{"id":164758,"date":"2025-11-19T15:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164758\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-defenders-add-four-to-list-of-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164758\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders add four to list of political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 19,\u00a0<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have designated four more people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illa Kniazie\u016d, Ihar \u0160\u0142oma, Maryna Marozava and U\u0142adzimir \u0160amiakin were convicted of mass disorder, apparently in connection with their role in peaceful postelection protests in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rights groups demanded a fair review of the sentences and freedom for the aforementioned individuals. They also reiterated their call to release all political prisoners and end reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides Viasna, the statement was signed by the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Belarusian PEN, the Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House and Respect-Protect-Fulfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of November 19, human rights defenders listed 1,253 political prisoners in Belarus, though the actual number is believed to be significantly higher due to numerous undocumented cases.<\/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\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kotov-belsat.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\">Missing activist&#039;s wife hopes Washington may help find her husband<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 19, Pozirk. Anastasija Pilip\u010dyk, the wife of opposition activist Anatol Kota\u016d, missing since August 21, has expressed hope that her husband will be found as part of Minsk&#039;s deal with Washington, Reuters reports. Kota\u016d, who lived in Poland, disappeared &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/164741\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 19,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have designated four more people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center said. Illa Kniazie\u016d, Ihar \u0160\u0142oma, Maryna Marozava and U\u0142adzimir \u0160amiakin were convicted of mass disorder, apparently in connection with their role in peaceful postelection protests in 2020. 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