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KGB adds three to “terrorist list”

January 13, BPN. The Committee for State Security (KGB) added three more people to its list of individuals and entities involved in terrorist activities.

They are: a recognized political prisoner, former EPAM employee Siarhiej Kiryjenka, 38; Michaił Šakuraŭ, 67; Mikałaj Amielčanka, 33. All three were convicted for inciting hatred.

There are a total of 996 people on the terrorist list, 253 Belarusian nationals among them. Authorities in Belarus routinely use terrorism and extremism charges to persecute critics of the government.

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