{"id":112497,"date":"2024-11-04T14:36:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/112497\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"kgb-brands-local-chats-as-extremist-groups-in-new-wave-of-reprisals","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/112497\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB brands local chats as extremist groups in new wave of reprisals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 4, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The Committee for State Security (KGB) branded the <em>nationofleaders.org<\/em> education initiative and several local chats as extremist groups, says the interior ministry&#8217;s updated online extremist register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news comes amid reports of a new wave of arrests in Belarus which may be linked to a criminal case on charges of conspiracy to seize state power, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. The KGB reportedly targets local chats that had cropped up during the 2020 postelection protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new additions feature local online communities <em>Sukharevo<\/em>, <em>Sienica2.0<\/em>, <em>Solidarnost<\/em>, <em>Volnyja Va\u016dki<\/em>, <em>Navahrudskija Partyzany<\/em>, <em>VILYA<\/em> and<em> Skromniye Matrioshki<\/em>. Law enforcers identified Iryna Jaka\u016dleva, Natalla Daronina, Dzijana Ha\u016dry\u0142ava and Ukrainian national Ivan Omelyan as members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nationoflearders.org<\/em> offers online training programs promoting civil society in Belarus. Earlier, authorities labelled its social media pages extremist content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, authorities also blacklisted a local chat from Salihorsk, Minsk region, with 41 members, including Alaksiej \u010cara\u0161nio\u016d, U\u0142adzimir Mahrona\u016d and Ja\u016dhien Cim\u010danka. Founded four years ago during 2020 protests, the chat was most likely seized by the authorities, as recent posts discredit Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crackdown on local grassroots initiatives may be a planned scare campaign in the run-up to the Belarus\u2019 seventh presidential election scheduled from January 21 to 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous 2020 presidential race was marred by fraud and police brutality against peaceful protesters, while politically-motivated reprisals continued unabated for more than four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <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\">Rights group: KGB arresting critics fearing a plot<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 4, Pozirk. The recent wave of arrests in Belarus may be linked to a new criminal case on charges of conspiracy to seize state power, the Viasna Human Rights Center said. Agents of the Committee for State Security (KGB) &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/112465\">\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>November 4, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security (KGB) branded the nationofleaders.org education initiative and several local chats as extremist groups, says the interior ministry&#8217;s updated online extremist register. 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