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November 13, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The information ministry has instructed book and print media traders to remove items \u201charmful to national interests\u201d from sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry defines \u201charmful\u201d as \u201cprint publications distorting historical truth and justice, promoting untraditional sexual relations, religious intolerance, violence, cruelty, pornography, inciting enmity and hatred, promoting subcultures untraditional for Belarusian society, as well as periodicals on sexual education of children that can have a negative effect on their physical and psychological development or distort the idea of true family values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order itself suggests that so-called \u201charmful\u201d literature still reaches sales outlets circumventing the all-pervasive government network of censorship councils established in the last few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since February 2021, former Information Minister Lilija Anani\u010d has headed a national commission that advises to prosecutors what products should be branded as extremist content and banned from distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the commission\u2019s advice, courts have banned works of literature, music and art, including poems by Belarusian classic Vincent Dunin-Marcynkievi\u010d, a novel by contemporary writer Alhierd Baharevi\u010d, songs by the punk rockers Daj Darohu! and other bands, an edition of selected works by Belarusian National Republic Prime Minister Vac\u0142a\u016d \u0141asto\u016dski and three books by Ihar Mielnika\u016d, a historian sentenced on September 13 to four years in prison for an interview with Euroradio<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Council on Historical Policy last month vowed to purge book stores and education establishments of extremist literature. The council is chaired by D\u017amitryj Krutoj, head of the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, Minsk has canceled \u201cMy Husband\u2019s Mistresses\u201d at the request of the Public Morality Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church and the pro-government Union of Writers of Belarus founded the council in 2009 \u201cto preserve and strengthen society\u2019s moral values \u200b\u200band traditions, which are based on the centuries-old creative, spiritual and cultural experience of the Belarusian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Historical policy council concerned about \u201cextremist\u201d literature<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 13, Pozirk. The information ministry has instructed book and print media traders to remove items \u201charmful to national interests\u201d from sale. 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