{"id":37634,"date":"2026-03-20T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=37634"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:16:15","slug":"congratulations-to-our-belarusian-colleagues-released-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/congratulations-to-our-belarusian-colleagues-released-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our Belarusian colleagues released from prison!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37630\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37630 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-650x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-650x451.jpg 650w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-220x153.jpg 220w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-250x173.jpg 250w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-550x382.jpg 550w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-800x555.jpg 800w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-259x180.jpg 259w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-432x300.jpg 432w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-721x500.jpg 721w, https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Marfa Rabkova, Nasta Loiko, Valentin Stefanovich and Asta Andrijauskien\u0117, Ambassador at Large of the Lithuanian Embassy in Belarus. March, 19, 2026. Photo: facebook.com\/asta.asta.5473<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"53:3\">ADC<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"58:8\">Memorial<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"68:6\">warmly<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"75:11\">congratulates<\/span> its <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"87:6\">colleagues<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"96:5\">Marfa<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"102:7\">Rabkova<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"109:1\">,<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"111:5\">Nasta<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"117:5\">Loiko<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"122:1\">,<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"124:9\">Valentin<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"134:11\">Stefanovich<\/span>, <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"148:1\">and<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"150:6\">other<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"157:13\">released<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"173:10\">activists<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"183:1\">,<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"185:11\">journalists<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"196:1\">,<\/span> and <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"198:20\">protesters<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"218:1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"222:2\">We<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"225:7\">demand<\/span> an <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"233:10\">end<\/span> to <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"244:12\">political<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"257:9\">repression<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"267:1\">in<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"269:8\">Belarus<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"278:1\">and<\/span> the <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"280:10\">release<\/span> of <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"291:4\">all<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"296:12\">political<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"309:11\">prisoners<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"321:3\">without<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"325:6\">any<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"332:7\">conditions<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"340:1\">or<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"342:1\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"343:11\">pardons<\/span>,<span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"354:1\">&#8220;<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"361:3\">as<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"365:13\">human<\/span> rights work<span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"391:1\">,<\/span> civil <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"393:8\">activism<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"401:1\">,<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"403:6\">peaceful<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"410:8\">protests<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"418:1\">,<\/span> and <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"420:12\">solidarity<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"433:1\">with<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"435:13\">protesters<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"449:6:459:6\">should<\/span> <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"456:2\">not<\/span> be <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"466:14\">persecuted<\/span> at all<span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"480:1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"483:7\">Freedom<\/span> to <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"491:4\">all<\/span> political <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"496:16\">prisoners<\/span> in <span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"513:8\">Belarus<\/span><span class=\"YPkS7KbdpWfGdYKd3QB9\" data-src-align=\"521:1\">!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADC Memorial warmly congratulates its colleagues Marfa Rabkova, Nasta Loiko, Valentin Stefanovich, and other released activists, journalists, and protesters. We demand an end to political repression in Belarus and the release of all political prisoners without any conditions or &#8220;pardons,&#8220;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[174],"strategy_cases":[],"campaign":[],"archive":[],"filter-content":[],"regions":[201],"class_list":["post-37634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-political-prisoners-en","regions-belarus"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04.jpg",1280,888,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-125x125.jpg",125,125,true],"medium":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-300x208.jpg",300,208,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-768x533.jpg",640,444,true],"large":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-650x451.jpg",640,444,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04.jpg",1280,888,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04.jpg",1280,888,false],"pub-thumb":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-220x153.jpg",220,153,true],"post-thumb":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-170x170.jpg",170,170,true],"wcicon":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"wcsquare":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"wcsmall":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-250x173.jpg",250,173,true],"wcstandard":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-550x382.jpg",550,382,true],"wcbig":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-800x555.jpg",800,555,true],"wcfixedheightsmall":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-259x180.jpg",259,180,true],"wcfixedheightmedium":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-432x300.jpg",432,300,true],"wcfixedheight":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-721x500.jpg",721,500,true],"wccarouselsmall":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-210x150.jpg",210,150,true],"wccarousel":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-400x285.jpg",400,285,true],"wcslider":["https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2026-03-20_14-10-04-1100x500.jpg",1100,500,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Marfa Rabkova, Nasta Loiko, Valentin Stefanovich and Asta Andrijauskien\u0117, Ambassador at Large of the Lithuanian Embassy in Belarus. March, 19, 2026. Photo: facebook.com\/asta.asta.5473 ADC Memorial warmly congratulates its colleagues Marfa Rabkova, Nasta Loiko, Valentin Stefanovich, and other released activists, journalists, and protesters. We demand an end to political repression in Belarus and the release of all political prisoners without any conditions or &#8220;pardons,&#8220; as human rights work, civil activism, peaceful protests, and solidarity with protesters should not be persecuted at all. Freedom to all political prisoners in Belarus!<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"admin3","url":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/author\/admin3\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37634"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37637,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37634\/revisions\/37637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"strategy_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/strategy_cases?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"campaign","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"archive","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archive?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"filter-content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filter-content?post=37634"},{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=37634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}