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November 6, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Arbitrary detentions with signs of enforced disappearance have become more frequent in Belarus after the date of the presidential elections was set, the Viasna Human Rights Center said in its report for October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Since the summer of 2020, the human rights community has recognized almost 3,600 people as political prisoners, including 656 women. As of the end of October 2024, there were 1,299 political prisoners in places of deprivation of liberty in Belarus, including 168 women,” the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights activists also note that 31 political prisoners have critical health conditions incompatible with detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viasna highlighted the death of Russian citizen and political prisoner Dmitriy Shletgauer in Mahilo\u016d’s Penal Colony No. 15. He died on October 11 after spending less than a month there, according to unconfirmed reports. That was the seventh death of a political prisoner behind bars, according to Viasna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 1,221 cases of political persecution were documented in the third quarter of 2024, including searches, interrogations and jail sentences. At least 360 people were arrested during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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