{"id":103476,"date":"2024-09-04T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T11:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103476\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"husband-says-jailed-sarenda-panasiuk-dying-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103476\/","title":{"rendered":"Husband says \u0160arenda-Panasiuk “dying in prison”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n (Palina \u0160arenda-Panasiuk's Facebook page)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September 4, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Palina \u0160arenda-Panasiuk’s health has deteriorated sharply and she may be “dying in prison,” her husband Andrej \u0160arenda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She experiences sharp abdominal pain but is given only painkillers and is denied necessary medical care, he noted. She suffers from chronic pancreatitis, a disease which damages the pancreas and changes the structure of its tissues irreversibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diagnosis requires a strict diet and constant medical supervision, which is impossible behind bars. \u0160arenda-Panasiuk\u2019s detention conditions equal a death sentence, her husband said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His statement comes hours after the Belarusian ruler pardoned 30 political prisoners in addition to dozens released earlier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0160arenda-Panasiuk, an outspoken critic of the government, said in March she had appealed to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka for pardon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jailed activist was recently transferred from a Homiel detention facility to a pre-trial detention center in Re\u010dyca, Homiel region, pending her third trial for allegedly disobeying prison authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inmates there have to sleep on the floor, as there are no mattresses and no toilets in the bug-infested cells. Authorities want to “humiliate and exhaust Palina, to undermine her already weak health. Her life is truly in danger,” her exiled husband said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years ago, 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 terms for allegedly disobeying the prison administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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