{"id":171920,"date":"2026-01-16T14:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171920\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"five-more-political-prisoners-identified","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171920\/","title":{"rendered":"Five more political prisoners identified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 16,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> Belarusian human rights defenders have identified five more political prisoners, said the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Illa Barysievi\u010d, sentenced to two years for allegedly discrediting Belarus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksandar \u010cy\u017e (sentence unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siarhiej Sa\u016d\u010duko\u016d, three years for allegedly defaming and insulting the Belarusian ruler and his officials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u017amitryj Kiehiele\u016d, two years for allegedly defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U\u0142adzimir Iva\u0161kievi\u010d, two years for allegedly insulting an official<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus has as many as 1,146 documented political prisoners, according to Viasna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Lawtrend, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House and Belarusian PEN signed the declarations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights defenders demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to reprisals.<\/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\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/badamshin_belye_khalaty.jpg 1280w\" 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\">Doctor sentenced to two years in prison on extremism-related charges<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 16, Pozirk. A Belarusian judge has sentenced neurologist Rus\u0142an Badam\u0161yn to two years and six months in prison on extremism-related charges, the Belyye Khalaty group said. Badam\u0161yn and his wife had been sentenced to \u201crestricted freedom\u201d sentences in home &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171910\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 16, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have identified five more political prisoners, said the Viasna Human Rights Center. Belarus has as many as 1,146 documented political prisoners, according to Viasna. Viasna, Lawtrend, Respect-Protect-Fulfill, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House and Belarusian PEN signed the declarations.&nbsp; Rights defenders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":87832,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-171920","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>Five more political prisoners identified | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 16, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have identified five more political prisoners, said the Viasna Human Rights Center. 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