{"id":135559,"date":"2025-04-24T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135559\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-group-reports-raids-in-dziarzynsk-exiled-belarusians-targeted","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135559\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights group reports raids in Dziar\u017eynsk, exiled Belarusians targeted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 24, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Police have raided several homes in Dziar\u017eynsk, Minsk region, including searches of the houses of at least four exiled Belarusians, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers conducting the searches make only one copy of the protocol, leaving victims with no proof of the procedure, rights defenders noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least five people were arrested in Dziar\u017eynsk last week over alleged participation in 2020 postelection protests. The arrested face criminal charges of violent disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crackdown on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s political opponents and regime critics continues unabated since the 2020 political crisis 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: police punish criticism of \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s policies<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Catholic priest briefly detained, evangelical pastor under arrest Hrodna man given lengthy prison term on high treason charges Dozens of criminal cases filed in 2024 over donations to banned groups, media April 24, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/135534\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 24, Pozirk. Police have raided several homes in Dziar\u017eynsk, Minsk region, including searches of the houses of at least four exiled Belarusians, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. Officers conducting the searches make only one copy of the protocol, leaving victims with no proof of the procedure, rights defenders noted. At least five people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":67563,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-135559","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>Rights group reports raids in Dziar\u017eynsk, exiled Belarusians targeted | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 24, Pozirk. 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