{"id":176423,"date":"2026-02-19T20:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176423\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-pardons-pregnant-woman-sentenced-for-donations","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/176423\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka pardons pregnant woman sentenced for donations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka by his edict has pardoned Natalla Levaja, a 39-year old pregnant woman sentenced to six years in prison in July 2024 for donations to opposition groups and Ukraine support initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levaja was arrested on her return from Poland in May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Maryna Zo\u0142atava, a former editor of <em>Tut.by<\/em> who was held in the same penal colony, Levaja is expected to give birth in March.<\/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\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/statkevich_hramada_org_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Opposition politician Statkievi\u010d released from prison after a stroke<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 19, Pozirk. Authorities in Belarus have released Mika\u0142aj Statkievi\u010d, an outspoken critic of the government, from prison, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported citing the politician\u2019s wife. He is recovering after a stroke and has a speech problem, said &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/176396\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 19, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka by his edict has pardoned Natalla Levaja, a 39-year old pregnant woman sentenced to six years in prison in July 2024 for donations to opposition groups and Ukraine support initiatives. Levaja was arrested on her return from Poland in May 2024. According to Maryna Zo\u0142atava, a former editor of Tut.by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-176423","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-society"],"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 pregnant woman sentenced for donations | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 19, Pozirk. 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