{"id":44864,"date":"2022-12-12T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/update-on-arrests-trials-politically-motivated-persecution\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"update-on-arrests-trials-politically-motivated-persecution","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/44864\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>December 12, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on December 11.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Arrested and released\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Police arrested an owner of a tourist farm from the Bras\u0142a\u016d district, Viciebsk region, pro-government sources reported. The man denies being an opposition activist in the video distributed by a Telegram channel linked to police. He admitted to reading opposition Telegram channels, reposting some content, including posts insulting policemen.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities released Aleh Barazna, a former activist of Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s electoral campaign after he served in full his sentence of two years and three months in prison, the Viciebsk branch of Viasna said. Human rights groups said his persecution was politically-motivated despite his conviction on drug-related charges.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Criminal proceedings\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A court in Minsk will start hearing a case against tour guide Aksana Mankievi\u010d on December 19, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Police arrested her in mid-September and accused her of participating in protests. Human rights groups consider Mankievi\u010d a political prisoner.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Political prisoners under pressure\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The \u017dodzina prison authorities placed anarchist activist Ihar Alinevi\u010d into a punishment cell, Viasna reported. Alinevi\u010d is currently serving a 20-year prison term on charges widely believed to be politically motivated. The reason and the term of his solitary confinement remain unclear.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t As of December 12, human rights defenders identified at least 1,437 political prisoners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 12, BPN. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on December 11. Arrested and released Police arrested an owner of a tourist farm from the Bras\u0142a\u016d district, Viciebsk region, pro-government sources reported. The man denies being an opposition activist in the video distributed by a Telegram channel linked to police. 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