{"id":103836,"date":"2024-09-06T12:14:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T09:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103836\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"reprisals-authorities-keep-harassing-jailed-regime-critics","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103836\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: two dissidents face prison term extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 6, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> At least two imprisoned dissidents face prison terms extension in new reports of politically-motivated persecution documented by human rights defenders in Belarus on September 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamaz Pipija was given an additional 18 months in prison for disobeying the prison administration, while blogger U\u0142adzimir Cyhanovi\u010d, serving a lengthy prison term, faces a similar charge and is on trial in Mazyr, Homiel region, the Viasna Human Rights Center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other developments, software engineer D\u017amitryj Ovad-Mar\u010duk went on trial in Minsk on protest-related charges; Mika\u0142aj Ku\u0142ak, Ihar Ja\u016dmiena\u016d (Kul), Andrej Rybako\u016d and Viktar Daniluk are tried in Biaroza, Brest region, according to Viasna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alena Taparkova is on trial in Minsk for alleged association with an extremist group and financing extremism in connection with donations to opposition solidarity groups, Viasna reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrests<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk police arrested Ivan Chadasievi\u010d and his wife Alina \u015aviancickaja for participating in 2020 postelection protests, Mediazona<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IT professional Andrej Rudy is under arrest for allegedly threatening violence to a Minsk police officer in a Viber chat, a pro-government source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online content<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dyjana Bie\u0142aja and Alaksandar Ihnatovi\u010d were tried in the Hrodna region for sharing opposition content, the Pravo Imeyut<\/em> Telegram channel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The information ministry reported extremist designations for X accounts of pundit Arciom \u0160rajbman, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja’s aide Dzianis Ku\u010dynski, Maryja Kale\u015bnikava’s sister Ta\u0107ciana Chomi\u010d and exiled opposition activist Julija Juchno. Other blacklisted content includes andrey_gaponik<\/em>, alena_gaponik<\/em>, lizavetaccouncil<\/em> and mikalaibandarenka<\/em> on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other cases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian human rights defenders have information about seven political prisoners released under Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s edict of September 4, including EPAM manager Dzijana Zavadskaja, dancer Viktoryja Ha\u016drylina and Mothers-328 activist Maryna Kisialevi\u010d. However, rights groups \u201cmaintain information silence\u201d to ensure safety of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of September 6, human rights defenders identified at least 1,370 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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