{"id":198514,"date":"2026-08-04T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198514\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:15:18","slug":"update-on-digital-censorship-pressure-on-dissidents","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/198514\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on digital censorship, pressure on dissidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported two releases of dissidents, pressure on exiled activist in Georgia and more instances of digital censorship between August 1 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> recap of what was reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Viciebsk region&#8217;s prosecutors have filed 108 requests to designate online resources as &#8220;extremist\u201d content in the past six months, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorities released designated political prisoner Siarhiej Jara\u0161evi\u010d after he had served his prison term in full, his wife Antaniana Kanava\u0142ava, who also had faced politically-motivated persecution in Belarus, said on Facebook. The man is now reportedly in a safe place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksiej San\u010duk, widely known for marching drummers\u2019 performances during the 2020 postelection protests, had fully served his six-year prison sentence and managed to flee Belarus together with his family, activist Andrej Stry\u017eak of the BELAID initiative said on Telegram.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Georgian government asked the UN Human Rights Committee to reject an appeal by Belarusian human rights activist Raman Ki\u015blak against the denial of his asylum application, claiming that he poses a threat to Georgia\u2019s security without specifying any other details.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of August 4, human rights defenders identified at least 880 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sanchuk-strizhak-tg.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\">Drummer of 2020 protests San\u010duk evacuated from Belarus \u2014 activist<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/198313\">\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 4, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported two releases of dissidents, pressure on exiled activist in Georgia and more instances of digital censorship between August 1 and 3. 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