{"id":195517,"date":"2026-07-13T18:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195517\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:49:06","slug":"rights-groups-identify-seven-new-political-prisoners-2","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195517\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups identify seven 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>July 13,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Belarusian human rights defenders have declared seven more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 860, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent additions include several people currently held in custody: Alena and Ihar \u015avirydzienka, accused of calling for sanctions, and Pavie\u0142 Ku\u010deryn, persecuted for allegedly insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar Piele\u0161 is serving six years in prison on charges of inciting hatred, abusing state symbols and insulting \u0141uka\u0161enka, officials and judges. Alaksiej Ihnacienka and Ja\u016dhien Cima\u0161uk are serving restricted freedom terms in an open-type correctional facility on defamation charges, while Alaksiej Ramasiuk was given four years in prison on charges of rioting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Lawtrend, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Belarusian PEN, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House and Belarusian Helsinki Committee signed the declaration, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners, decriminalization of defamation charges 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=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.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\">Harassment, extremist designations,\u00a0prisoner maltreatment, border\u00a0searches reported in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 11,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Sources in Belarus reported&nbsp;a new conviction on politically motivated charges,&nbsp;new&nbsp;extremist designations,&nbsp;border searches, harassment, maltreatment behind bars and other&nbsp;instances of political purges on&nbsp;July 10&nbsp;as the regime continues to persecute its opponents. Below is&nbsp;Pozirk\u2019s&nbsp;recap of developments&nbsp;on Friday: A judge of the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/195313\">\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>July 13,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Belarusian human rights defenders have declared seven more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 860, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website. The recent additions include several people currently held in custody: Alena and Ihar \u015avirydzienka, accused of calling for sanctions, and Pavie\u0142 Ku\u010deryn, persecuted for allegedly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":49661,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-195517","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 seven new political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 13,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Belarusian human rights defenders have declared seven more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 860,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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