{"id":91749,"date":"2024-06-20T13:29:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/91749\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"viasna-demands-annulment-of-rights-defender-sudalenkas-verdict","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/91749\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasna demands annulment of rights defender Sudalenka\u2019s verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sudalenka_fb-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Leanid Sudalenka&#039;s Facebook page)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 20, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Viasna Human Rights Center has demanded that Belarusian authorities annul the verdict passed against rights defender Leanid Sudalenka, sentenced to five years in prison in absentia three days ago, its statement says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Sudalenka had served a three-year prison term on protest-related charges. He left Belarus after his release in July 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sudalenka was tried again under special proceedings that target those living abroad and evading contact with investigators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities accused him of facilitating extremism in connection with his work for Viasna, designated as an extremist group in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-extremist and criminal legislation should be brought in line with Belarus&#8217; international human rights obligations, Viasna stressed, demanding an end to criminal prosecution of rights defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <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\">Reprisals: Nine employees arrested for sharing banned content<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 20, Pozirk. In new instances of politically-motivated persecution documented in Belarus on June 19, authorities imposed severe punishment on Belarusians for disrespecting state symbols. A judge in Hrodna sentenced Darja Zajac and Valeryja Drahun to one year in prison &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/91728\">\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>June 20, Pozirk. The Viasna Human Rights Center has demanded that Belarusian authorities annul the verdict passed against rights defender Leanid Sudalenka, sentenced to five years in prison in absentia three days ago, its statement says. Earlier, Sudalenka had served a three-year prison term on protest-related charges. 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