{"id":70604,"date":"2024-03-01T14:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T11:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/70604\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-appeals-for-donations-for-female-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/70604\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader appeals for donations for female prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 1, Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has promoted a charity fundraiser for female political prisoners and their families timed to International Women’s Day, March 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched by the BySol solidarity foundation together with the Association of Belarusian Business Abroad, the fundraiser <\/a>has already collected \u20ac5,100 of the planned \u20ac10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today, at least 180 Belarusian women are held behind bars for their political views and struggle for justice,” Cichano\u016dskaja said on the Telegram messenger application, noting that mothers, seniors and sick women often face physical and mental torture at prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I do not know what each of these women feels, but I really want them to know that they are not alone, that they are remembered and supported,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Unfortunately, there are few ways to help our political prisoners right now. Participation in a fundraiser is just one of them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of March 1, Belarusian human rights groups identified at least 1,410 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BelaPAN editor in chief held at women\u2019s prison in Homiel<\/h3>\n
February 3, BPN. Authorities have transferred BelaPAN's CEO and editor in chief Iryna Le\u016d\u0161yna to female Penal Colony No 4 in Homiel. October 2022, judge Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Tulejka of the Minsk Regional Court sentenced her to four years in prison. The …<\/div>\n \n