{"id":154992,"date":"2025-09-11T21:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154992\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"eight-people-declared-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154992\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight people declared political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight people political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are Vital Chal\u010dycki, Vasil Ba\u010dko, Pavie\u0142 \u0160umski, Andrej Marty\u0161o\u016d, Dzianis \u010cumako\u016d, Arciom Siamiona\u016d, Dzianis Kra\u016d\u010duk and Valancina Navumava<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities charged them with libeling and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka or calling for actions undermining Belarus\u2019 security.<\/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\/11\/statkevich_744\u0445496-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/statkevich_744\u0445496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/statkevich_744\u0445496.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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\">Belarus frees more than 50 political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 11, Pozirk. After today\u2019s meeting with John Coale, US deputy special envoy to Ukraine, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has pardoned more than 50 political prisoners. The Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office said that \u0141uka\u0161enka pardoned \u201ca number of foreign nationals convicted of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/154886\">\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>September 11, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight people political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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