{"id":156763,"date":"2025-09-23T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156763\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"rights-groups-recognize-five-more-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156763\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups recognize five more political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 23, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights groups have recognized five more people as political prisoners, according to a joint statement released by the Viasna center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities accused these people of such crimes as violent disorder, calling for sanctions, libeling and insulting the head of state, insulting officials, or insulting state symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their names: Stanis\u0142a\u016d \u017darko, Michai\u0142 Syryska, Ja\u016dhien Doracha\u016d, Volha Cichanovi\u010d and Alaksandar Bindziej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides Viasna, the statement was signed by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Lawtrend, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Belarusian PEN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rights activists demanded that the authorities should immediately release all political prisoners, review politically motivated sentences and stop reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today, human rights groups designated 15 others as political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, 1,196 prisoners have this status in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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