{"id":45079,"date":"2022-12-26T21:32:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/cichanouskaja-slams-verdict-against-sports-activists\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"cichanouskaja-slams-verdict-against-sports-activists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45079\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja slams verdict against sports activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>December 26, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has slammed the prison sentences imposed on Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) founders in their absence as \u201cshameful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThis is how the regime tries to punish its opponents in exile,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p> On December 26, the Minsk City Court found three-time Olympic medalist Alaksandra Hierasimenia and handball club Vityaz\u2019s former director Alaksandr Apiejkin guilty of calling for sanctions to be imposed on Belarus. It sentenced both to 12 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p> Hierasimenia wrote on Facebook: \u201cWe read the decision, had a laugh and continued to celebrate. As they say, feel free to shoot me in my absence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Human rights activists say the court also ordered the seizure of over $48,000 on Hierasimenia\u2019s accounts, an apartment, a car, a parking lot and multiple pieces of equipment. All this property will reportedly be sold to cover the legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>BSSF was founded in response to the crisis that followed the 2020 presidential election. It focuses on supporting harassed athletes and defending their rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 26, BPN. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has slammed the prison sentences imposed on Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF) founders in their absence as \u201cshameful.\u201d \u201cThis is how the regime tries to punish its opponents in exile,\u201d she tweeted. On December 26, the Minsk City Court found three-time Olympic medalist Alaksandra Hierasimenia and handball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-45079","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cichano\u016dskaja slams verdict against sports activists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 26, BPN. 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