{"id":185700,"date":"2026-04-30T12:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185700\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:39:50","slug":"rights-defenders-identify-10-more-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185700\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders identify 10 more political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay.jpg 775w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg 333w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-690x490.jpg 690w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(pixabay.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 30, Pozirk. B<\/strong>elarusian human rights defenders have declared 10 more people as political prisoners, taking their total to 841, says a joint statement posted by the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of them are serving prison terms over links to blacklisted opposition initiatives or organizations: Maksim Siamitka, \u015aviat\u0142ana Anhielejka, Ja\u016dhien Fiadosienka, Viktar Kizievi\u010d, Alaksandar Konana\u016d, Alaksiej Kuzavatkin, Natalla U\u0142asava, Viktar \u017ddaniuk, Vital \u0141uchvier\u010dyk and rights defender U\u0142adzimir Cielapun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Belarusian PEN, Lawtrend, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, the Belarusian Association of Journalists and Pravavaja Inicyjatyva 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\/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: former prisoners charged over interviews<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 29, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution documented in Belarus on April 28 included new criminal charges filed against former designated political prisoners over interviews. One of the cases targets exiled Alaksiej Ramana\u016d, who had earlier served one year &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/185518\">\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>April 30, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 10 more people as political prisoners, taking their total to 841, says a joint statement posted by the Viasna Human Rights Center. All of them are serving prison terms over links to blacklisted opposition initiatives or organizations: Maksim Siamitka, \u015aviat\u0142ana Anhielejka, Ja\u016dhien Fiadosienka, Viktar Kizievi\u010d, Alaksandar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87832,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-185700","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 10 more political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 30, Pozirk. 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