{"id":183492,"date":"2026-04-13T19:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183492\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:39:57","slug":"political-activist-bielavus-transferred-to-mahilou-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183492\/","title":{"rendered":"Political activist Bie\u0142avus transferred to Mahilo\u016d prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belous_belsat-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belsat)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 13, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Authorities transferred Pavie\u0142 Bie\u0142avus, an opposition activist serving a 13-year prison sentence, to Prison No. 4 in Mahilo\u016d in February, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transfer might be indicative of new criminal charges against Bie\u0142avus, founder of the Symbal.by Belarusian souvenir store and activist of the Hodna campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bie\u0142avus was convicted of high treason, rioting, extremism and other serious charges in connection with his political activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is on the government\u2019s lists of extremists and terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n                                <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\">Symbal.by store owner gets 13 years in prison<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 11, BPN. The Minsk City Court has sentenced Pavie\u0142 Bie\u0142avus, the founder and owner of an online store selling Belarusian-themed goods associated with the opposition, to 13 years in prison, a source has told BPN. Judge \u017danna Brysina has &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/46794\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 13, Pozirk. Authorities transferred Pavie\u0142 Bie\u0142avus, an opposition activist serving a 13-year prison sentence, to Prison No. 4 in Mahilo\u016d in February, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. The transfer might be indicative of new criminal charges against Bie\u0142avus, founder of the Symbal.by Belarusian souvenir store and activist of the Hodna campaign. Bie\u0142avus was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":183485,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-183492","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>Political activist Bie\u0142avus transferred to Mahilo\u016d prison | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 13, Pozirk. 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