{"id":99841,"date":"2024-08-09T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T12:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99841\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"some-65000-arrested-in-post-election-reprisals-viasna","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99841\/","title":{"rendered":"Some 65,000 arrested in post-election reprisals \u2013 Viasna"},"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\/08\/viasna-9-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/viasna-9-08.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/viasna-9-08-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/viasna-9-08-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/viasna-9-08-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/viasna-9-08-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        &quot;6 political prisoners died behind bars&quot;\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Viasna)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 9, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian authorities have arrested about 65,000 people for political reasons in the four years since the August 2020 presidential election, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of immediate political prisoners has increased by more than 5,400 percent to 1,385 on August 9, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 268 political prisoners are at risk, including 19 with disabilities, 103 with serious health conditions, 63 over the age of 60 and 10 with mental disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 1,140 political prisoners have served their sentences in full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 6,971 people were charged with crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six political prisoners died behind bars: Alaksandar Kulini\u010d, Ihar Lednik, Vadzim Chra\u015bko, Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin, Mika\u0142aj Klimovi\u010d and Vitold A\u0161urak. At least five were killed during protests or arrest.<\/p>\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\">Viasna\u2019s lawyer: government unlikely to scale back reprisals<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 1, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities may expand the range of criminal charges used for politically-motivated persecution of regime critics, Pavie\u0142 Sapie\u0142ka, a lawyer at the Viasna Human Rights Center said yesterday. 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