{"id":47098,"date":"2023-06-02T11:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T08:48:30","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\/47098\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>June 2, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 1 as authorities keep punishing regime critics and supporters of Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Arrested and released\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Minsk police arrested Roman Catholic seminary student U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Bie\u0142adzied on May 31, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Police also arrested businessman U\u0142adzimir Ty\u010dynski and two other men described as a &#8220;Ukraine support group&#8221; in Mahilo\u016d, the <span>Belarus 4<\/span> TV channel reported accusing them of intentions to mishandle personal data.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities released Alena Anisim, a former MP and ex-head of the outlawed Belarusian Language Society, after she had served 12 days in jail on charges of &#8220;disorderly conduct,&#8221; <span>BPN<\/span> reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Trials\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t On May 18, a judge in Or\u0161a, Viciebsk region, jailed Aleh Masalski for 10 days for shouting out \u201c\u017dyvie Bie\u0142aru\u015b\u201d (Long Live Belarus) and \u201cSlava Ukraini\u201d (Glory to Ukraine), the Viciebsk branch of the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. It remains unclear whether he has been released.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Criminal proceedings\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A production shop head at Homsielma\u0161, a state-run agricultural equipment company, is currently on trial on charges of high treason, prosecutor Juryj Bu\u0142ynka told the company workers, the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office said. It has&nbsp;not&nbsp;disclosed any further details but the case reportedly involves extremist charges.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A court in Minsk sentenced Jana C. to two years of restricted freedom in home confinement over 2020 protests, Viasna reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A judge in Baranavi\u010dy, Brest region, sentenced opposition activist Ihar \u0160umi\u0142a\u016d, to four and a half years in prison on charges widely seen as politically motivated.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Former presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka may testify as a witness at the trial of his son, <span>Minskaya Pravda<\/span> said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t A court in Moscow ruled to hand over a criminal case against opposition activist and Russian national Sofia Sapega, sentenced to six years in prison in Belarus, to a court in Smolensk which will decide on her transfer from Belarus to Russia, <span>TASS<\/span> reported.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Other instances of persecution\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities blacklisted the Instagram page of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja as extremist content, a Homiel-based state-owned newspaper reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Investigators have not identified those responsible for the death of Mika\u0142aj Klimovi\u010d in prison and linked it to his health state, <span>Radyjo Racyja<\/span> reported. In late February, authorities sent the blogger to prison for one year despite his heart condition which required constant medical care. His family was informed of his death in custody on May 7.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Viasna identified nine minors jailed in politically-motivated cases who celebrated their 18th birthdays in prisons, including Mikita Za\u0142ataro\u016d, Siarhiej Hackievi\u010d, Eduard Kudyniuk, Maksim Imchovik, Ivan Paciej\u010duk, Dzianis Chaziej, Alaksandr Viniarski, Pavie\u0142 Piskun and Arciom Vajciachovi\u010d.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Jailed human rights defender Valancin Stefanovi\u010d, currently serving a nine-year prison term in a Mahilo\u016d prison, was sent to clean cables, <span>Radyjo Svaboda<\/span> reported. This work is considered very unhealthy and disadvantageous among the inmates.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Mass checks of travelers\u2019 smartphones by security officers at border checkpoints should ensure &#8220;the timely detection and localization of persons with terrorist and extremist intentions,&#8221; state-run media outlets reported citing Ivan Tertel, head of the Committee for State Security (KGB).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t As of June 2, human rights defenders identified at least 1,490 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented. Opposition sources estimate the number of political prisoners at around 5,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2, BPN. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 1 as authorities keep punishing regime critics and supporters of Ukraine. Arrested and released Minsk police arrested Roman Catholic seminary student U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Bie\u0142adzied on May 31, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija said. Police also arrested businessman U\u0142adzimir Ty\u010dynski and two other men described as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-47098","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>Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 2, BPN. 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