{"id":59975,"date":"2024-01-09T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=59975"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-group-records-161-guilty-verdicts-in-politically-motivated-criminal-cases-in-december","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/59975\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights group records 161 guilty verdicts in politically-motivated criminal cases in December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/nevolia_unsplash_hasan_almasi_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Illustrative photo\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ Hasan Almasi)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian judges convicted at least 161 people in politically-motivated criminal cases last month, including seven families or groups of related people, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Convictions rose by 60 from November, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most verdicts, 105, were passed in Minsk, followed by 16 in the Homiel region, 13 in the Minsk region, 10 in the Hrodna region and nine in the Brest region. Mahilo\u016d and Viciebsk region had five and three verdicts registered by Viasna, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least seven persons were persecuted for supporting Belarusian volunteers fighting Russia in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities imposed harsher sentences on people convicted in politically-motivated cases, Viasna noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 9, Pozirk. Belarusian judges convicted at least 161 people in politically-motivated criminal cases last month, including seven families or groups of related people, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Convictions rose by 60 from November, it added. 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