{"id":101687,"date":"2024-08-22T19:59:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101687\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"human-rights-defenders-confirm-release-of-22-of-30-pardoned-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101687\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights defenders confirm release of 22 of 30 pardoned prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Human rights defenders have confirmed the release of 22 political prisoners under the latest pardon, <em>Dissidentby<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They include Ksienija \u0141uckina, Vasil Biera\u015bnio\u016d, A\u0142a Zujeva, Volha Stabro\u016dskaja, Volha Novikava, Iryna Sanko\u016dskaja, Kaciaryna Le\u016d, Natalla Piatrovi\u010d, Tamara Karavaj, \u015aviat\u0142ana Pa\u0142uektava and Ja\u016dhien \u010cumi\u0142a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 16, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed an edict on pardoning 14 women and 16 men convicted of &#8220;protest-oriented&#8221; crimes. They include seriously ill and retired people, \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The human rights community currently recognizes 1,358 people as Belarus\u2019 political prisoners, but the actual number of repressed people is significantly higher.<\/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\/08\/kseniya_luckina_viasna-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kseniya_luckina_viasna-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kseniya_luckina_viasna-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kseniya_luckina_viasna-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kseniya_luckina_viasna.jpg 750w\" 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\">Journalist \u0141uckina, two others released after pardon<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 20, Pozirk. The state-controlled Belarus 1 television channel has reported the release of journalist Ksienija \u0141uckina, who was serving an eight-year prison service in connection with her work. Iryna Sanko\u016dskaja and Volha Novikava, two other inmates designated by human &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/101317\">\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>August 22, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have confirmed the release of 22 political prisoners under the latest pardon, Dissidentby reported. They include Ksienija \u0141uckina, Vasil Biera\u015bnio\u016d, A\u0142a Zujeva, Volha Stabro\u016dskaja, Volha Novikava, Iryna Sanko\u016dskaja, Kaciaryna Le\u016d, Natalla Piatrovi\u010d, Tamara Karavaj, \u015aviat\u0142ana Pa\u0142uektava and Ja\u016dhien \u010cumi\u0142a. On August 16, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed an edict on pardoning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-101687","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Human rights defenders confirm release of 22 of 30 pardoned prisoners | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 22, Pozirk. Human rights defenders have confirmed the release of 22 political prisoners under the latest pardon, Dissidentby reported. 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