{"id":197992,"date":"2026-07-31T12:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197992\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:12:56","slug":"rights-defenders-identify-13-more-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197992\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders identify 13 more political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 13 more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 875, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent additions include people taken into custody or sentenced under articles routinely used by authorities for politically motivated persecution such as extremism, defamation, rioting, insulting and slandering the head of state and officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additions are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aksana Valva\u010dova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hiennad\u017a Karniajeviec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kiryl Sliviec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juryj Da\u0161kievi\u010d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u017amitryj Miaziak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Li\u0107vin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ale\u015b Masiuk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pavie\u0142 Sievascian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktar Mar\u010dyk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vitalina Michalenia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej Pie\u010da\u0144<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej Harbana\u016d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vadzim Bahdana\u016d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Lawtrend, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Belarusian PEN 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=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, 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\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, 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.jpg 1280w\" 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: police arrest over 300 people at Rainbow Family event in Viciebsk region<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 30, Pozirk. 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