{"id":45129,"date":"2022-12-29T21:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/belarusian-rights-defenders-name-seven-political-prisoners\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarusian-rights-defenders-name-seven-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45129\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian rights defenders name seven political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>December 29, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarusian human rights groups have declared seven more people political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p> The Viasna Human Rights Center said that they are&nbsp;U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Vajna, Valancin Fiedarenka, Viktar Viar\u0161yna, Alaksandr Zijazietdzina\u016d, Siarhiej Nikiciuk, Anastasija Pietra\u010denka and Mika\u0142aj Kula\u0161o\u016d.<\/p>\n<p> The charges against them ranged from facilitating and funding \u201cextremist activity\u201d to calling for sanctions on Belarus and insulting Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka. <\/p>\n<p> In a joint statement, Viasna, Belarusian PEN, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva and Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House demanded that all political prisoners be freed and harassment of regime opponents be stopped.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 1,455 political prisoners have been registered in Belarus. 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>December 29, BPN. Belarusian human rights groups have declared seven more people political prisoners. The Viasna Human Rights Center said that they are&nbsp;U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Vajna, Valancin Fiedarenka, Viktar Viar\u0161yna, Alaksandr Zijazietdzina\u016d, Siarhiej Nikiciuk, Anastasija Pietra\u010denka and Mika\u0142aj Kula\u0161o\u016d. 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