{"id":205341,"date":"2026-09-26T21:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/205341\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T21:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:59:15","slug":"reprisals-regime-critics-keep-facing-serious-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/205341\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: regime critics keep facing serious charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 26,<em> Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. Sources in Belarus reported two prison sentences, a new trial and other incidents of repression on September 24 and 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is&nbsp;<em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;recap of what was reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A judge in Brest sentenced Vital Ha\u0142ava\u010d to three years in prison on charges of facilitating extremist activities, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sviatas\u0142a\u016d Padva\u0161ecki was given 13 years in prison on September 1 in Minsk on charges of drug dealing and high treason.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hienrych Ahieje\u016d, Juryj Vasile\u016dski and Ivan Ba\u0142a\u0161anka went on trial at the Minsk Regional Court. The men face nine criminal charges, including terrorism and high treason. Rights defenders consider Ahieje\u016d and Vasile\u016dski political prisoners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The interior ministry designated 13 more people as \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d bringing the total of entries on the official register to 6,930.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry branded the Instagram page of the Pavetra clothes brand along with several other social media accounts as \u201cextremist\u201d content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka pardoned 15 people, including 13 convicted on extremism-related charges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Georgian authorities arrested and expelled to Armenia Belarusian activist Le\u016d Michieje\u016d, <em>Pozirk <\/em>reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belarus\u2019 Investigative Committee\u00a0warned that \u201cso-called handlers\u201d continue attempts on social media and messaging applications to recruit Belarusians for acts of sabotage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jailed dissident Ale\u015b Zdaravienny was placed in a punishment cell on his birthday second year in a row, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recenty released musician Ale\u015b \u010cumako\u016d said he faced torture in prison, noting that the Committee for State Security (KGB) tried to recruit him three years ago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of September 26, human rights defenders identified at least 881 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\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/miheev-2026-kisliak-2.jpg 1280w\" 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\">Armenia releases Belarusian activist detained after deportation from Georgia<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 26, Pozirk. Armenia&#039;s authorities have released Belarusian activist Le\u016d Michieje\u016d, arrested following his deportation from Georgia, rights activist Raman Ki\u015blak told Pozirk. The activist is in good spirits and grateful to everyone for their support, he said. Michieje\u016d was &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/205307\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 26, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported two prison sentences, a new trial and other incidents of repression on September 24 and 25. 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