{"id":56665,"date":"2023-12-20T19:27:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=56665"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"human-rights-activists-label-16-as-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/56665\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights activists label 16 as political prisoners"},"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\/12\/prison_unsplash_744x496.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/prison_unsplash_744x496.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/prison_unsplash_744x496-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ Ye Jinghan)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 20, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights organizations have declared 16 more people political prisoners in a statement released by the Viasna center.<br><br>They granted this status to 15 people sentenced to imprisonment for an unknown period:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mika\u0142aj Amiel\u010danka (Articles 130, 203-1, 361-4, and 367 of the Criminal Code),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siarhiej Hrycenia (Article 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksandar \u017dandora\u016d (Article 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Ka\u0161ko (Articles 130, 366, 367, 368, and 370),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksiej Kavalo\u016d (Articles 130, 342, 361, 361-1, 366, 368, and 369),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej \u0141a\u016drynovi\u010d (Article 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksiej Maje\u016dski (Articles 364, 369, and 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siarhiej Navum\u010dyk (Article 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Puzdro\u016d (Articles 369, 368, and 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vadzim Saskaviec (Article 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej Sinicki (Articles 130, 369, 368, 364, and 391),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej Caluk (Articles 130, 188, 2031, 367, 368, 369, and 370),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D\u017amitryj Udaleje\u016d (Articles 369, 368, and 130),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ta\u0107ciana Trafim\u010dyk (Articles 130, 366, 367, and 368),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maksim Fra\u0142o\u016d (Articles 342, 368, 369, 130),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>as well as arrestee Kiry\u0142 Kro\u0161kin (Article 130).<br><br>The groups demanded that the authorities immediately release all political prisoners and stop reprisals.<br><br>Besides Viasna, the statement was signed by Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, the Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Belarusian PEN, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Human Constanta, and Lawtrend.<br><br>As of this evening, human rights activists have identified at least 1,478 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.<br><br>Reference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Article 130 of the Criminal Code: incitement to racial, national, religious or other social hatred or discord<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 188: defamation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 203-1: unlawful acts relating to information on private life and personal data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 361-4: supporting extremist activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 342: active participation in acts that seriously undermine public order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 366: violence or threats against a public official or other person performing public duties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 367: defaming the head of state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 368: insulting the head of state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 370: desecration of state symbols<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Article 391: insulting a judge or a lay judge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights organizations have declared 16 more people political prisoners in a statement released by the Viasna center. They granted this status to 15 people sentenced to imprisonment for an unknown period: as well as arrestee Kiry\u0142 Kro\u0161kin (Article 130). The groups demanded that the authorities immediately release all political prisoners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":53161,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-56665","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","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>Human rights activists label 16 as political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 20, Pozirk. 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