{"id":161303,"date":"2025-10-23T20:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161303\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"media-executive-zalatych-released-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/161303\/","title":{"rendered":"Media executive Za\u0142atych released from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/zolotych_baj-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(BAJ)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Authorities have released media executive Kanstancin Za\u0142atych from prison, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has served his sentence in full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minsk City Court sentenced Za\u0142atych, CEO of the privately-owned newspaper <em>Belorusy i Runok<\/em>, to four years in prison on April 6, 2023, after finding him guilty of insulting the head of state, inciting hatred and other \u201ccrimes.\u201d Human rights groups declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Za\u0142atych had been under arrest since May 18, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the BAJ, 29 media professionals remain behind bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, Pozirk. 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