{"id":104862,"date":"2024-09-13T18:31:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104862\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-ministry-adds-17-political-prisoners-20-others-to-its-extremist-list","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/104862\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry adds 17 political prisoners, 20 others to its extremist list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 13, <\/strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The interior ministry has added 37 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 4,436, its website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rights groups consider 17 of them political prisoners, including D\u017amitryj Filipovi\u010d, Ivan Dryk, Arciom \u0141api\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Sierhijenia, Kanstancin Kalaha, Eryk Ka\u0142aso\u016dski, Ivan Packo, Alaksandar \u0141a\u016dru\u0161\u010dyk, Ja\u016dhien Hiermanovi\u010d, Alaksandar \u0141azarevi\u010d, Ihar Fiedarenka, Natalla Kruk and Dzianis \u017dalezka sentenced to various prison terms for participating in 2020 postelection protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anatol Valod\u017aka, Alaksiej \u010carnavusa\u016d, Pavie\u0142 \u0141uka\u0161evi\u010d and Hleb Dudko were convicted on charges ranging from inciting hatred in connection with politically-sensitive social media posts to facilitating extremism for alleged association with opposition groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others are also serving prison terms on charges that authorities routinely use to persecute political opponents. Alaksandar K\u0142uniejka, Viktoryja Ki\u0161, Hleb \u010carviako\u016d, Pavie\u0142 Kiebi\u010d, Siarahiej Zaniamonski and Ivan Ko\u015bcika\u016d were accused under violent disorder charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

U\u0142adzimir Chilmanovi\u010d was persecuted in an extremism-related case; Ihar Skrypiej, for illegal actions with firearms; Rus\u0142an Kru\u010dynin, for inciting hatred, insulting officials and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten people have criminal records and may be serving non-custodial sentences, including Lizavieta \u0160ulskaja, U\u0142adzimir \u017dyharo\u016d, Alaksiej Siarhiej\u010dyk, Eduard Ma\u0142myha, Alena Tarasievi\u010d, Halina \u0160umiel, Juryj \u015aciepanienka, Volha Kaval\u010duk and Illa \u017dura\u016d. Most of them were persecuted in connection with 2020 protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People placed on the list of individuals involved in extremist activities are prohibited from engaging in education activity, publishing, as well as from holding state positions and from doing military service, for five years after completing their sentences or criminal record annulment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their financial transactions are subject to special monitoring. 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

Authorities in Belarus have equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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