{"id":103226,"date":"2024-09-03T16:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103226\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"government-brands-22-people-as-extremists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103226\/","title":{"rendered":"Government brands 22 people as extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n        Illustration photo         <span>(Ron Dyar \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> On August 30, Belarusian authorities added 22 names to the list of persons &#8220;involved in extremist activity,&#8221; the Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judges convicted them on charges typical of politically-motivated cases. Human rights groups designated seven of them as political prisoners: Andrej Cimonin (sentenced to two years behind bars), Anton Puha\u010d (sentenced to 18 months), Anton Kazielski (sentenced to an unknown term), Vadzim Ru\u0161kievi\u010d (sentenced to three years), D\u017amitryj Cikuno\u016d (sentenced to two and a half years), Darja Chmialnickaja (sentenced to five and a half years) and Alena Dziemian\u010duk (sentenced to three years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The others are: Dzianis Makaranka, Siarhiej Kota\u016d, Dzianis Kota\u016d, \u015aviat\u0142ana Kotava, Valeryj I\u016d\u010dyn, Michai\u0142 Pi\u0161\u010da\u0142a, Juryj Maroza\u016d, Darja Marozava, Hleb Nikanovi\u010d, Andrej Marty\u0161o\u016d, U\u0142adzimir Iva\u0161kievi\u010d, Natalla Kremis, Siarhiej Navuma\u016d, Natalla Charytonava-Kry\u017eevi\u010d and I\u0142ona Rudzienia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials charged the 22 persons with crimes such as inciting hatred, violent disorder, public calls for a coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People placed on the list of individuals involved in extremist activities are banned from any education- and publishing-related activity, as well as from holding state positions and from doing military service, for five years after completing their sentences or after the related conviction is deleted from the criminal record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their financial transactions are subject to close monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are also banned from activities involving narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, arms and ammunition and explosives, for five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saranchukou_narodny_org-338x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saranchukou_narodny_org-338x236.jpg 338w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saranchukou_narodny_org-701x490.jpg 701w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saranchukou_narodny_org-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/saranchukou_narodny_org.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Acting chairman of Belarusian Popular Front sentenced to 4 years in prison<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 31, Pozirk. A judge in Belarus has sentenced opposition politician Vadzim Saran\u010duko\u016d to four years in prison and a fine of 24,000 rubels ($7,300), the Belarusian Popular Front acting chairman said on Instagram. Saran\u010duko\u016d expressed &quot;gratitude&quot; to defense attorney &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/102897\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 3, Pozirk. On August 30, Belarusian authorities added 22 names to the list of persons &#8220;involved in extremist activity,&#8221; the Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported. Judges convicted them on charges typical of politically-motivated cases. Human rights groups designated seven of them as political prisoners: Andrej Cimonin (sentenced to two years behind bars), Anton [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":58193,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-103226","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Government brands 22 people as extremists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 3, Pozirk. 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