{"id":137658,"date":"2025-05-12T12:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/137658\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-ministry-brands-outlawed-hramada-party-as-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/137658\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry brands outlawed Hramada party as extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 12, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The interior ministry declared the outlawed Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada) an extremist group last week, naming its chairman Ihar Barysa\u016d and his deputy Ihar Mas\u0142o\u016dski as members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extremist group designation applies to social media pages, party’s accounts on Instagram and TikTok; Vektor Novosti<\/em>, Sacyja\u0142-Demakraty\u010dny Kanal<\/em> and STOP LUKA (bez tsenzury)<\/em> on Telegram as well as the party’s logo, displaying a red rose against the white background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late 2022, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka called for disbanding parties whose activities run counter to \u201cthe basic principles of internal and foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the justice ministry shut down 12 political parties, granting re-registration only to the pro-government Bie\u0142aja Ru\u015b, Communist Party of Belarus, Liberal Democratic Party and Republican Party of Labor and Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many opposition groups were branded extremist for political reasons in Belarus after the disputed 2020 presidential election. Belarusian authorities routinely use terrorism and extremism designations to silence critical voices. Association with an extremist group carries a penalty of two to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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