{"id":1705,"date":"2023-08-10T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1705"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"united-states-sanctions-101-lukasenkas-officials","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1705\/","title":{"rendered":"United States sanctions 101 \u0141uka\u0161enka&#8217;s officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 10,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The United States has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/imposing-sanctions-and-visa-restrictions-to-hold-the-lukashenka-regime-to-account-on-the-third-anniversary-of-the-fraudulent-presidential-election-in-belarus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">imposed<\/a>&nbsp;visa restrictions on 101 &#8220;regime officials and their affiliates for undermining or harming democratic institutions in Belarus,&#8221; says a statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list also includes several judges responsible for the politically-motivated persecution of Belarusians who exercised their fundamental freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since 2020, the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime has repressed Belarusian citizens, arrested peaceful protesters and community leaders, cracked down on opposition groups and civil society organizations, and subjected those detained to sham trials, all to maintain \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s illegitimately acquired authority,&#8221; the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The United States will continue to support the people of Belarus in their pursuit of a democratic future in free Belarus where human rights are respected,&#8221; it stresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all 1,500 Belarusian political prisoners, including Nobel Prize winner Ale\u015b Bialacki, former presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka, opposition activist Maryja Kalesnikava, journalist Ihar \u0141osik and former presidential hopeful Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US &#8220;unwavering support is a beacon of hope for all Belarusians,&#8221; opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US expanded sanctions against the Belarusian regime &#8220;on the three-year anniversary of the Belarusian authorities&#8217; falsification of the August 2020 presidential election,&#8221; the US Department of the Treasury said on August 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sanctioned companies include the state-owned airline Bie\u0142avija, the Belarusian Steel Works, its US affiliate Bel-Kap-Steel, and Minsk Civil Aviation Plant No. 407.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian Steel Works CEO D\u017amitryj Kor\u010dyk, businessman Alaksiej Aleksin&#8217;s family as well as Ihar Mar\u0161a\u0142a\u016d, Viktar Sielicki, Viktar Franskievi\u010d, and Arciom Du\u0144ka of the State Control Committee are among sanctioned individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US government also sanctioned the Belavia-operated jet EW-301PJ used by high-ranking officials and \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada also expanded sanctions against Belarusian authorities on August 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 10,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;The United States has&nbsp;imposed&nbsp;visa restrictions on 101 &#8220;regime officials and their affiliates for undermining or harming democratic institutions in Belarus,&#8221; says a statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 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