{"id":193894,"date":"2026-06-29T21:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193894\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:01:09","slug":"rsf-urges-minsk-to-free-journalist-pazniak-his-daughter","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/193894\/","title":{"rendered":"RSF urges Minsk to free journalist Pa\u017aniak, his daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg 873w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg 349w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-725x490.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Video by Platforma 375 \/ Still by Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 29, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned prison sentences for journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak and his daughter Janina, calling for their immediate release, says a statement posted on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days ago, a judge in Minsk sentenced Pa\u017aniak\u00a0to three and a half years in prison and a\u00a0fine of 24,750 rubels ($8,800). His daughter also received a prison sentence, but the term remains unknown. Belarusian authorities accused both of belonging to an \u201cextremist group\u201d and discrediting Belarus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pa\u017aniak\u00a0and his daughter were arrested last September over links to\u00a0<em>Platforma 375<\/em>, a YouTube channel focusing on news\u00a0in\u00a0the Mahilo\u016d region and blacklisted in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u00a0851\u00a0political prisoners\u00a0in Belarus\u00a0as of\u00a0June 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg 349w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-725x490.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>                        <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\">RSF sounds alarm over jailed journalist Pa\u017aniak&#039;s health<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 26, Pozirk. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed deep concerns over the health of jailed journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak, who was hospitalized in serious condition after more than eight months in detention. \u201cThe authorities must immediately ensure he has access &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/189225\">\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 29, Pozirk. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned prison sentences for journalist Kiry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak and his daughter Janina, calling for their immediate release, says a statement posted on Telegram. Three days ago, a judge in Minsk sentenced Pa\u017aniak\u00a0to three and a half years in prison and a\u00a0fine of 24,750 rubels ($8,800). His daughter also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":155291,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-193894","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RSF urges Minsk to free journalist Pa\u017aniak, his daughter | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 29, Pozirk. 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