{"id":149322,"date":"2025-08-02T12:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149322\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"reprisals-new-arrests-reported-at-belarus-border","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149322\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: new arrests reported at Belarus\u2019 border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Re\u010dyca-based activist, others arrested at the border<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17 added to extremist list<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong> analyst Alaksandar K\u0142asko\u016dski\u2019s Facebook account declared extremist content<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rights defender Nasta Lojka transferred to penal colony\u2019s internal prison<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A member of Viktar Babaryka\u2019s presidential campaign released after serving five years and six months in prison<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;On July 31 and August 2 human rights defenders learned about new arrests of travelers at the Belarusian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, security officers arrested Ale\u015b Zdaravienna\u016d, a Re\u010dyca-based activist, a month ago as he returned from Poland, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. His brother Vadzim was arrested in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several days ago Belarusian border guards invited 14 people traveling across the border on a bus to security officers for interrogations and phone inspections. Some of the travelers did not return to the bus, Viasna reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 30, the interior ministry declared the TCU group of Telegram channels an \u201cextremist group,\u201d listing Illa Silancie\u016d, Kiryl Lalujka and Alaksej Kudzin as individuals associated with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior ministry also added 17 people to its extremist list. Their charges ranged from inciting hatred and insulting the head of state to violent disorder and extremism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of them, Vital Ka\u015bciecki, has been declared a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The others are Marharyta \u0160\u010dyrec, a candidate from the pro-government Liberal Democratic Party in the 2014 local elections, Maryna Mazo\u016dka, D\u017amitry and Volha Sa\u016dli\u010d, Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d D\u017amitrovi\u010d, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Baciano\u016dski, Maryja Harniak-Baciano\u016dskaja, Lilija Lebiedzieva, Natalla \u010cartovi\u010d, D\u017amitry Sasim, Ta\u0107ciana Ancipovi\u010d, D\u017amitry Je\u016ddakima\u016d, Maryna Dzialendzik, Ta\u0107ciana Kandrackaja, Pavie\u0142 Kabiako\u016d and Jana Bieraziuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Horki District Court on July 31 declared the Facebook page of <em>Pozirk<\/em> analyst Alaksandar K\u0142asko\u016dski and his Telegram channel, Klaskouski, \u201cextremist content,\u201d according to the Ministry of Information website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other content blacklisted in Belarus over the two days includes defenders.b\u0443, bigviktar and warpunx on Instagram, MARA and Vereniging van Belarusen in Nederland on X, Aliaksandr Klachko on Facebook and belarusnovosti2,&nbsp;102b11,&nbsp;Lichtar_by, evreichik_ja, gomel_novosti, nnmmmmf&nbsp;on TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights activist Nasta \u0141ojka, serving a seven-year prison term, has been transferred to her penal colony\u2019s internal prison (PKT) for six months, dissidentBY reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian secret services are behind at least seven attempts to recruit employees of the Warsaw-based National Anti-Crisis Management (NAM) on July 27 and 28, NAM head Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka told journalists in Warsaw on July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian human rights groups on August 1 designated seven prisoners as victims of political persecution, Viasna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The additions\u2014Maryna Pietra\u017eyckaja, Natalla Navickaja, Iryna \u0160umiejka, Arciom \u0160ynkievi\u010d, Aksana \u0160alapina, D\u017amitryj Caruk and Dzianis Cybulski\u2014are prosecuted on extremism-related charges widely used in Belarus against political opponents of the government. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siarhiej Kapaniec, a member of Viktar Babaryka\u2019s presidential campaign, was released after serving five years and six months in prison, <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 1, human rights defenders identified at least 1,184 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher due to many undocumented cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent decrease in documented cases is attributed to the Supreme Court blocking access to its electronic schedule of trials and database of rulings since early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Klaskouski_20250512_001.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus declares Pozirk analyst\u2019s accounts \u201cextremist content\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 1, Pozirk. The Horki District Court yesterday declared the Facebook page of Pozirk analyst Alaksandar K\u0142asko\u016dski and his Telegram channel, Klaskouski, \u201cextremist content,\u201d according to the Ministry of Information website. \u201cThe fact that the regime criminalizes the professional activities &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/149270\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;On July 31 and August 2 human rights defenders learned about new arrests of travelers at the Belarusian border. In particular, security officers arrested Ale\u015b Zdaravienna\u016d, a Re\u010dyca-based activist, a month ago as he returned from Poland, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. His brother Vadzim was arrested in Minsk. 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