{"id":190113,"date":"2026-06-01T20:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190113\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:06:59","slug":"rights-groups-identify-20-new-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190113\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups identify 20 new political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-e1700140578746.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\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>June 1, Pozirk. <\/strong>Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 20 more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 874, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities persecuted them over their online activities, support of Ukraine and on high treason charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent additions include jailed D\u017amitryj Mackievi\u010d, Michai\u0142 Da\u016d\u017eanko\u016d, Ludmi\u0142a Prakapenia, Raman \u0160arko\u016d, Vital Piatrenka, Iryna Ra\u0161kievi\u010d, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Sinkievi\u010d, U\u0142adzimir Nikana\u016d, Alaksandar Rub\u010dyk, Hanna Strukava, Halina Fralova, Volha Bajko\u016dskaja and Volha Vo\u0161\u010danka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Mar\u010dyk, Alaksandar \u0160y\u0161ko, U\u0142adzimir Hierasima\u016d, Hleb Panasiuk, Alaksandar Kundro are in custody and face charges which include participation in an armed conflict abroad, inciting haterd or insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka. Anatol Parachnievi\u010d and Siarhiej Ka\u010dalka are accused of high treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee signed the declaration, demanding 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=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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\">Viasna reports dozens of politically-motivated cases against minors in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 1, Pozirk. Rights defenders know of 27 minors persecuted in politically-motivated cases in Belarus, with four of them currently held in custody, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports on International Children\u2019s Day. However, the figure does not reflect the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/190097\">\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>June 1, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 20 more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 874, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website. Authorities persecuted them over their online activities, support of Ukraine and on high treason charges. The recent additions include jailed D\u017amitryj Mackievi\u010d, Michai\u0142 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":49661,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-190113","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 groups identify 20 new political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 1, Pozirk. 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