{"id":74870,"date":"2024-03-22T21:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"rights-groups-demand-rehabilitation-of-20-former-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n\n \"\"\n
\n \n
\n (Viasna)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 22, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski, Juryj Zarecki, U\u0142adzimir Mazura\u016d, Illa Kavalo\u016d, Alaksiej Hryharovi\u010d, Juryj \u0160ylec, Darja Hani\u010d, Artur D\u017eamburyje\u016d, Viktar Astapuk, Dzianis Nosa\u016d, Ja\u016dhien Pa\u0161ukievi\u010d, Alaksandar La\u0161ko\u016d, Zinaida Kazak, Siarhiej Juchno, Ihar Ku\u0161niarevi\u010d, Anatol Kra\u016d\u010duk, Klim Sinkievi\u010d, Valancina Zielankievi\u010d, Alaksandar Jakuta and Siarhiej \u015avidrycki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We consider the persecution of the aforementioned individuals as politically-motivated and connected to their exercise of the rights to freedom of assembly and expression regarding the announced results of the Belarusian presidential election and other socially-important events, as well as illegal and immoral actions of officials and judges,” the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The groups demanded that their cases be reconsidered with the aim of reversal, rehabilitation and compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement was signed by the Viasna Human Rights Center, the Office for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Belarusian PEN, Lawtrend, the Belarusian Association of Journalists and the Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski, Juryj Zarecki, U\u0142adzimir Mazura\u016d, Illa Kavalo\u016d, Alaksiej Hryharovi\u010d, Juryj \u0160ylec, Darja Hani\u010d, Artur D\u017eamburyje\u016d, Viktar Astapuk, Dzianis Nosa\u016d, Ja\u016dhien Pa\u0161ukievi\u010d, Alaksandar La\u0161ko\u016d, Zinaida Kazak, Siarhiej Juchno, Ihar Ku\u0161niarevi\u010d, Anatol Kra\u016d\u010duk, Klim Sinkievi\u010d, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":74862,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-74870","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1128\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"752\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Pozirk_online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\"},\"headline\":\"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-22T18:31:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\"},\"wordCount\":177,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\",\"name\":\"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-22T18:31:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg\",\"width\":1128,\"height\":752},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Pozirk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk","description":"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk","og_description":"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,","og_url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/","og_site_name":"Pozirk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1128,"height":752,"url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Pozirk_online","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/"},"headline":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners","datePublished":"2024-03-22T18:31:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/"},"wordCount":177,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/","name":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners | Pozirk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-22T18:31:28+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","description":"March 22, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights groups have designated 20 people as former political prisoners. In a joint statement, they named Aleh Dembo\u016dski,","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/viasna-22-03-1128.jpg","width":1128,"height":752},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/74870\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rights groups demand rehabilitation of 20 former political prisoners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","name":"Pozirk","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization","name":"Pozirk","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Pozirk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/74870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rubric","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rubric?post=74870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}