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He was arrested in August 2025 in connection with the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia. Others have been most likely prosecuted for political reasons too, but human rights organizations have been unaware of their persecution until recently.<\/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\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/delo_genprokuratura.jpg 795w\" 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\">Prosecutors send case against exiled pundit Ba\u0142kuniec to court<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 30, Pozirk. Belarusian prosecutors have forwarded to court a criminal case against exiled political commentator D\u017amitryj Ba\u0142kuniec, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office reports. Belarusian officials accuse him of conspiracy to seize power, extremism, calls for sanctions, defaming and insulting Alaksandar &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/185688\">\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 29, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 interior ministry has added 35 people to its list of extremists \u2013 mostly outspoken critics of the government sentenced on politically motivated charges \u2013 taking the total to 6,578. Ivan Vojna\u016d is the only one of them found on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s list of political prisoners. 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