{"id":132316,"date":"2025-03-31T19:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132316\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"human-rights-defenders-designate-11-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/132316\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights defenders designate 11 as political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Viasna Human Rights Center has issued a statement declaring six people political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are: Aleh Samarodski, Iryna Stasienka, Jahor Baryskievi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Min\u010dyk, D\u017amitry Sidarenka and D\u017amitry Skubi\u0142a\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Belarusian PEN and Viasna issued a joint statement declaring five more people political prisoners: Andrej \u0160abunia, Mika\u0142aj Sidara\u016d, Vieranika \u017da\u0142ubo\u016dskaja, Aleh \u0160y\u0142a\u016d and Raman Jemieljana\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their charges ranged from inciting hatred and rioting to extremism and high treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, human rights defenders have demanded freedom for all political prisoners and an end to reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna currently recognizes 1,202 people as political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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\">Interior ministry brands 15 people as extremists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 28, Pozirk. The interior ministry has added 15 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 5,088, its website says. All blacklisted persons were convicted on charges that authorities use &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/131978\">\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 31, Pozirk. The Viasna Human Rights Center has issued a statement declaring six people political prisoners. They are: Aleh Samarodski, Iryna Stasienka, Jahor Baryskievi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Min\u010dyk, D\u017amitry Sidarenka and D\u017amitry Skubi\u0142a\u016d. 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