{"id":154814,"date":"2025-09-11T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154814\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"new-reprisals-include-extremist-designations-persecution-of-2020-protesters","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154814\/","title":{"rendered":"New reprisals include extremist designations, persecution of 2020 protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on September 10 and 9 as the Committee for State Security (KGB) added&nbsp;three new entries to its extremist register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New additions include a Belarusian community in Ukraine\u2019s Odesa,&nbsp;<em>Opr by<\/em>&nbsp;group as well as <em>Belarus Tomorrow,&nbsp;<\/em>an independent Belarusian streaming platform launched in March 2024, <em>Pozirk <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information ministry announced extremist content designations for 15 Instagram pages, including <em>freedombelarus<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>ethno.art.b\u0443<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>spb_belarus<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>anahornaja<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>belaya_hatka<\/em>; <em>\u017dyvie Bie\u0142aru\u015b. \u017dyvie Vie\u010dna<\/em> and <em>Iwanow Iwan<\/em> on Facebook; <em>Tribuna.c\u043em Belarus <\/em>on Threads as well as <em>Gomelnovosti3<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Grodnonovosti4<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Minskoblastnovosti5<\/em> and <em>Natalia Gladkikh<\/em> on TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian human rights defenders issued a joint statement in connection with the recent death of Andrei Podnebenny in prison, urging authorities to investigate and inform the public about results, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian initiative <em>Gulagu.net<\/em> has called on employees of Belarus\u2019 penitentiary system to cooperate in exposing torture and killings of inmates, pledging confidentiality as well as assistance with relocation to safety, <em>Pozirk <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least two new sentences targeting participants in 2020 postelection protests were reported two days ago: \u015aviat\u0142ana Kavalenka was given two and a half years of restricted freedom in home confinement, while the sentence passed against Maryja Pa\u017aniak, former spokeswoman for the MTS telecommunication company, remains unknown, according to the United Civic Party and <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valancina Navumava arrested six days ago in Hrodna is accused of defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, Haradzienskaja Pravaabarona said, noting that the woman may also face other charges. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of September 11, human rights defenders identified at least 1,192 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/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\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padniabenny_vesna_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\">Rights activists urge inquiry into jailed dissident&#039;s death<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 10, Pozirk. Every death of a jailed dissident is a consequence of a systematic mistreatment of people on politically-motivated grounds, says a joint statement by Belarusian human rights defenders issued in connection with the recent death of Andrei Podnebenny. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/154692\">\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 11, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on September 10 and 9 as the Committee for State Security (KGB) added&nbsp;three new entries to its extremist register. 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