{"id":47208,"date":"2023-06-12T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/update-on-arrests-politically-motivated-persecution\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"update-on-arrests-politically-motivated-persecution","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/47208\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on arrests, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>June 12, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 10 and 11 as authorities kept arresting potential dissenters.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Arrested and released\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Mahilo\u016d police arrested opposition activist Alaksandr Chamrata\u016d late on June 10, MAYDAY.TEAM reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Freelance videographer Ja\u016dhien H\u0142u\u0161ko\u016d was briefly detained on the same evening at a concert of a Russian pop singer who supports Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. Police officers deleted all photos from his smartphone, according to MAYDAY.TEAM.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Natalla Bohu\u0161 from Minsk has been under arrest since June 7, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Authorities accuse her of participating in protests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Police arrested at least five persons during a puppet theatre show in the Pru\u017eany district, Brest region, Viasna reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities released Dzianis Hrachana\u016d after he had served a cumulative term of three years in prison for drawing protest graffiti in 2020 and allegedly insulting Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t New political prisoners\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Belarusian human rights groups labeled 15 people as political prisoners on June 10, <span>BPN<\/span> reported. Additions include people accused or convicted on charges of gross violations of public order.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Other instances of persecution\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Human rights activist Illa Mirona\u016d left Belarus and is currently in Lithuania, his Facebook page said. Authorities persecuted him on charges of discrediting the state and sharing opposition content.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t As of June 12, human rights defenders identified at least 1,495 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 12, BPN. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 10 and 11 as authorities kept arresting potential dissenters. Arrested and released Mahilo\u016d police arrested opposition activist Alaksandr Chamrata\u016d late on June 10, MAYDAY.TEAM reported. Freelance videographer Ja\u016dhien H\u0142u\u0161ko\u016d was briefly detained on the same evening at a concert of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-47208","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, politically-motivated persecution | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 12, BPN. 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