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February 23,\u00a0Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0About 10 people braved fear to attend the funeral for social democratic activist Ihar Lednik in Barysa\u016d as the ceremony was closely watched by security services on February 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople are so intimidated that even his party mates did not take the risk because of the threat [of arrest],\u201d a source close to Lednik told Pozirk <\/em>speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security officers observed the ceremony from a vehicle with red license plates, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lednik, 63, died at the Minsk District Hospital on February 20 after being admitted from Penal Colony No. 2 in Babrujsk, Minsk region. He had been serving his three-year sentence at Penal Colony No. 15 in Mahilo\u016d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2022, Judge Ta\u0107ciana \u0160ocik found him guilty of defaming the head of state in an article run by the journal Pozitsiya<\/em> of the now defunct Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada). The Hramada party was deleted from the state register on January 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lednik, a Group II disabled person, had heart problems. In June 2022, his lawyer said that his health deteriorated. A month later, the activist reportedly underwent gastrointestinal surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2022, a district judge in Barysa\u016d declared his Facebook account \u201cextremist content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least five opponents of the government are known to have died in prisons since 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February 23,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0About 10 people braved fear to attend the funeral for social democratic activist Ihar Lednik in Barysa\u016d as the ceremony was closely watched by security services on February 22. \u201cPeople are so intimidated that even his party mates did not take the risk because of the threat [of arrest],\u201d a source close to Lednik […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":68314,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-69068","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLednik funeral closely watched by security services | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 23,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0About 10 people braved fear to attend the funeral for social democratic activist Ihar Lednik in Barysa\u016d as the ceremony was closely\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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