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Three are waiting for trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights defenders demand that Belarusian authorities immediately free all political prisoners and end politically-motivated reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement to this effect has been signed by Viasna, Lawtrend, Human Constanta, the Barys Zvozska\u016d Human Rights House, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Belarusian Association of Journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all human rights defenders are aware of 1,391 opponents held in prisons for political reasons. The real number is much higher because many instances go undocumented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additions are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U\u0142adzimir Maroza\u016d (sentence unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siarhiej \u010cyze\u016dski (two years and eight months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U\u0142adzimir Vara\u0161enia (unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktar Novik (13 years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U\u0142adzimir \u017duromski (12 years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viktar Barkiet (unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ihar Fiedarenka (unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksandar Vituchno\u016dski (unknown)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siarhiej Bunat (waiting for trial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volha \u0141ocmanava (waiting for trial)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrej Zajko\u016d (waiting for trial)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n                                <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\">Update on arrests, trials, politically-motivated persecution<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 17, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on April 16 as authorities continued harassing Belarusians for displaying dissent and allegedly insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka. Arrests Police arrested Siarhiej \u0141ysiuk from Brest for participating in 2020 postelection &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/80318\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 17, Pozirk. Rights defenders have designated 11 persons as political prisoners, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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