September 23, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security has branded the RADA Belarusian National Youth Council an extremist group, banning its activities in Belarus.
“This is a direct attack on the democratic foundations of our society and an attempt to suppress the active civic position of young people,” RADA Chairwoman Marharyta Vorychava has said.
The extremist designation is an attempt to “silence the voice of youth, destroy civil society and establish control over the political life of the country,” she noted.
Founded back in 1992, RADA represents 41 Belarusian youth organizations and initiatives.
It was outlawed in Belarus along with hundreds of other NGOs following the crackdown on civil society in the last few years.
