{"id":116155,"date":"2024-11-30T22:14:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T19:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116155\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"over-80-christian-priests-persecuted-over-four-years-of-political-crisis-rights-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116155\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 80 Christian priests persecuted over four years of political crisis \u2013 rights group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/stigmaty_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Illustration photo \n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(detroitcatholic.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 30, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian authorities have persecuted 86 Christian priests in the four years of the ongoing political crisis, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Christians rights group, 31 Roman Catholic, 30 Protestant, 20 Russian Orthodox and five Greek Catholic ministers faced various kinds of repression between September 1, 2020 and November 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Christian ministers were forced in exile, others were arrested and declared political prisoners by human rights defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija reported the arrest of Juryj Bara\u016dnio\u016d, a Roman Catholic priest from Krule\u016d\u0161\u010dyna, Viciebsk region. Authorities accused him of sharing extremist content in breach of Article 19.11 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-09_12-03-04-352x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-09_12-03-04-352x236.jpg 352w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-09_12-03-04-730x490.jpg 730w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-09_12-03-04-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-09_12-03-04.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Protestant pastor sentenced to 14 days in jail<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 9, Pozirk. The \u010ceryka\u016d District Court, Mahilo\u016d region, has sentenced Protestant pastor Raman Ra\u017edziestvienski, a member of the outlawed Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada, to 14 days in jail. The court found him guilty of violating Article 19.11 of the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/60106\">\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>November 30, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities have persecuted 86 Christian priests in the four years of the ongoing political crisis, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija said. According to the Christians rights group, 31 Roman Catholic, 30 Protestant, 20 Russian Orthodox and five Greek Catholic ministers faced various kinds of repression between September 1, 2020 and November 30, 2024. 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