{"id":3553,"date":"2023-09-01T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=3553"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"update-on-arrests-trials-politically-motivated-persecution-31","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/3553\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 1,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on August 31, including a prison sentence for a former journalist and more arrests for following opposition content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested the HR head at Bie\u0142hipraziem, a state-run land management company, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. In a police video, he admitted to filming protest rallies, signing up for the opposition Pieramoha Plan and following opposition content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar Klimiec, deputy manager at the Klimatmaster store in Hrodna, was arrested on suspicion that he had signed up for the Pieramoha Plan,&nbsp;<em>Mediazona&nbsp;<\/em>reported. His current whereabouts are unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Criminal proceedings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsie\u0144 Jelisieje\u016d, 18, an alleged member of the pro-Russian hacker group Killnet, will go on trial today in Homiel, Viasna reported. Authorities accuse him of illegal handling of personal data and spreading false information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A judge in Homiel sentenced Larysa \u0160\u010dyrakova, a former journalist, to three-and-a-half years in prison at a closed-door trial, the Belarusian Association of Journalists said. Charges against her included facilitating extremism and discrediting the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businessman Viktar \u0141amieka was given three years in prison on charges of insulting and slandering Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, Viasna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested a young man who reported to a police station to inform police officers that he had removed an opposition tattoo, Viasna reported. A judge jailed him for 15 days for wearing a jacket with white and red stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terrorist list update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee for State Security (KGB) added two people to its terrorism list after human rights groups branded them as political prisoners earlier this summer, BPN reported. Siarhiej Hunia from Mazyr, Homiel region, and former policeman Pavie\u0142 Pietru\u010denia from Brest had been convicted of inciting hatred. A total of 1,103 people are currently branded as terrorists in Belarus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of September 1, human rights defenders identified at least 1,496 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented. Opposition sources estimate the number of political prisoners at around 5,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 1,\u00a0Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on August 31, including a prison sentence for a former journalist and more arrests for following opposition content. Arrests Police arrested the HR head at Bie\u0142hipraziem, a state-run land management company, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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