{"id":164976,"date":"2025-11-20T16:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164976\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-defenders-add-six-to-list-of-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164976\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders add six to list of political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 20,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have designated six more people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikita Nia\u010daje\u016d, Daryja Pu\u010dy\u0142a, Volha Matusievi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Ksiondza\u016d, Ludmi\u0142a Ksiondza\u016d and Siarhiej Daronin were convicted of association with extremist groups.<\/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 20, human rights defenders listed 1,257 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\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/okolotovich_juhnevich_catholic_by_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\">\u0141uka\u0161enka pardons Catholic priests Juchnievi\u010d and Aka\u0142atovi\u010d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 20, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has pardoned Catholic priests Andrej Juchnievi\u010d and Hienryk Aka\u0142atovi\u010d, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus (CCBB) reported. The recent visit by Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, a former apostolic nuncio and current prefect of the Dicastery &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/164891\">\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 20,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have designated six more people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center said. Mikita Nia\u010daje\u016d, Daryja Pu\u010dy\u0142a, Volha Matusievi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Ksiondza\u016d, Ludmi\u0142a Ksiondza\u016d and Siarhiej Daronin were convicted of association with extremist groups. The rights groups demanded a fair review of the sentences and freedom for the aforementioned individuals. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":58226,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-164976","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rights defenders add six to list of political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 20,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have designated six more people as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center said. 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