{"id":159042,"date":"2025-10-07T21:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/159042\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"77-people-added-to-political-prisoners-list-in-september-viasna","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/159042\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens added to political prisoners list in September \u2013 Viasna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 7, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A total of 77 people were added to the list of political prisoners last month, the Viasna Human Rights Center has reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, 19 people were retroactively declared political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials charged 40 people under articles related to \u201cextremism.\u201d Twenty-eight people were arrested over comments under defamatory criminal articles. Nine were charged with participating in peaceful protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, Viasna reported that 40 political prisoners were pardoned last month in a deal between Minsk and the United States. They were all deported to Lithuania, except for opposition politician Mika\u0142aj Statkievi\u010d, who refused to leave Belarus and is now missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, at least 8,905 people have faced criminal prosecution for political reasons. At least 7,565 of them received politically motivated sentences, including in absentia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, Viasna recorded 96 cases of political repression, including detentions and searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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