{"id":116883,"date":"2024-12-05T17:25:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116883\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"rights-activists-report-671-repression-cases-for-november","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/116883\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights activists document 671 repression instances in November"},"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\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        Illustration photo        <span>(Marco Chilese | unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 5, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>At least 671 instances of politically motivated repression were documented in Belarus last month, up 83 percent from October, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activists noted that in November, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed two edicts pardoning a total of 63 people convicted for political reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Viasna, 178 people have been released on such pardons since July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2020, at least 7,615 people have been subjected to politically motivated criminal prosecution, resulting in at least 6,249 political sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna reported 31 political prisoners in a critical condition. Since 2020, it has documented testimonies of more than 1,850 victims of torture and other types of prohibited treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities deny the existence of political prisoners in Belarus, arguing that there are no &#8220;political articles&#8221; in the Criminal Code. However, they use dozens of regular articles to crack down on dissent, branding critics as extremists and terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-333x236.jpg 333w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-690x490.jpg 690w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/repressii_pixabay.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>                        <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\">Viasna: Belarus convicted 19 foreigners of spying since 2022<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 29, Pozirk. Nationals of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Japan and Germany have been accused of spying in Belarus over the past two years, with at least 19 foreigners given a total of 135 years in prison, the Viasna Human &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/115987\">\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>December 5, Pozirk. At least 671 instances of politically motivated repression were documented in Belarus last month, up 83 percent from October, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. The activists noted that in November, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed two edicts pardoning a total of 63 people convicted for political reasons. 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