{"id":135396,"date":"2025-04-23T13:36:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T10:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135396\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"official-44-criminal-cases-filed-in-2024-for-donations-to-banned-initiatives-media","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/135396\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: 44 criminal cases filed in 2024 for donations to banned initiatives, media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 23, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Belarusian authorities filed 44 criminal cases on charges of financing extremist and terrorist activities for alleged support of blacklisted opposition groups, media outlets or initiatives last year, the State Control Committee’s (SCC) press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the SCC financial investigators reported 2,700 cryptocurrency transactions linked to funding of banned groups and initiatives, its head Vasil Hierasima\u016d has told MPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian authorities use charges of financing of extremist activities to persecute Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s political opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A crackdown on regime critics in Belarus continues unabated since the 2020 political crisis, while criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression are equated with extremism and terrorism.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 1,721 people were convicted last year in Belarus on charges widely seen as politically motivated, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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