{"id":172812,"date":"2026-01-23T19:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172812\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"janina-pazniak-daughter-of-imprisoned-journalist-declared-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172812\/","title":{"rendered":"Janina Pa\u017aniak, daughter of imprisoned journalist, declared political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><strong> 23,<\/strong><em> <\/em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> Human rights defenders have designated Janina Pa\u017aniak, daughter of imprisoned journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak, as a political prisoner, reported the Belarusian Association of Journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was arrested together with her father in early September 2025. Kiry\u0142 was accused of forming an extremist group, while Janina, 20, is accused of association with the extremist group \u2013 charges used by the Belarusian authorities to silence critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both are said to be persecuted in connection with <em>Platforma 375<\/em>, a YouTube channel declared extremist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all, Belarusian human rights organizations identified and documented 1,151 political prisoners as of January 23, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg 349w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-725x490.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>                        <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\">Belarus arrests journalist Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak over ties to banned media outlet<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 13, Pozirk. Security officers in Belarus arrested prominent journalist Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak on September 4, accusing him of involvement with Platforma 375, a YouTube channel that the Committee for State Security (KGB) declared an extremist organization the same day. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/155322\">\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 23, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have designated Janina Pa\u017aniak, daughter of imprisoned journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak, as a political prisoner, reported the Belarusian Association of Journalists. She was arrested together with her father in early September 2025. Kiry\u0142 was accused of forming an extremist group, while Janina, 20, is accused of association with the extremist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":49661,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-172812","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>Janina Pa\u017aniak, daughter of imprisoned journalist, declared political prisoner | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 23, Pozirk. 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