{"id":72929,"date":"2024-03-14T11:35:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/72929\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"more-than-300-meps-sign-postcards-for-belarusian-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/72929\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 300 MEPs sign postcards for Belarusian 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\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iniciativa_epstandsbyyou_tg_st_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s Telegram channel)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 14, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> More than 300 members of the European Parliament (EP) signed postcards for Belarusians imprisoned on politically-motivated charges, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tsihanouskaya\/status\/1767981897458557259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> on X yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Your remarkable act of solidarity brings hope and renews our energy to fight this injustice,&#8221; she noted. &#8220;Lives are at stake and we can&#8217;t stop until all are released.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signing of postcards is part of the #EPstandsBYyyou campaign conducted during the plenary session of the EP between March 11 and 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja linked the initiative&#8217;s revival to her recent meeting with EP President Roberta Metsola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure #EPstandsBYyyou will encourage politicians across Europe to join the campaign for the freedom of Belarusian political prisoners,&#8221; she said on the Telegram messenger app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 14, human rights defenders identified at least 1,412 political prisoners in Belarus 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<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/velichko_fb.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Reprisals: former hospice director faces serious charges<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 13,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0New instances of politically-motivated persecution were reported on March 12, including arrests, lengthy prison sentences and a criminal case against a former Hrodna hospice director who had fled abroad. The Investigative Committee brought seven charges against Volha Viali\u010dka, ex-director &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/72625\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 14, Pozirk. More than 300 members of the European Parliament (EP) signed postcards for Belarusians imprisoned on politically-motivated charges, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said on X yesterday. &#8220;Your remarkable act of solidarity brings hope and renews our energy to fight this injustice,&#8221; she noted. &#8220;Lives are at stake and we can&#8217;t stop until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":72872,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-72929","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>More than 300 MEPs sign postcards for Belarusian political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 14, Pozirk. 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