{"id":126354,"date":"2025-02-14T14:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/126354\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"government-brands-18-people-as-extremists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/126354\/","title":{"rendered":"Government brands 18 people as extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 14, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The interior ministry has added 18 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 4,948, its website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of them were sentenced on criminal charges typically used for political persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights groups list three of them as political prisoners: A\u0142a Kisiel and Ihar Majsiejenka convicted on extremism-related charges as well as Viktoryja Husarava who may serve a non-custodial sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksiej Horyn is serving a prison term on charges of inciting hatred. Elina \u0141apuchina and U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Na\u015bciu\u0161kin were convicted on protest-related charges, while Siarhiej Kaburnieje\u016d and Maksim Pa\u0142onski are imprisoned for insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and other charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other blacklisted persons are Alaksiej Nazaranka, Raman Za\u015bko, D\u017amitryj Davidovi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Lavona\u016d, Juryj Bie\u0142y and Volha Bie\u0142aja, Ivan and D\u017amitryj Piskunovi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Rastarhuje\u016d and Hanna Chvacik. They were convicted on violent disorder charges used to punish participants in 2020 postelection protests. Their criminal records have not been expunged, which may mean they are serving non-custodial sentences.<\/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: Belarusians\u2019 online activities in focus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">Briefly: Man wanted in Viciebsk region for insulting \u0141uka\u0161enka online IT specialist given nine years in prison for donations to blacklisted opposition group Vkontakte group administrator from H\u0142ybokaje sentenced to restricted freedom Investigators launch probe against former athlete upon his &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/126293\">\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 14, Pozirk. The interior ministry has added 18 new names to the list of \u201cpersons involved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total of entries to 4,948, its website says. All of them were sentenced on criminal charges typically used for political persecution. Rights groups list three of them as political prisoners: A\u0142a Kisiel and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-126354","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>Government brands 18 people as extremists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 14, Pozirk. 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