{"id":47472,"date":"2023-06-30T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/update-on-trials-politically-motivated-persecution\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"update-on-trials-politically-motivated-persecution","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/47472\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on trials, politically-motivated persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>June 30, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 29 as authorities kept punishing online activities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Criminal proceedings\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Kiry\u0142 Ba\u0142achona\u016d, 19, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Jefimovi\u010d, 19, and Alaksandr Rukoj\u0107, 27, went on trial in Minsk for setting up two Telegram and four TikTok accounts, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Authorities accuse them of creating an extremist group and inciting hatred.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Minsk City Court sentenced Kiry\u0142 Klima\u016d to four years in prison for donating to the opposition By_help and BySol initiatives that help people who faced politically-motivated persecution.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Trials\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t U\u0142adzimir Kaz\u0142o\u016d was jailed for 15 days in Viciebsk for allegedly protesting on social media, the local branch of Viasna reported. On June 19, he was given the same jail term on charges of promoting extremism online.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Extremist list update\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t On June 22, the Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) declared Ruch, an EU-based Belarusian opposition organization, an extremist group, accusing it of radical activities on social media, the interior ministry said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Terrorist list update\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The KGB also added five names to the list of people it says are involved in terrorism, among them jailed journalist Hienad\u017a Ma\u017eejka, <span>BPN<\/span> reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Other instances of persecution\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities transferred jailed former presidential hopeful Andrej D\u017amitryje\u016d to the Viciebsk penal colony, <span>Zerkalo <\/span>reported. He is currently serving a two-year prison term for allegedly participating in protests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Jailed lawyer Vital Brahiniec, sentenced to eight years in prison on charges widely seen as politically motivated, was placed in the \u0160k\u0142o\u016d penal colony, Viasna said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Released\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Authorities released paramedic Aleh Kra\u016dco\u016d after he had served a three-year prison term for participating in 2020 protests, Viasna siad.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t U\u0142adzimir Kazeka, a farmer from the Drahi\u010dyn district, Brest region, was released on June 23 after spending 43 days in jail for following opposition content, <span>Hancavicki \u010cas <\/span>reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t D\u017amitryj Kavalonak, sports director of FC Neman, was released a day after his arrest in Hrodna. Authorities reportedly detained him for subscribing to opposition content and participation in protests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t As of June 30, human rights defenders identified at least 1,496 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 30, BPN. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on June 29 as authorities kept punishing online activities. Criminal proceedings Kiry\u0142 Ba\u0142achona\u016d, 19, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Jefimovi\u010d, 19, and Alaksandr Rukoj\u0107, 27, went on trial in Minsk for setting up two Telegram and four TikTok accounts, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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