{"id":136778,"date":"2025-05-05T16:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/136778\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"at-least-nine-people-with-disabilities-considered-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/136778\/","title":{"rendered":"At least nine people with disabilities considered political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 5, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>At least nine people imprisoned in Belarus in politically-motivated cases have disabilities, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports on International Day of Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of them is Alaksandar Kisiel, sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment on charges of insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halina Dzierby\u0161 and U\u0142adzimir Hundar were given 20 years in prison after authorities found them guilty of terrorism in the high-profile Mika\u0142aj A\u016dtuchovi\u010d case. Hundar had had his leg amputated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are Alaksandar Parecki, Siarhiej Fran\u010duk, Maret Valuk, Ihar \u0160umi\u0142a\u016d, Alaksandar Krau\u010duk and Stanis\u0142a\u016d Taspaje\u016d imprisoned on defamation or protest-related charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people with disabilities were released under pardon programs in the second half of 2024 and early 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of May 5, human rights defenders identified at least 1,195 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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