{"id":47952,"date":"2023-11-08T12:06:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=47952"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-group-demands-end-to-criminal-prosecution-of-exiled-activist","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/47952\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights group demands end to criminal prosecution of exiled activist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sudalenka_744x496.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sudalenka_744x496.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sudalenka_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>Credit: Sudalenka&#039;s Facebook account<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 8, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> A new criminal charge against human rights defender Leanid Sudalenka is linked to his &#8220;public condemnation&#8221; of the &#8221; Belarusian authorities\u2019 repressive policy against political opponents and dissidents,&#8221; the Viasna Human Rights Center said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It stressed the inadmissibility of using anti-extremist legislation to punish activists and human rights defenders for their lawful activities and using the law as a means of politically-motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna also condemned &#8220;extremist&#8221; labels that Belarusian authorities attach to democratic public initiatives, human rights organizations and media outlets to criminalize their activities and incriminate those who cooperate with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early November, the Belarusian authorities filed a new extremism-related charge against exiled Sudalenka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The human rights defender left the country weeks after his release from prison where he had served a two-and-a-half-year prison term in a politically-motivated case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 8, Pozirk. 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