{"id":153783,"date":"2025-09-04T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153783\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"at-least-1950-ngos-dissolved-since-august-2020-lawtrend","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153783\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 1,950 NGOs dissolved since August 2020 \u2013 Lawtrend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> At least 1,950 NGOs, including associations, trade unions and foundations, were dissolved between the 2020 presidential election and the end of August 2025, Lawtrend said in a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figure stood at 1,891 in late December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of last month, at least 1,193 NGOs were ordered to shut down, and 757 filed for dissolution on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities interfere excessively in the activities of NGOs, including by conducting inspections, checks and searches, while the law enforcement agencies and special services summon activists for interrogations and harass those in exile by launching criminal proceedings in absentia, Lawtrend noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100 civil society activists are held behind bars in Belarus, including at least five human rights defenders and 27 trade unionists, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials are also directing significant efforts toward co-opting the non-profit sector, encouraging NGOs to support state-sponsored narratives, Lawtrend stressed.<\/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\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koliuchaja_provoloka_ruben_christen_unsplash_1128x752.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\">LIBERECO: Belarus\u2019 rights record \u201cterrible\u201d after five years of repression<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 4, Pozirk. The human rights situation in Belarus \u201cremains terrible\u201d after five years of unprecedented repression, said LIBERECO \u2014 Partnership for Human Rights in a statement that comes days before the fifth anniversary of the disputed presidential election that &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/149470\">\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>September 4, Pozirk. At least 1,950 NGOs, including associations, trade unions and foundations, were dissolved between the 2020 presidential election and the end of August 2025, Lawtrend said in a report. The figure stood at 1,891 in late December 2024. 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