{"id":207882,"date":"2026-10-17T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207882\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:03:49","slug":"new-cases-of-politically-motivated-persecution-reported-in-belarus-3","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/207882\/","title":{"rendered":"New cases of politically motivated persecution reported in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 17, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported new extremist and terrorist designations and other instances of politically motivated persecution in Belarus&nbsp;on October 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is Pozirk\u2019s recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Belarusian human rights defenders have declared eight more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 886. The recent additions include imprisoned Viktar Ma\u015bko, Halina U\u015bciuhova, Anton Daku\u010daje\u016d, Siarhiej Kazinski, Sviatas\u0142a\u016d Padva\u0161ecki, and Alaksandr Rutkievi\u010d. The other individuals are Inha Kaziu\u010dyc, and D\u017amitryj Zara, who are being held in pretrial detention, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Committee for State Security (KGB) has added nine individuals to its list of \u201cpersons involved in terrorist activities.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry has added three Instagram, Telegram and Odnoklassniki accounts to its list of \u201cextremist content.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human rights groups have declared 13 more individuals as former political prisoners. They were not given this status behind bars because their cases were undocumented or because they or their relatives objected to publicity for fear of reprisals. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law-enforcement officers visited the relatives of D\u017amitryj Zavadski and Volha Kasian\u010duk, dissidents linked to an online retailer called Kamaro\u016dka, which sells clothes, furniture and other goods made by Belarusian companies, as well as an unnamed \u201cvolunteer.\u201d Kamaro\u016dka\u2019s website is experiencing a cyberattack, Zavadski reported on Facebook.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of documented political prisoners in Belarus increased by eight to 886, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. The actual number of political prisoners in the country is much larger, as many cases go unreported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 17, Pozirk. 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