{"id":170020,"date":"2025-12-30T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170020\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-pardons-22-people-convicted-of-extremism","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170020\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka pardons 22 people convicted of extremism"},"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\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/setka-1128-pixabay-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(pixabay.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has pardoned 15 women and seven men, most of whom were imprisoned on extremism-related charges that Belarusian authorities use to persecute political opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all admitted their guilt and asked the Belarusian ruler for clemency, <em>Pul Pervogo<\/em>, his press office\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, \u0141uka\u0161enka freed 123 designated political prisoners, including prominent opposition figures and politicians, after a meeting with John Coale, US special envoy to Belarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler ordered the release of 342 prisoners\u2014mostly government opponents\u2014this year under agreements with the United States. Since July 2024, a total of 591 prisoners have been released before completing their sentences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 30, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has pardoned 15 women and seven men, most of whom were imprisoned on extremism-related charges that Belarusian authorities use to persecute political opponents. They all admitted their guilt and asked the Belarusian ruler for clemency, Pul Pervogo, his press office\u2019s unofficial Telegram channel says. Earlier this month, \u0141uka\u0161enka freed 123 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":93879,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-170020","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>\u0141uka\u0161enka pardons 22 people convicted of extremism | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 30, Pozirk. 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