{"id":175837,"date":"2026-02-16T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175837\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-defenders-identify-eight-more-political-prisoners-3","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175837\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders identify eight more political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian human rights defenders have identified 8 more political prisoners, taking their total to 1,150, said the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u017amitryj Barsuko\u016d, Ihar Hubarevi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Vah\u0142ako\u016d, Vital Novika\u016d, Alaksandar Sul\u017eyc, Siarhiej Lahvinovi\u010d, Vital Ku\u0161niarovic and Alaksandar Chazieje\u016d were convicted of facilitating extremism. Chazieje\u016d was also convicted of calling for sanctions and insulting and defaming the head of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Belarusian PEN, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Lawtrend, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, The Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Human Constanta and Pravavaja Inicyjatyva&nbsp;signed the declaration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights defenders demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners and the end of 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\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST.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\">Cichano\u016dskaja urges EU to hold firm on sanctions against Minsk as reprisals continue<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 14, Pozirk. The European Union should maintain sanctions on Belarus as long as politically-motivated reprisals in the country continue, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told Kajsa Ollongren, the EU special representative for human rights. Speaking on the sidelines of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175625\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 16, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have identified 8 more political prisoners, taking their total to 1,150, said the Viasna Human Rights Center. D\u017amitryj Barsuko\u016d, Ihar Hubarevi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Vah\u0142ako\u016d, Vital Novika\u016d, Alaksandar Sul\u017eyc, Siarhiej Lahvinovi\u010d, Vital Ku\u0161niarovic and Alaksandar Chazieje\u016d were convicted of facilitating extremism. Chazieje\u016d was also convicted of calling for sanctions and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":58226,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-175837","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>Rights defenders identify eight more political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 16, Pozirk. 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