{"id":198313,"date":"2026-08-03T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198313\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:52:09","slug":"drummer-of-2020-protests-sancuk-evacuated-from-belarus-activist","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198313\/","title":{"rendered":"Drummer of 2020 protests San\u010duk evacuated from Belarus \u2014 activist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Andrej Stry\u017eak&#039;s Telegram channel) <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Former designated political prisoner Alaksiej San\u010duk and his family have been evacuated from Belarus to another country, activist Andrej Stry\u017eak of the BELAID initiative said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San\u010duk, who is widely known for marching drummers\u2019 performances during the 2020 postelection protests, had fully served his six-year prison sentence and was released last month. However, the authorities planned to place him under preventive supervision, which implies severe restrictions, Stry\u017eak said, explaining the evacuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested the Minsk musician in November 2020 during a rehearsal with other drummers. He was beaten during the arrest and jailed for 15 days. Later, he was convicted of participating in protests and rioting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg 333w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-690x490.jpg 690w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>                        <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\">Rights groups name eight new political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 31, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight more individuals as political prisoners in the second statement issued today and posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website. Earlier today, human rights defenders identified 13 political prisoners. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/198069\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 3, Pozirk. Former designated political prisoner Alaksiej San\u010duk and his family have been evacuated from Belarus to another country, activist Andrej Stry\u017eak of the BELAID initiative said on Telegram. San\u010duk, who is widely known for marching drummers\u2019 performances during the 2020 postelection protests, had fully served his six-year prison sentence and was released last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":198304,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-198313","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>Drummer of 2020 protests San\u010duk evacuated from Belarus \u2014 activist | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 3, Pozirk. 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