{"id":160269,"date":"2025-10-16T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160269\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"rights-groups-identify-eight-more-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160269\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups identify eight more political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Marco Chilese \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight more people as political prisoners, taking their total to 1,235, says a statement posted by the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additions include jailed Maksim Hielasin, Siarhiej Piatkievi\u010d, Andrej Niechviadovi\u010d, Albert \u0160y\u0142a, Alaksandar Stara\u015bcin and Alaksiej Razvado\u016dski. Charges against them ranged from calling for sanctions to insulting and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sairhiej Zini\u010d, serving four years of restricted freedom in an open-type correctional facility, and Siarhiej Miciu\u0161kin, held in custody, are also on the list. Authorities persecute both on defamation charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Lawtrend, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, Belarusian PEN, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House signed the declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights defenders demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of reprisals.<\/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\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Reprisals: police raids target political prisoners&#039; families<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 16, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on October 15 as Na\u0161a Niva reported police raids and arrests targeting dozens of families of designated political prisoners and their friends. Athlete Hanna \u0160pak was found guilty &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/160236\">\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>October 16, Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight more people as political prisoners, taking their total to 1,235, says a statement posted by the Viasna Human Rights Center. The additions include jailed Maksim Hielasin, Siarhiej Piatkievi\u010d, Andrej Niechviadovi\u010d, Albert \u0160y\u0142a, Alaksandar Stara\u015bcin and Alaksiej Razvado\u016dski. Charges against them ranged from calling for sanctions to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58226,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-160269","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 groups identify eight more political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 16, Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight more people as political prisoners, taking their total to 1,235, says a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160269\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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