{"id":125041,"date":"2025-02-05T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T11:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/125041\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"authorities-step-up-border-controls-over-people-leaving-belarus-reports","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/125041\/","title":{"rendered":"People leaving Belarus thoroughly checked at the border"},"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\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/benakoni-gpk-1128-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(gpk.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 5, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>People leaving Belarus are subjected to thorough checks at the border, Andrej Stry\u017eak of the BySol solidarity fund has said, following an earlier report about data breach of an opposition chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activist advised travelers to clear their electronic devices of opposition content and remain calm in such situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 66 people were arrested upon return to Belarus last year, the Viasna Human Rights Center said a few months ago, noting that dozens remained behind bars in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, BySol also reported such arrests during the holiday season.<\/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: ex-EY partner awaiting trial over politics<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Journalist, two others tried for online activities Exiled blogger faces 10 criminal charges KGB blacklists exiled stand-up comedian as terrorist for jokes about \u0141uka\u0161enka RFE\/RL journalist&#039;s Facebook page branded extremist content Four on trial in politically-motivated criminal cases February &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/124985\">\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>February 5, Pozirk. People leaving Belarus are subjected to thorough checks at the border, Andrej Stry\u017eak of the BySol solidarity fund has said, following an earlier report about data breach of an opposition chat. The activist advised travelers to clear their electronic devices of opposition content and remain calm in such situations. At least 66 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":72683,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-125041","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>People leaving Belarus thoroughly checked at the border | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 5, Pozirk. 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