, Siarhiej \u0141atu\u0161ka, Natalla Vasilenka, Rus\u0142an Zubko\u016d, Maksim Jerma\u0142ovic, D\u017amitryj Ka\u015bciuk, Raman Ramana\u016d, U\u0142adzimir Marcinkievi\u010d and Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Kuryl\u010dyk sentenced on defamation and extremism-related charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U\u0142adzimir \u0160pak was given seven years in prison on charges of violent disorder, calling for sanctions and association with an extremist group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defense company employee Karyna Prata\u0161\u010dyk was recently sentenced to two years in prison for allegedly calling for sanctions, while U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Kosale\u016d was sent to an open-type correctional facility to serve an unknown restricted freedom term for insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dani\u0142a \u010cybisa\u016d, Pavie\u0142 \u0141a\u0161\u010danka, Alena Jelkina, Anton Vierabiej, Andrej Krejdzi\u010d, Hleb \u017duka\u016d and Ihar \u0160ukana\u016d are also on the list. They are currently held in custody pending trials on protest- and extremism- related charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian PEN, Lawtrend, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee aligned themselves with Viasna\u2019s statement and called for an immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to the politically-motivated crackdown in Belarus.<\/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\"> 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\">Reprisals: couple from Hrodna convicted over politics<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Prosecutors forward to court case against five Kalino\u016dski fighters Defense company employee gets two years in prison over calls for sanctions Exiled journalist\u2019s Minsk apartment vandalized Rights group reports persecution of Belarusians for supporting Ukraine Armenian blogger flees Belarus &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/127817\">\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 26, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have designated 19 people as political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,238, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. New additions include Armen Arzumanian, Siarhiej \u0141atu\u0161ka, Natalla Vasilenka, Rus\u0142an Zubko\u016d, Maksim Jerma\u0142ovic, D\u017amitryj Ka\u015bciuk, Raman Ramana\u016d, U\u0142adzimir Marcinkievi\u010d and Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Kuryl\u010dyk sentenced on defamation and extremism-related charges. U\u0142adzimir \u0160pak was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58223,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-127868","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rights groups label 19 as political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 26, Pozirk. 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