{"id":121440,"date":"2025-01-12T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121440\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-ministry-brands-seven-political-prisoners-15-others-as-extremists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/121440\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry brands seven political prisoners, 15 others 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                <span>(Ron Dyar \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 12, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The interior ministry has added 22 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 4,848, its website said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All blacklisted persons were convicted on charges that authorities use to persecute their opponents. Rights groups consider seven of them political prisoners: \u010cas\u0142a\u016d Hierasimovi\u010d, Alesia Dziernako\u016dskaja, Ta\u0107ciana \u015aciopa, Siarhiej Cichana\u016d, Maksim My\u015bliviec, Arciom Licievi\u010d and Maryna Alisiejenka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other blacklisted persons are Julija \u0141ondarava, Volha and Andrej Pieciukievi\u010d, Mikita Sa\u0142a\u016dco\u016d, Maksim Pry\u0161\u010depa, Vital Bujno\u016d and Alaksandar U\u015bcina\u016d convicted on protest-related charges as well as former political prisoner Arciom Basa\u0142aj serving two and a half years of restricted freedom in home confinement on similar charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are Viktar Zajca\u016d, U\u0142adzimir Machna\u010d, Viktar Fiodara\u016d, Ta\u0107ciana Mi\u0161yna, Jahor Baryskievi\u010d, Aleh Piatro\u016dski and D\u017amitryj Barsuko\u016d persecuted for allegedly inciting hatred, insulting officials and Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and association with extremist groups for alleged links to opposition groups.<\/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<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\">Reprisals: Japanese man goes on trial on spying charges<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Minsk man arrested for tearing down election poster Viciebsk police post wanted persons pictures featuring regime critics Four Belarusians tried for links to opposition January 11, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on January 10 &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/121348\">\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>January 12, Pozirk. The interior ministry has added 22 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 4,848, its website said. All blacklisted persons were convicted on charges that authorities use to persecute their opponents. Rights groups consider seven of them political prisoners: \u010cas\u0142a\u016d Hierasimovi\u010d, Alesia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58193,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-121440","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Interior ministry brands seven political prisoners, 15 others as extremists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 12, Pozirk. 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