{"id":156974,"date":"2025-09-24T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156974\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"nineteen-designated-as-former-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156974\/","title":{"rendered":"Nineteen designated as former political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian human rights community has declared 19 more people as former political prisoners, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/spring96.org\/be\/news\/118748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">joint statement<\/a> on the Viasna center\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The status was granted to Kami\u0142a Aruciunian, D\u017amitry Bajco\u016d, Anton Bialaje\u016d, Ihar Davidziuk, Maryna Dzialendzik, D\u017amitry Je\u016ddakima\u016d, Andrej Hryhorje\u016d, Siarhiej Kaziej, Viktar Kry\u0161tal, Siarhiej Kulik, Raman \u0141atu\u0161kin, Ina Miale\u0161ka, D\u017amitry Miale\u0161ka, Kanstancin Nikanara\u016d, Pavie\u0142 Pa\u0161kievi\u010d, Leanid Reut, Andrej Sa\u0142anieka, Pavie\u0142 Zialonka and Anton Chramiela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights activists called on authorities to immediately review their detention, reconsider their sentences and compensate them for any harm caused by the arbitrary conviction and imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Viasna, the statement was signed by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Lawtrend, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, Belarusian PEN and Office for the Rights of People with Disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fall of 2023, the human rights community started assigning the status of former political prisoners to people who did not have it while in captivity. As of September 24, more than 520 people were recognized as such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 1,195 people currently hold the status of active political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real number of people who have been punished politically in some way is much higher.<\/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                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Rights groups recognize five more political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 23, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have recognized five more people as political prisoners, according to a joint statement released by the Viasna center. Authorities accused these people of such crimes as violent disorder, calling for sanctions, libeling and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/156763\">\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 24, Pozirk. The Belarusian human rights community has declared 19 more people as former political prisoners, according to a joint statement on the Viasna center\u2019s website. The status was granted to Kami\u0142a Aruciunian, D\u017amitry Bajco\u016d, Anton Bialaje\u016d, Ihar Davidziuk, Maryna Dzialendzik, D\u017amitry Je\u016ddakima\u016d, Andrej Hryhorje\u016d, Siarhiej Kaziej, Viktar Kry\u0161tal, Siarhiej Kulik, Raman \u0141atu\u0161kin, Ina [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-156974","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>Nineteen designated as former political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 24, Pozirk. 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