{"id":128063,"date":"2025-02-27T20:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/128063\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"rights-groups-declare-six-new-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/128063\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups declare six new political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights organizations have declared six more people as political prisoners, according to a statement released by the Viasna center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have granted this status to Alaksandar Kra\u016d\u010duk, Arciom Palako\u016d, Vadzim Sien\u010danka and Maksim Biel\u010danka, already convicted men, as well as Ja\u016dhien Bojka and Palina Pitkievi\u010d, a journalist, who are awaiting trials in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kra\u016d\u010duk was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for his alleged support of extremism, Sien\u010danka to 3.5 years for alleged extremism funding and Biel\u010danka to three years for alleged support of extremism and fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rights groups are not aware of Palako\u016d\u2019s sentence. He was accused of forming an extremist group and supporting extremism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bojka is also charged with supporting extremism, and Pitkievi\u010d, with establishing an extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Belarusian PEN, Human Constanta, Lawtrend, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Viasna signed the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They demanded the immediate release of the aforementioned and all other political prisoners and the end of repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the Belarusian human rights community recognizes 1,233 people as political prisoners. Of them, 39 received this status between February 25 and 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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