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\n\n \u0160arenda-Panasiuk during a protest in Brest several years before her arrest\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (Viasna)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June 24, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Jailed opposition activist Palina \u0160arenda-Panasiuk has spent at least 70 days in a punishment cell since the start of 2024, her exiled husband Andrej \u0160arenda said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, she is held at the Homel pre-trial detention center pending her fourth criminal trial, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Unthinkable heat, moisture and the stinky latrine. This stench cannot be masked even with the foul odor of cheap cigarettes,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s hard to breathe and sweat pours out in streams. Showers are allowed only once a fortnight. Spending summer in a pre-trial detention center cell is torture, especially for a woman.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last few months have been especially “tough” for \u0160arenda-Panasiuk, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 21, the day of her expected release, officials accused her of defying prison administration orders, the charge routinely used by authorities to keep opponents in prisons longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June 2021, the activist was given two years in prison after the judge found her guilty of violence against a police officer and insulting officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She subsequently received two additional one-year sentences for allegedly disobeying the prison administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights organizations consider \u0160arenda-Panasiuk a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk ignored an appeal from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to take urgent measures to protect her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Opposition activist \u0160arenda-Panasiuk faces new charge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June 24, Pozirk. Jailed opposition activist Palina \u0160arenda-Panasiuk has spent at least 70 days in a punishment cell since the start of 2024, her exiled husband Andrej \u0160arenda said on Facebook. Currently, she is held at the Homel pre-trial detention center pending her fourth criminal trial, he added. “Unthinkable heat, moisture and the stinky latrine. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":92207,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-92308","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOutspoken critic \u0160arenda-Panasiuk held in stinky, stifling cell before trial | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 24, Pozirk. 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