{"id":40725,"date":"2024-08-19T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/belarus-4-goda-massovyh-repressij\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:52:47","slug":"belarus-4-years-of-mass-repressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/uk\/belarus-4-years-of-mass-repressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus: 4 years of mass repressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Statistics of Belarusian protest. 4 years of repression<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1046\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-31x18.jpg 31w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-336x200.jpg 336w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-400x238.jpg 400w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-600x358.jpg 600w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/belorussia.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are currently at least<strong> 1,385<\/strong> political prisoners in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Some <strong>65,000<\/strong> people have been arrested in four years as part of political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>At least half a million Belarusians have fled Belarus <strong>500,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 74,000 cases of repression have been registered in four years: searches, short-term and long-term detentions, interrogations, etc.<\/p>\n<p>At least <strong>6,971<\/strong> people are known to be criminally prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>1,140 political prisoners have already served their time.<\/p>\n<p>At least<strong> 2,671<\/strong> people have been convicted for participating in protests (part 2 of Article 293 and Article 342 of the Criminal Code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six<\/strong> political prisoners died behind bars. They are Aliaksandr Kulinich, Ihar Lednyk, Vadzim Hrasko, Ales Pushkin, Mikalai Klimovich, Vitold Ashurak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five<\/strong> people were killed during the protests and as a result of arrests. They are Aliaksandr Vikhor, Aliaksandr Taraikouski, Genadiy Shutau, Raman Bandarenka and Andrei Zeltser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six<\/strong> human rights defenders are currently in detention. They are the president of \u201cViasna\u201d Ales Bialiatski, his deputy Valentin Stefanovich, lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich, coordinator of the volunteer service of \u201cViasna\u201d Marfa Rabkova and volunteer Andrei Chapiuk. Human rights activist Nasta Loika is also behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>114 criminal cases have been brought against Russians in exile in absentia<\/p>\n<p>At least 268 political prisoners behind bars are at high risk. This group includes 19 people with disabilities, 103 people with serious health problems, 63 people over 60 (many of whom also have significant health problems) and 10 people with mental health problems. In addition, 23 adolescents were detained as minors, and 39 political prisoners are parents in large families. In at least five families, both parents are known to be in prison.<\/p>\n<p>At least <strong>1,325<\/strong> women have been convicted in criminal cases. 179 of them are currently incarcerated. 435 women have the status of former political prisoners after their release from pre-trial detention centers and penitentiary institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-fusion400\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iz.ru\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1920x1080\/public\/article-2020-08\/2020-08-16T170456Z_859554695_RC25FI9XF90X_RTRMADP_3_BELARUS-ELECTION-CZECH.JPG.jpg?itok=EA5rYa0c\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistics of Belarusian protest. 4 years of repression There are currently at least 1,385 political prisoners in prison. Some 65,000 people have been arrested in four years as part of political persecution. At least half a million Belarusians have fled Belarus 500,000 More than 74,000 cases of repression have been registered in four years: searches, short-term and long-term detentions, interrogations, etc. At least 6,971 people are known to be criminally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":40723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Belarus: 4 years of mass repressions - Menschenrechte Osteuropa - News &amp; Konflikte","description":"Statistics of Belarusian protest. 4 years of repression There are currently at least 1,385 political prisoners in prison. 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