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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>January 26, BPN. Belarusian human rights defenders have labeled nine more people political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. They are: Ta\u0107ciana Ko\u0142as, Pavie\u0142 Pietru\u010denia, Alaksandr Hrydziu\u0161ka, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d A\u016d\u010dy\u0144nika\u016d, Dmitrijs Mihailovs, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Biahanski, Illa Kra\u016d\u010de\u016dski, Vital Jenarovi\u010d, and Cimafiej Ha\u0142ubko. 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