{"id":44361,"date":"2022-11-03T22:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/human-rights-defenders-list-20-as-political-prisoners\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"human-rights-defenders-list-20-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/44361\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights defenders list 20 as political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>November 3, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 20 people political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p> The Viasna Human Rights Center names them as Dzianis Varoza\u016d, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Panciu\u0161enka, Volha Cierach, U\u0142adzimir \u0141avor, Kaciaryna Zareckaja, Anton Jakavuk, Volha \u0160e\u016d\u010dyk, Pavie\u0142 K\u0142apatok, Alaksandr Va\u016d\u010dok, Valancin \u0160umik, Maksim Kuro\u016dski, Alaksandr Smo\u0142ka, Pavie\u0142 Ciele\u0161a\u016d, Alaksandr \u017dalazo\u016dski, Kaciaryna Batura, Eduard Isaje\u016d, Alaksandr Bakunovi\u010d, Alaksandr H\u0142adkich, Viera Musijenka, and Alaksandr Anta\u0161kievi\u010d.<\/p>\n<p> Their charges ranged from protesting and displaying Belarusian and Ukrainian national flags to desecrating state symbols and insulting and libeling Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka. In a joint statement, Viasna, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Belarusian PEN and Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House demanded that these and other regime critics should be immediately freed.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 1,375 political prisoners have been registered in Belarus. The number stands at a record high, but the real figure must be even higher because, according to activists, some political detainees cannot contact them, or do not want to for fear of repercussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 3, BPN. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 20 people political prisoners. The Viasna Human Rights Center names them as Dzianis Varoza\u016d, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Panciu\u0161enka, Volha Cierach, U\u0142adzimir \u0141avor, Kaciaryna Zareckaja, Anton Jakavuk, Volha \u0160e\u016d\u010dyk, Pavie\u0142 K\u0142apatok, Alaksandr Va\u016d\u010dok, Valancin \u0160umik, Maksim Kuro\u016dski, Alaksandr Smo\u0142ka, Pavie\u0142 Ciele\u0161a\u016d, Alaksandr \u017dalazo\u016dski, Kaciaryna Batura, Eduard Isaje\u016d, Alaksandr Bakunovi\u010d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-44361","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Human rights defenders list 20 as political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 3, BPN. 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