{"id":46574,"date":"2023-04-19T19:29:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/rights-groups-label-nine-as-political-prisoners\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"rights-groups-label-nine-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46574\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups label nine as political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>April 19, <span>BPN<\/span>. <\/b>The Belarusian human rights community has labeled nine more people as political prisoners, says a joint statement published on&nbsp;April 19.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdditions include U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Siomucha, Viktar \u017davaranak, Alina Haravaja, Andrej Sinica, Halina Smirnova, Pavie\u0142 Ku\u010daravienka, Darja Iksanava, Dzianis Ancile\u016dski, and D\u017amitryj Pa\u016dtarak who remain in custody on charges of participating in protests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Viasna Human Rights Center, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Lawtrend, Belarusian PEN, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House signed the statement, demanding that all political prisoners be freed and harassment of regime opponents be stopped.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A total of 1,494 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>April 19, BPN. The Belarusian human rights community has labeled nine more people as political prisoners, says a joint statement published on&nbsp;April 19. Additions include U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Siomucha, Viktar \u017davaranak, Alina Haravaja, Andrej Sinica, Halina Smirnova, Pavie\u0142 Ku\u010daravienka, Darja Iksanava, Dzianis Ancile\u016dski, and D\u017amitryj Pa\u016dtarak who remain in custody on charges of participating in protests. 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