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November 13, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> At least 16 people have died in the government crackdown on dissenters in Belarus since the 2020 presidential election, says a recent report by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva rights group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three men died from gunshot wounds inflicted by law enforcers, the report noted. Alaksandar Tarajko\u016dski in Minsk and Hienad\u017a \u0160uta\u016d in Brest were shot dead during the August 2020 postelection protests, while Andrej Zielcier died a year later in a shootout with the Committee for State Security (KGB) agents who broke into his apartment. Special units of the interior ministry, KGB and defense ministry were reportedly involved in those crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also links the death of opposition activist Raman Bandarenka, brutally beaten by unknown men in 2020, to state-sponsored violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politically-motivated persecution was behind the suicides of teenager D\u017amitryj Stacho\u016dski, election commission member Kanstancin \u0160y\u0161mako\u016d, trade unionist U\u0142adzimir Krysionak and soccer fan Mikita Kry\u016dco\u016d, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least eight persons died behind bars, including opposition activist Vitold A\u0161urak, artist Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin and blogger Mika\u0142aj Klimovi\u010d whose deaths might be linked to the lack of proper medical care. Jailed D\u017amitryj Dudoj\u0107 committed suicide while serving his sentence, while Alaksandar Vichor and D\u017amitryj Sarokin died in police custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alena Amelina from Minsk and Siarhiej \u0160\u010dacinka from Asipovi\u010dy, Mahilo\u016d region, died from COVID-19 complications after being infected in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several state agencies and individuals are responsible for these deaths, including Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, interior and defense ministries, the Investigative Committee and well as courts and judges who imposed the sentences, human rights defenders noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 13, Pozirk. At least 16 people have died in the government crackdown on dissenters in Belarus since the 2020 presidential election, says a recent report by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva rights group. Three men died from gunshot wounds inflicted by law enforcers, the report noted. Alaksandar Tarajko\u016dski in Minsk and Hienad\u017a \u0160uta\u016d in Brest were shot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":48763,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-48900","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRights group records at least 16 deaths in Belarus' crackdown since 2020 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 13, Pozirk. 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