{"id":209817,"date":"2026-10-30T19:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209817\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T19:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:04:35","slug":"rights-groups-identify-six-new-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209817\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups identify six new political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 30, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/strong>.<\/em> Belarusian human rights defenders have declared six more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 886, says a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent additions include Ivan Ba\u0142a\u0161enka, Ta\u0107ciana Py\u0107ko, Alaksandar Barana\u016d, Alaksandar Radziuk, Rus\u0142an Tupik and Ja\u016dhien \u017daryka\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ba\u0142a\u0161enka, a former Special Operations Forces officer, was given 25 years in prison earlier this week on nine criminal charges, including terrorism, over alleged links to ByPol, a now-defunct exiled resistance and intelligence group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u017daryka\u016d, an officer of the Special Operations Forces, was sentenced to 19 years on high treason charges. Authorities did not disclose any details of his case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Py\u0107ko and Barana\u016d were convicted of inciting hatred, while Radziuk and Tupik were persecuted on charges including insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viasna, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Belarusian PEN, Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Lawtrend signed the declaration, demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners and an end to politically motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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