{"id":188660,"date":"2026-05-22T16:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188660\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:22:48","slug":"mass-celebrated-in-rome-for-belarus-political-prisoners-solidarity-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188660\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass celebrated in Rome for Belarus political prisoners solidarity day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1492\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/messa-vatican-solidarnost-20260521-polska-posolstvo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Polish embassy to the Holy See)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The annual mass was held yesterday at the Church of the Resurrection in Rome to mark the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, the Polish Embassy to the Holy See reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heads of the Lithuanian and Polish diplomatic missions in the Vatican organized the service for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day marked the fifth anniversary of opposition activist Vitold A\u0161urak\u2019s death behind bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, representatives of many democratic countries and institutions called for the release and exoneration of all jailed Belarusian regime critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of May 22, human rights defenders identified at least 841 political prisoners, but the real number is considerably higher because of many undocumented cases.<\/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\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ashurok_politzakl_vilnius_POZ_1128x752_20240521.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\">Democratic countries call for release of Belarusian dissidents on solidarity day<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 21, Pozirk. Representatives of democratic countries and institutions have called for the release and exoneration of all jailed Belarusian regime critics on the fifth anniversary of opposition activist Vitold A\u0161urak\u2019s death behind bars. Rights groups and pro-democracy leaders declared &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/188505\">\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>May 22, Pozirk. The annual mass was held yesterday at the Church of the Resurrection in Rome to mark the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, the Polish Embassy to the Holy See reported. 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