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Jurhilevi\u010d told the court that she was being held in unsanitary conditions and was not allowed to study the case file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators accused Ma\u017eejka of posting reports on Jurhilevi\u010d&#8217;s decision to resign and on a five-year prison sentence given to late dissident artist Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin on the <em>Belsat<\/em> TV website. Belarusian authorities designated it as an extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma\u017eejka led a non-governmental organization called the Center of Urban Life, which was shut down by the prosecutors last year, Jurhilevi\u010d defended regime critics facing prosecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 17, Pozirk. The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal by journalist Pavie\u0142 Ma\u017eejka and lawyer Julija Jurhilevi\u010d against the six-year prison sentences, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. On July 26, a judge in Hrodna found them guilty on extremism-related charges. 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