{"id":157215,"date":"2025-09-26T11:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T08:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/157215\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"reprisals-award-winning-accordion-teachers-convicted-over-protests","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/157215\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: award-winning accordion teachers convicted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 26, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on September 25 as Lilija Pa\u017earyckaja and her husband Alaksandar Pa\u017earycki, both well-known award-winning accordion teachers, were given restricted freedom terms in home confinement, <em>Na\u0161a Niva <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities persecuted them on violent disorder charges routinely used in Belarus against participants in the 2020 postelection protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another development, a new arrest was reported in the Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case in the Homiel region\u2019s Re\u010dyca district. Kiry\u0142 Kra\u016dco\u016d, in custody since June, faces charges of facilitating extremism for sharing pictures of Russian military equipment movements with the now-defunct online project, <em>Flagshtok<\/em> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A judge in Homiel sentenced artist Vijaleta Maj\u0161uk to three years in prison for alleged association with an extremist group and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka without her being present at the trial, the Homiel branch of the Viasna Human Rights Center said. Maj\u0161uk left Belarus five years ago, fearing politically-motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prison authorities at Penal Colony No 17 in \u0160k\u0142o\u016d, Mahilo\u016d region, banned work clothes for convicts, which their families could previously order in tailor&#8217;s shops outside the colony, <em>MAYDAYMog <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 1,839 women have been convicted on protest-related charges since 2020 with 188 still held behind bars, including seniors, cancer patients and mothers of large families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of September 26, human rights defenders identified at least 1,192 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/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\">European Parliament delegation demands freedom for Bialacki<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 25, Pozirk. The European Parliament delegation for relations with Belarus has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Viasna Human Rights Center head and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ale\u015b Bialacki, as well as all other political prisoners. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/157174\">\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 26, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on September 25 as Lilija Pa\u017earyckaja and her husband Alaksandar Pa\u017earycki, both well-known award-winning accordion teachers, were given restricted freedom terms in home confinement, Na\u0161a Niva reported. 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