{"id":194727,"date":"2026-07-07T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194727\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:39:03","slug":"update-on-politically-motivated-trials-convictions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194727\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on politically-motivated trials, convictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 7, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>At least 9,914 people in Belarus have faced politically-motivated criminal prosecution since 2020, and about 8,590 of them have been convicted, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New instances of reprisals documented between July 2 and 6 include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rights defenders documented at least 151 convictions of high treason in Belarus. One of the recent cases resulted in a 10-year prison sentence for activist Alaksandar Jelisieje\u016d, accused of high treason and insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, Viasna\u2019s Homiel branch said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hrodna Regional Court started proceedings against exiled Pavie\u0142 Mickievi\u010d without him being present at the trial, Viasna said. The founder of the Okno na Wsch\u00f3d Polish foundation faces charges of facilitating extremism and discrediting Belarus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viasna identified at least 209 people convicted over links to Bie\u0142aruski Hajun, a now-defunct opposition initiative founded after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to monitor military activity in Belarus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Police arrested a group of young people who had gathered for a picnic in one of Minsk\u2019s parks for allegedly failing to obtain official permission, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The interior ministry added nine new names to its register of people \u201cinvolved in extremist activities.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catholic priests facing deportation from Belarus are seeking Belarusian citizenship after authorities refused to extend their residence permits, <em>katolik.life<\/em> reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Viarbicki, an activist serving a lengthy prison term, has spent more than 1,065 days in solitary confinement since his arrest in October 2020, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 2,044 NGOs, including associations, trade unions and foundations, were dissolved between the 2020 presidential election and June 30, 2026, Lawtrend said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some of those pardoned by \u0141uka\u0161enka on July 1 were about to complete their restricted freedom terms in home confinement, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of July 7, human rights defenders identified at least 856 political prisoners, but the real number is considerably higher because many cases remain undocumented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pasport_Bel_Pozirk_1440-0349-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pasport_Bel_Pozirk_1440-0349-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pasport_Bel_Pozirk_1440-0349-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pasport_Bel_Pozirk_1440-0349-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pasport_Bel_Pozirk_1440-0349.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Former political prisoners without valid passports may end up stateless, UN experts warn<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 6, Pozirk. UN experts expressed \u201cserious concern\u201d over the arbitrary invalidation of passports of eight former Belarusian political prisoners forcibly expelled from Belarus and warned that the measure may amount to a \u201ccontinuing form of transnational repression\u201d and expose &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/194679\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 7, Pozirk. At least 9,914 people in Belarus have faced politically-motivated criminal prosecution since 2020, and about 8,590 of them have been convicted, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. 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