{"id":86292,"date":"2024-05-21T13:35:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/86292\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"sweden-earmarks-e430000-to-support-belarus-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/86292\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden earmarks \u20ac430,000 to support Belarus&#8217; 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\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/stockholm_unsplash_adam_gavlak_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Stockholm, Sweden\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ Adam Gavlak)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 21, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Sweden will allocate about \u20ac430,000 for the international fund supporting Belarusian political prisoners, the <em>Par\u0142amiencki Kana\u0142<\/em> Telegram channel reports, citing Johan Forssell, Sweden&#8217;s minister for international development cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forssell made the planned announcement at the 2024 Stockholm Conference on Belarus, pledging support to its democratic aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late April, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re announced the transfer of \u20ac850,000 to the fund, set up by Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and administered in cooperation with the Norwegian foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian initiatives that help political prisoners are in charge of the fund, providing medical and psychological help, rehabilitation and funding opportunities to former political prisoners and families of people who suffered from politically-motivated persecution in Belarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja came up with the fund\u2019s idea after jailed Belarusian human rights champion Ale\u015b Bialacki was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of May 21, human rights defenders identified at least 1,374 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<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\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/politzakliuchennye_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Opposition leader calls for support of political prisoners on solidarity day<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 21, Pozirk. Belarusians should prioritize helping jailed victims of politically-motivated reprisals, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said in her video address on the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus. Those who are free may consider joining &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/86293\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 21, Pozirk. Sweden will allocate about \u20ac430,000 for the international fund supporting Belarusian political prisoners, the Par\u0142amiencki Kana\u0142 Telegram channel reports, citing Johan Forssell, Sweden&#8217;s minister for international development cooperation. Forssell made the planned announcement at the 2024 Stockholm Conference on Belarus, pledging support to its democratic aspirations. 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