{"id":1414,"date":"2023-08-04T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1414"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"authorities-add-25-political-prisoners-to-extremism-list","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1414\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities add 25 political prisoners to extremism list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 4,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The interior ministry has added 25 more people, considered political prisoners by human rights groups, to its list of &#8220;persons involved in extremist activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of them is former public official \u015aviat\u0142ana By\u010dko\u016dskaja, sentenced to five years in prison for sharing police officers&#8217; personal data with an opposition online project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another addition is Minsk resident Jaras\u0142a\u016d Sakovi\u010d, given two years in prison on charges of illegal handling of firearms and abusing state symbols. Human rights groups say that Sakovi\u010d was tortured in custody as police tried to force him to admit to fighting Russia in Ukraine. His wife, a Ukrainian national, reportedly received phone calls with threats. Sakovi\u010d is currently facing new criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities also blacklisted U\u0142adzimir Astap\u010duk, currently serving a four-year prison term on charges of inciting hatred for allegedly running a Telegram channel that posted videos of 2020 protests in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extremism list has 3,111 entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 4,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;The interior ministry has added 25 more people, considered political prisoners by human rights groups, to its list of &#8220;persons involved in extremist activities.&#8221; One of them is former public official \u015aviat\u0142ana By\u010dko\u016dskaja, sentenced to five years in prison for sharing police officers&#8217; personal data with an opposition online project. 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