{"id":129778,"date":"2025-03-12T21:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129778\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"kgb-designates-open-source-intelligence-project-phoenix-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129778\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB designates open-source intelligence project Phoenix extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 12, Pozirk.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Committee for State Security (KGB) yesterday included the Belarusian open-source intelligence project Phoenix in the list of extremist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list, available at the interior ministry website, contains 268 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KGB named Vital Kandracienka, who blogs under the nickname Virus, as&nbsp;a member&nbsp;of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project has 18,900 subscribers on YouTube. It covers Ukrainian and Belarusian politics, often criticizing Belarusian pro-democracy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights activists say the government abuses anti-extremism laws to stifle dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/129618\/\">Minsk designates pro-Ukrainian media outlet as extremist group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, Pozirk.&nbsp;The Committee for State Security (KGB) yesterday included the Belarusian open-source intelligence project Phoenix in the list of extremist groups. The list, available at the interior ministry website, contains 268 entries. The KGB named Vital Kandracienka, who blogs under the nickname Virus, as&nbsp;a member&nbsp;of the group. The project has 18,900 subscribers on YouTube. 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