{"id":193526,"date":"2026-06-26T18:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193526\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:27:57","slug":"journalist-pazniak-his-daughter-sentenced-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193526\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist\u00a0Pa\u017aniak, his daughter sentenced to prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 26, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A judge of the Minsk City Court on June 26 imposed prison sentences on journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak and his daughter, Belsat<\/em> reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and a  fine of 24,750 rubels ($8,800). The exact sentence for 20-year-old Janina Pa\u017aniak was not immediately known.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public prosecutor in the case demanded three and a half years in prison for the journalist and three years for his daughter, both accused of belonging to an \u201cextremist group\u201d and discrediting Belarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak and his daughter were arrested on September 3, 2025 over links to Platforma 375<\/em>, a YouTube channel focusing on news in the Mahilo\u016d region. Belarusian authorities designate the channel as an \u201cextremist group\u201d on September 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 22, the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported that Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak became unwell on his way to the first court hearing, scheduled for May 14. He was reportedly hospitalized in serious condition after developing complications complications of pneumonia and COVID-19, which he contracted in the detention center in Minsk. The trial was postponed indefinitely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, 21 media workers are currently behind bars in Belarus.\u00a0In all, human rights organizations\u00a0had\u00a0identified and documented\u00a0852\u00a0political prisoners\u00a0in Belarus\u00a0as of\u00a0June 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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