{"id":155322,"date":"2025-09-13T13:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T10:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155322\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-arrests-journalist-kyryl-pazniak-over-ties-to-banned-media-outlet","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155322\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus arrests journalist Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak over ties to banned media outlet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k.jpg 873w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-349x236.jpg 349w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-725x490.jpg 725w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pozniak-kirill-platforma-375-POZ-st-k-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk&#039;s screengrab of the banned show hosted by Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak) <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 13, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Security officers in Belarus arrested prominent journalist Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak on September 4, accusing him of involvement with <em>Platforma 375<\/em>, a YouTube channel that the Committee for State Security (KGB) declared an extremist organization the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KGB also banned the group\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Platforma 375<\/em> focused on news and analysis from Belarus\u2019 eastern Mahilo\u016d region. Before its ban, the channel had around 4,000 subscribers and 3.4 million views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 2, two days before Pa\u017aniak\u2019s arrest, Minsk\u2019s Partyzanski District Court labeled <em>Platforma 375<\/em> \u201cextremist content,\u201d effectively prohibiting viewers from accessing it. Under Belarusian law, watching extremist-labeled content can result in a fine or up to 15 days in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021 and 2022, <em>Platforma 375<\/em> aired several programs featuring both state propagandists and government critics forced into exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its final broadcast, recorded in Minsk and posted on December 3, 2022, brought together top propaganda host Ryhor Azaronak, Juryj Cierech of the state-run newspaper <em>SB. Belarus Segodnya<\/em>, and government critics, Aleh Taler\u010dyk of ByPol and Warsaw-based journalist Dzianis Dudzinski.<\/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\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ilyash-rs.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\">Prosecutor demands four years for journalist Ilja\u0161<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 12, Pozirk. The state prosecutor has demanded four years&#039; imprisonment and a hefty fine for journalist Ihar Ilja\u0161, while the defense attorney has demanded an acquittal, said Siarhiej Vahana\u016d, a veteran correspondent and grandfather of Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Ilja\u0161\u2019s wife. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/155287\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 13, Pozirk. Security officers in Belarus arrested prominent journalist Kyry\u0142 Pa\u017aniak on September 4, accusing him of involvement with Platforma 375, a YouTube channel that the Committee for State Security (KGB) declared an extremist organization the same day. The KGB also banned the group\u2019s social media accounts. 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