{"id":144702,"date":"2025-06-30T19:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144702\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"four-more-people-recognized-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/144702\/","title":{"rendered":"Four more people recognized as political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights groups have designated four people as political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,176, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u017amitry Mielechaviec, Alaksandar Har\u0161uno\u016d, Lidzija Harochava and Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Ma\u0142y\u0161a\u016d were convicted of inciting hatred, calling for sanctions or insulting the head of state. All four were sentenced to prison. The  terms are unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rights activists demanded that the authorities release the convicts and take measures \u201caimed at decriminalizing defamation offenses and repealing Criminal Code articles that carry punishment for insulting the state and officials and desecrating state symbols.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Viasna, the statement was signed by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Belarusian PEN, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Lawtrend, and Respect-Protect-Fulfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, seven others were declared political prisoners: 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>A month ago, Viasna reported that human rights organizations had documented 3,940 political prisoners since 2020.<\/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\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_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\">Rights defenders label seven as political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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. All &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144664\">\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. Belarusian human rights groups have designated four people as political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,176, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. D\u017amitry Mielechaviec, Alaksandar Har\u0161uno\u016d, Lidzija Harochava and Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Ma\u0142y\u0161a\u016d were convicted of inciting hatred, calling for sanctions or insulting the head of state. 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