{"id":145048,"date":"2025-07-02T22:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T19:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145048\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"at-least-33-political-prisoners-freed-in-june-13-of-them-on-pardon-viasna","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/145048\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 33 political prisoners freed in June, 13 of them pardoned \u2013 Viasna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> At least 33 political prisoners were released in June, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Twenty of them served their sentences in full and 13 were pardoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the human rights group, about 1,600 people have left correctional institutions since 2020 after completing their sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Belarus has 1,164 political prisoners, Viasna said. The number increases almost daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those freed in June were a former spokesman for the A1 mobile operator, Mika\u0142aj Bredziele\u016d, and YouTube blogger Rus\u0142an Li\u0144nik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of 14 people was released on June 21, after the US special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, met with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group included opposition politician Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski, the husband of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja; <em>Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty<\/em> journalist Ihar Karniej; prominent linguist Natalla Dulina; anarchist activist Akichira Haje\u016dski-Chanada; dual Belarusian-Swedish citizen Halina Kra\u015bnianskaja; and businessman Siarhiej \u0160elieh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The others are opposition activist Kiry\u0142 Ba\u0142achona\u016d, Estonian Allan Roio, Latvians Jurijs Ga\u0146ins and Dmitrijs Mihailovs and Pole Jerzy \u017bywolewski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The names of three foreigners remain unconfirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier today, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s press office reported that the Belarusian leader pardoned 16 prisoners who had committed \u201cvarious crimes, including extremism-related ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg 333w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-690x490.jpg 690w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>                        <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\">Four more people recognized as political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144702\">\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>July 2, Pozirk. At least 33 political prisoners were released in June, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Twenty of them served their sentences in full and 13 were pardoned. According to the human rights group, about 1,600 people have left correctional institutions since 2020 after completing their sentences. 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