{"id":101233,"date":"2024-08-20T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T11:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101233\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"at-least-six-political-prisoners-pardoned-in-last-few-days-rights-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101233\/","title":{"rendered":"At least six political prisoners pardoned in last few days \u2013 rights group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 20, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> At least six political prisoners, including seriously ill ones, were pardoned and released in the last few days, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news comes days after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed an edict to pardon 14 women and 16 men convicted of protest-related crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rights defenders do not identify the released prisoners for safety reasons.          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, MAYDAY.TEAM reported the release of at least 12 convicts, in a possible \u201csecond wave of amnesty,\u201d following the release of 18 political prisoners in early July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opposition politician Ryhor Kastusio\u016d who was serving a 10-year prison sentence, as well as Daria \u0141osik, Tamara Astrejka, \u015aviat\u0142ana \u0141upa\u010d, Kaciaryna Madziankova and Palina Pa\u0142avinka were among the first batch of prisoners released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of August 20, human rights defenders identified at least 1,366 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities have arrested about 65,000 people for political reasons in the four years since the August 2020 presidential election, Viasna reported in early August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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