{"id":62896,"date":"2024-01-24T19:30:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=62896"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"nine-people-declared-former-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/62896\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine people declared former political prisoners"},"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\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ Marco Chilese)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Human rights defenders have recognized nine people, who were not considered political prisoners when serving their sentences, as former political prisoners, according to the Viasna center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are: Pavie\u0142 Ho\u0142a\u016d, Zachar Jano\u016dski, Ma\u0107viej Bialaj, D\u017amitryj Smalaro\u016d, Anton Nahie\u0142a, Vital Siry\u0161ka, Viktar Rud\u017ako, Alaksandar Fiedaruk, and U\u0142ad Maniuk. The authorities detained them &#8220;as a punishment for exercising their right to freedom of expression.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a joint statement, the human rights defenders demanded that they should be retried, their convictions overturned, and they should be compensated for any damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement was signed by Viasna, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, the Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, Pravavaja Inicyjatyva, Human Constanta and Lawtrend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The human rights community started granting the former political prisoner status in the fall. It gave it to 150 people in September, 39 in October, and 14 in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 1,414 designated political prisoners are currently behind bars, but the actual number of repression victims is estimated to be much higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 24, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have recognized nine people, who were not considered political prisoners when serving their sentences, as former political prisoners, according to the Viasna center. They are: Pavie\u0142 Ho\u0142a\u016d, Zachar Jano\u016dski, Ma\u0107viej Bialaj, D\u017amitryj Smalaro\u016d, Anton Nahie\u0142a, Vital Siry\u0161ka, Viktar Rud\u017ako, Alaksandar Fiedaruk, and U\u0142ad Maniuk. The authorities detained them &#8220;as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":58226,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-62896","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>Nine people declared former political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 24, Pozirk. 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