{"id":108677,"date":"2024-10-10T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/108677\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"minsks-orthodox-convent-may-be-banned-from-fairs-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/108677\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk\u2019s Orthodox convent may be banned from fairs in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 10, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Minsk\u2019s St. Elisabeth Orthodox convent will no longer participate in crafts fairs in Italy over its links to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s regime, the Belarusian people’s embassy in Italy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian activists accused the convent of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine during their meeting with Gabriele Alberti, managing director of GeFi Sviluppo Fiere Spa that organizes crafts fairs in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late September, the convent participated in the Festival of Three Cultures in W\u0142odawa, a Polish town at the border with Belarus and Ukraine. After being informed of the convent\u2019s pro-Russian stance, festival organizers told Belsat TV<\/em> that it would not be invited next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convent regularly participates in events that support the Russian army, collecting supplies and donations for the Russian military involved in the war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collected funds \u201care used to purchase military equipment, including radios, imagers, body armor, helmets and even a vehicle,\u201d Belarusian opposition politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka said earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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