{"id":174485,"date":"2026-02-05T22:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174485\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-accuses-exiled-writer-filipienka-of-calling-for-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174485\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus accuses exiled writer Filipienka of calling for sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1150\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/filipenko-fb-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Filipienka&#039;s Facebook page)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 5, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Exiled writer Sa\u0161a Filipienka said Belarusian officials filed another criminal case against him over his interview with the <em>Obychnoe Utro<\/em> YouTube show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Law enforcers have reportedly searched his home in Belarus again today, citing criminal charges related to alleged calls for sanctions deemed harmful to national security. The charges carry a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2020 political unrest in Belarus, Filipienka has become a voice of the Belarusian protest movement in Europe, where he resides. He has advocated for Belarusian political prisoners in the Russian, German, English, Swedish, Dutch, Polish and French press. The writer supports Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the summer of 2023, his play, mock\u00ading under\u00adcov\u00ader secu\u00adri\u00adty agents hunt\u00ading down pro\u00adtest\u00aders, pre\u00admiered in Vil\u00adnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities filed criminal charges against Filipienka in 2024 and later banned some of his books.<\/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\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sasha_filipenko_foto_alina_mazovec_1128x752_20240308.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Sa\u0161a Filipienka, Irvin Welsh, Hunter S. Thompson among books banned by censors in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 30, Pozirk. The Ministry of Information\u2019s censorship commission has added 32 titles to the list of banned books, including Elephant and Red Cross by popular exiled Belarusian writer Sa\u0161a Filipienka, nearly all books by Irvin Welsh and Hunter S. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/157893\">\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>February 5, Pozirk. Exiled writer Sa\u0161a Filipienka said Belarusian officials filed another criminal case against him over his interview with the Obychnoe Utro YouTube show. Law enforcers have reportedly searched his home in Belarus again today, citing criminal charges related to alleged calls for sanctions deemed harmful to national security. The charges carry a maximum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":174476,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-174485","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus accuses exiled writer Filipienka of calling for sanctions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 5, Pozirk. 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