{"id":156953,"date":"2025-09-24T18:26:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156953\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-activist-cimasenka-dies-one-year-after-his-release-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/156953\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition activist Cima\u0161enka dies one year after his release from prison"},"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\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/timoshenko-instagram-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Viera Cima\u0161enka)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 24, Pozirk. <\/strong>Valer Cima\u0161enka, an opposition activist, has died one year after his release from prison, where he was held on charges widely believed to be politically motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He turned 42 on September 9, widow Viera Cima\u0161enka said on Instagram today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the woman, the farewell ceremony will take place on Thursday at the Minsk Northern Cemetery\u2019s cremation hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said she is expecting a child in February 2026. \u201cOn the one hand it\u2019s sad, but on the other\u2014on the other\u2014I will have two whole pieces of my husband next to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cause of his death is not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cima\u0161enka was arrested on January 15, 2023. On March 2, Judge Viera Ha\u0142a\u016dkova of the Minsk City Court found him guilty of violent disorder and facilitating extremism. He was sentenced to three years at a minimum-security penal colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was released on July 3, 2024 under an amnesty program\u2014on July 2, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka announced the release of the government\u2019s seriously ill opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 24, Pozirk. Valer Cima\u0161enka, an opposition activist, has died one year after his release from prison, where he was held on charges widely believed to be politically motivated. He turned 42 on September 9, widow Viera Cima\u0161enka said on Instagram today. According to the woman, the farewell ceremony will take place on Thursday at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":156928,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-156953","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition activist Cima\u0161enka dies one year after his release from prison | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 24, Pozirk. 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