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Belarusian Journalist Hospitalized; Daughter Detained Amid 841 Prisoners.

5/23/2026

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Kiryl Pazniak, a 49-year-old Belarusian journalist, is ill in a prison hospital after his September arrest on extremism charges.
His 20-year-old daughter remains detained on extremism charges.
His family and media-rights advocates have urged his prompt release.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists says 21 journalists remain imprisoned.
Human-rights monitors report Belarus holds 841 political prisoners despite President Donald Trump’s 2025 sanctions-relief deal releasing hundreds.

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Kiryl Pazniak, a 49-year-old Belarusian journalist, is ill in a prison hospital after his September arrest on extremism charges.
His 20-year-old daughter remains detained on extremism charges.
His family and media-rights advocates have urged his prompt release.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists says 21 journalists remain imprisoned.
Human-rights monitors report Belarus holds 841 political prisoners despite President Donald Trump’s 2025 sanctions-relief deal releasing hundreds.