{"id":93912,"date":"2024-07-04T13:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T10:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/93912\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"rights-defenders-confirm-release-of-nine-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/93912\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defenders confirm release of nine political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Solidarity rally with Belarusian political prisoners, Warsaw, May 2024\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (Viasna Human Rights Center)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

July 4, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Viasna Human Rights Center has information about three women and six men released yesterday under an amnesty program, its Telegram channel says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the released is Ryhor Kastusio\u016d, the leader of the outlawed Belarusian Popular Front (BPF), who was diagnosed with cancer in prison. Another one is a mother of four, according to Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rights defenders do not disclose the names of the released to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two days ago, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka announced the release of his critically ill opponents and signed the amnesty law marking the 80th anniversary of Belarus\u2019 liberation from the Nazis. The law does not apply to prisoners on the extremism register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja called for the release of more than 200 political prisoners from the so-called humanitarian list whose prolonged detention places their lives under threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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