{"id":155278,"date":"2025-09-12T22:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155278\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"rights-activists-have-declared-nine-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155278\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights activists declare nine political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 12, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights activists have declared nine people to be political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,168, the Viasna center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The status was granted to Maksim Dzierha\u010do\u016d, Marharyta \u0160\u010dyrec, Vasil Sado\u016dski, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Bierastavy, D\u017amitry Patyryn, Kiry\u0142 Nhujen, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Ani\u010dkin, Ihar K\u0142a\u010dko and Alaksandar \u0160krada\u016d. They were charged with violent disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activists demanded that the Belarusian authorities immediately release all political prisoners and stop reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Viasna, the statement was signed by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Lawtrend, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, Belarusian PEN and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <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\">Eight people declared political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 11, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight people political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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 Authorities charged &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/154992\">\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 12, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights activists have declared nine people to be political prisoners, bringing the total to 1,168, the Viasna center reported. The status was granted to Maksim Dzierha\u010do\u016d, Marharyta \u0160\u010dyrec, Vasil Sado\u016dski, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Bierastavy, D\u017amitry Patyryn, Kiry\u0142 Nhujen, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Ani\u010dkin, Ihar K\u0142a\u010dko and Alaksandar \u0160krada\u016d. They were charged with violent disorder. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":103524,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-155278","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rights activists declare nine political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 12, Pozirk. 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