{"id":144664,"date":"2025-06-30T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144664\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"rights-defenders-label-seven-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144664\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders label seven as political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Marco Chilese \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 30, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Human rights defenders have designated seven people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The status was granted to Maryna \u0141uc, Kry\u015bcina \u0141apko\u016dskaja, Arciom Kucharonak, Alaksandar Barkun, Hanna Papaj, Ivan Kavalenka and Ivan Ka\u010dana\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of them were sentenced to prison terms for allegedly inciting hatred and other protest- and extremism-related charges typical for politically-motivated persecution in Belarus in the aftermath of the 2020 postelection protests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights groups urged the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all political prisoners, reconsider politically motivated sentences and end reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Viasna, the statement has been signed by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Belarusian PEN, Lawtrend, Belarusian Helsinki Committee and Respect-Protect-Fulfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 30, human rights defenders identified at least 1,172 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=\"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\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk brands 33 more people as extremists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 29, Pozirk. Belarusian officials on Friday added 33 names to the list of people \u201cinvolved in extremist activity.\u201d All of them had been sentenced on criminal charges typical of political cases, such as extremism, insulting the head of state &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144519\">\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>June 30, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have designated seven people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. The status was granted to Maryna \u0141uc, Kry\u015bcina \u0141apko\u016dskaja, Arciom Kucharonak, Alaksandar Barkun, Hanna Papaj, Ivan Kavalenka and Ivan Ka\u010dana\u016d. 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