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At least 20 arrested on suspicion of communicating with Biełaruski Hajun

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June 5, Pozirk. Belarusian security officers have arrested in the last four months at least 20 people suspected of sharing information with Biełaruski Hajun, the now-defunct defense monitoring project, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.

Established in early 2022 to monitor the military activity of Russian troops in Belarus and help the Ukrainians assess threats, Biełaruski Hajun suspended operations in early February days after a major data breach.

“We do not know what data could have been exported while an unauthorized account had access,” the group’s founder Anton Matolka said on February 5, admitting his failure.

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June 5, Pozirk. Security officers have arrested Alaksandar Chichiel, a musician from the Viciebsk region's Miadzieł, for performing songs critical of the Belarusian government and Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, a pro-regime source reported. On Friday, a Hrodna court sentenced …
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