Political prisoner journalist Kiryla Paznyak hospitalized at pre-trial detention center
They say he is in serious condition.
Kiryla Paznyak. Screenshot from video
Political prisoner journalist Kiryla Paznyak has been hospitalized at the pre-trial detention center in Kaliadychy.
"My ex-husband, journalist Kiryla Paznyak, is in serious condition in the hospital at pre-trial detention center No. 1. With advanced complications from pneumonia and COVID, which he contracted in the Akrestsina isolation ward 8 months ago. The right to healthcare is a basic human right. I ask those who can make a difference to do everything to save a human life!" his ex-wife Alena wrote on social media.
Kiryla Paznyak was detained on September 4, 2025. At that time, the KGB declared the YouTube channel "Platform 375" an "extremist formation" and named the journalist as the "organizer" of this "formation."
On the same day, human rights activists reported, Kiryla Paznyak's 20-year-old daughter, Yanina Paznyak, was also detained. She has also been taken into custody and charged with interacting with an "extremist formation."
In 2021-2022, the channel hosted several debates between pro-government propagandists and their opponents who were forced to leave the country. The last broadcast took place on December 3, 2022, with the participation of Ryhor Azaronak (STV), Yury Tserakh ("SB. Belarus Today") — in Minsk, as well as Aleh Talerczyk (co-founder of the organization of former security forces "Bypol") and host Dzianis Dudzinski.
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