{"id":102476,"date":"2024-08-28T18:43:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102476\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"death-of-one-more-political-convict-reported","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102476\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of one more political convict reported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 28, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A political convict died in \u017dodzina’s Prison No. 8 (Minsk region) on August 2, 2023, Mediazona Belarus<\/em> reported<\/a>, quoting a source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website said it had his name, a copy of his death certificate and a picture of his grave. Papers named hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage as his cause of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website did not disclose the name to keep his family safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It reported that in November 2022, a judge sentenced the man to three years in a penal colony on charges of inciting hatred, rioting, calling for sanctions, libeling the head of state and insulting an official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Belarusian human rights organizations, six designated political prisoners died in Belarusian prisons in 2022\u20132024: Vitold A\u0161urak, Mika\u0142aj Klimovi\u010d, Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin, Vadzim Chra\u015bko, Ihar Lednik and Alaksandar Kulini\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, human rights groups were not aware of the \u017dodzina convict’s political persecution and his death went unreported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viasna does not confirm death of political convict in \u017dodzina<\/h3>\n
August 28, Pozirk. The Viasna Human Rights Center has not confirmed Mediazona's report that a political prisoner died in \u017dodzina last year. According to Mediazona Belarus, in November 2022, a judge sentenced the man to three years in a penal …<\/div>\n \n