{"id":175098,"date":"2026-02-11T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175098\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"reprisals-brest-photographer-convicted-of-extremism-after-giving-birth","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175098\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: Brest photographer convicted of extremism after giving birth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 11, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on February 10 with a restricted freedom sentence against Palina Vieramiej\u010duk, a photographer from Brest, accused of facilitating extremist activities, <em>Na\u0161a Niva <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vieramiej\u010duk, who recently gave birth will serve the sentence in home confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A woman faces criminal charges for transferring 30 rubels ($10) to former political prisoner Alaksiej Ramana\u016d when he had been held behind bars, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials filed extremism-related charges against an exiled man whose passport is about to expire, <em>MAYDAY.TEAM<\/em> reported. A letter from a police department threatened a fine of 180 rubels ($63) should he fail to renew his passport. Under an edict signed by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka in September 2023, Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad are barred from providing passport services to citizens. Belarusians seeking to renew their passports must do so in person in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian judges branded the Instagram page of Belarusian journalist Anastasija Ro\u016dda as extremist content twice this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information ministry also announced extremist content designations for several social media accounts, including a Belarusian community in Frankfurt on Facebook and 15 Instagram accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of February 11, human rights defenders identified at least 1,145 political prisoners, but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/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\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Reprisals target over 9,360 people in criminal cases since 2020<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 10, Pozirk. At least 9,363 people have faced politically-motivated criminal prosecution since May 2020, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. Rights groups say the reprisals are ongoing, with recent cases involving extremism charges and terrorist designations against opponents &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/174935\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 11, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on February 10 with a restricted freedom sentence against Palina Vieramiej\u010duk, a photographer from Brest, accused of facilitating extremist activities, Na\u0161a Niva reported. Vieramiej\u010duk, who recently gave birth will serve the sentence in home confinement. 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