{"id":173581,"date":"2026-01-30T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"high-profile-trial-of-kkr-volunteers-opens-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173581\/","title":{"rendered":"High-profile trial of KKR volunteers opens in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><strong> 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> A new criminal case, a high-profile trial and digital censorship were among new instances of political persecution reported in Belarus on January 28 and 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities brought new extremism-related charges against Miko\u0142a Dziadok, an opposition activist released from prison in September and forcibly deported to Lithuania, the activist said on Threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trial of five volunteers of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment (KKR), fighting alongside the Ukrainian army, opened at the Minsk City Court on January 28 without the defendants being present. The case targets Vadzim Kaban\u010duk, former deputy KKR commander; Alaksej Kaval\u010duk, a Vo\u0142at assault trooper; KKR instructor Alaksej Nazara\u016d; ex-Commander Dzianis Prochara\u016d; and Pavie\u0142 \u0160urmiej, a member of the command board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian human rights defenders identified eight more political prisoners on January 28.<br>The information ministry has branded Threads accounts linked to exiled media outlets, opposition groups and activists as extremist content: <em>\u0412\u043e\u0442 \u0422\u0430\u043a<\/em>,\u00a0<em>SYMBAL.\u0412Y<\/em>,\u00a0<em>\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440 \u0411\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e<\/em>,\u00a0<em>REFORM.n\u0435ws<\/em>, <em>\u0420\u0430\u0434\u044b\u0451 \u0421\u0432\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0434\u0430 | \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c, Fundacja Partyzanka<\/em>, <em>\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b \u0427\u0430\u0441 | Novy \u010cas<\/em>, <em>NEXTA | \u041d\u0415\u0425\u0422\u0410<\/em>, <em>\u041d\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u041di\u0432\u0430 | Nashaniva.c\u043em<\/em>, <em>MOST | \u041f\u041e\u041b\u042c\u0428\u0410 | \u0411\u0415\u041b\u0410\u0420\u0423\u0421\u042c<\/em>, <em>Mensk Razam<\/em>, <em>Media IQ<\/em>, <em>\u041c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u041c\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0430<\/em>, <em>\u041c\u0410\u042f \u041a\u0420\u0410I\u041d\u0410 \u0411\u0415\u041b\u0410\u0420\u0423\u0421\u042c<\/em>, <em>Maria Kalesnikava<\/em>, <em>\u0427\u0430\u0439 \u0437 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0432\u044b\u043c \u0432\u0430\u0440\u044d\u043d\u043d\u0435\u043c<\/em>, <em>BYSOL<\/em>, <em>\u0421\u0430\u043bi\u0434\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0446\u044c<\/em>, <em>\u0417\u0435\u043b\u0451\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b<\/em>, <em>CityDog.i\u043e<\/em>, <em>\u0427\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u041e\u041a | \u0427\u0430\u0441\u043d\u041e\u041a<\/em>, <em>\u0411\u042e\u0420\u041e \u2013 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043di \u043f\u0440\u0430 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c<\/em>, <em>Sergey Bespalov<\/em>, <em>\u0411\u0443\u0434\u0437\u044c\u043c\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0430\u043ci!<\/em>, <em>\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0438<\/em>, <em>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u044c \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0411\u0420\u0426<\/em> \/ <em>\u0411\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0441\u043ai \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043di\u0446\u043ai \u0446\u044d\u043d\u0442\u0440<\/em>; as well as the Facebook page\u00a0<em>\u0411\u0415\u041b\u0410\u0420\u0423\u0421\u042b \u0423 \u0417\u0428\u0410 \/ \u0411\u0415\u041b\u041e\u0420\u0423\u0421\u042b \u0412 \u0421\u0428\u0410 \/ BELARUSIANS IN USA<\/em>\u00a0and the logo <em>proinfo.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activist Alaksandar Kamlonak went on a hunger strike after he had been transferred to a punishment cell at Penal Colony No. 1 in Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk region, for 11 days, dissidentby reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of January 29, human rights defenders identified at least 1,157 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because of many undocumented cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0442\u044e\u0440\u044c\u043c\u0430-\u0441\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435-\u043f\u0438\u043a\u0441\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0439.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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 lawyer rails against forced expulsion of political prisoners in a new report<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 29, Pozirk. Kaciaryna Dejka\u0142a, a lawyer with the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has harshly criticized the Belarusian government\u2019s policy of forced expulsion of political prisoners, while presenting a new report on trends observed in September-December 2025. In December, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/173534\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 30, Pozirk. A new criminal case, a high-profile trial and digital censorship were among new instances of political persecution reported in Belarus on January 28 and 29. Authorities brought new extremism-related charges against Miko\u0142a Dziadok, an opposition activist released from prison in September and forcibly deported to Lithuania, the activist said on Threads. 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