{"id":133590,"date":"2025-04-09T19:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/133590\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"minsk-brands-rights-initiatives-investigative-journalists-project-as-extremist-groups","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/133590\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk brands rights initiatives, media project as extremist groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 9, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The Committee for State Security (KGB) and interior ministry have branded buromedia.io<\/em>, the Palitviazynka initiative, the Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija project and two social media accounts as extremist groups, according to the interior ministry\u2019s updated online extremist register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buromedia.io<\/em> involves Alaksandar Jara\u0161evi\u010d, Volha Alchimienka, Alaksiej Karpieka and Ksienija Viazniko\u016dcava, according to the law enforcement agencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija monitors politically-motivated persecution of believers. Authorities listed Natalla Vasilevi\u010d, Natalla Harkovi\u010d and D\u017amitryj Karniejenka as involved with the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Palitviazynka rights initiative supports women imprisoned on politically-motivated charges in Belarus. Law enforcers identified Ja\u016dhienija Stepu\u015b (Do\u016dhaja) and Anastasija Zacharevi\u010d as members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mahilo\u016dcy abroad<\/em> chat on Telegram with 36 subscribers and j_entinel <\/em>on X, allegedly linked to Julija Ka\u015bciu\u010denka, are also on the list that includes 274 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities labeled as \u201cextremist\u201d are criminalized and are used by the authorities to persecute their political opponents, civil society and independent media in Belarus after the 2020 political crisis and crackdown that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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