{"id":1681,"date":"2023-08-09T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1681"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"update-on-arrests-trials-politically-motivated-persecution-18","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1681\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 9,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on August 8 with sharing opposition content and posts allegedly insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka being among the most frequent charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrested and released<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ja\u016dhien Horba\u010d is under arrest for online comments about police officers, pro-government sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested a woman at the entrance to the Minsk Dynama stadium where the 2023 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Games are held, pro-government channels reported. She reportedly had a sticker with the Pahonia coat of arms and pictures from 2020 protests on her smartphone. Authorities accuse her of sharing opposition content and sending information to an opposition chatbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homiel police arrested a woman (name unknown) for wearing &#8220;brick-colored tape&#8221; on a white motorcycle helmet, a combination of colors reminiscent of a white-red-white flag, pro-government sources said. She also may be charged with sharing opposition content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities released Belarusian Popular Front activist Ludmi\u0142a Ramanovi\u010d after she had served an 18-month prison term for calling \u0141uka\u0161enka \u201can usurper\u201d in an appeal that she sent to the Investigative Committee to protest against Belarus&#8217; support of Russia&#8217;s war on Ukraine, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Criminal proceedings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A judge in Baranavi\u010dy, Brest region, jailed Volha Macko for three months for allegedly insulting \u0141uka\u0161enka on social media in 2020 and 2021, Viasna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New political prisoners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian human rights groups declared 11 people political prisoners, Viasna said. Authorities prosecute them for social media posts critical of \u0141uka\u0161enka, officials and symbols, or other alleged offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of August 9, human rights defenders identified at least 1,494 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented. Opposition sources estimate the number of political prisoners at around 5,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 9,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on August 8 with sharing opposition content and posts allegedly insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka being among the most frequent charges. Arrested and released Ja\u016dhien Horba\u010d is under arrest for online comments about police officers, pro-government sources said. 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