{"id":132117,"date":"2025-03-29T17:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T14:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132117\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"reprisals-pro-russian-activist-arrested","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132117\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: pro-Russian activist arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 29, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A Belarusian court sentenced &#8220;Russian world&#8221; activist Volha Bondarava to 13 days in jail on Wednesday, <em>Zerkalo<\/em> reported. Bondarava attacked the Belarusian language, culture and history and occasionally criticized officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since March 25, the opposition has been unable to get in touch with Coordination Council speaker An\u017ealika Mielnikava,&nbsp;politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka reported.&nbsp;According to preliminary information, she has left Poland, her latest country of residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Viasna learned about a violent disorder case against \u017danna Vajni\u0142ovi\u010d. The 64-year-old woman was arrested in late January after she had returned to Belarus from Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior ministry said it added 15 names to the list of &#8220;persons involved in extremist activities.&#8221; They are: D\u017amitryj Ciukaje\u016d, Stefanija Filipo\u016dskaja, Jahor Kasaro\u016d, Siarhiej Bochan, Natalla Kaz\u0142ova, Raman Prychod\u017aka, Tamara Patockaja, Michai\u0142 Dy\u010dko, Aleh Ci\u0161al, Kanstancin Panamaro\u016d, Volha Hubar, Ihar Sima\u0161kovi\u010d, Alaksandar \u0160eliapie\u0144, Alaksandar Kuksa and Rus\u0142an Zubko\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <em>Bie\u0142TA<\/em>, more than 700 &#8220;extremist&#8221; cases were solved in the Brest region\u00a0alone\u00a0in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Viasna reported that the Committee for State Security (KGB) searched\u00a0trade unionists&#8217; premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 29, human rights defenders identified at least 1,198 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/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: 2020 protester arrested, exiled activist accused of extremism<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 28, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on March 27 as Hrodna police arrested Mikita Samaryn, persecuted on charges widely seen as politically motivated, the Pravo Imeyut Telegram channel reported. \u00a0 In December 2020, he &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/131911\">\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>March 29, Pozirk. A Belarusian court sentenced &#8220;Russian world&#8221; activist Volha Bondarava to 13 days in jail on Wednesday, Zerkalo reported. Bondarava attacked the Belarusian language, culture and history and occasionally criticized officials. 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