{"id":175618,"date":"2026-02-14T14:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175618\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"reprisals-more-regime-critics-accused-of-extremism","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175618\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: more regime critics accused of extremism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 14,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on February 13 with reports of the<em> <\/em>upcoming trial of journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, accused of high treason, as well as several extremism-related cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IT specialist Alaksandar Sul\u017eyc was found guilty of facilitating extremist activities, <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> said. He could have been given a prison or restricted freedom term in an open-type correctional facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities also press extremism-related charges against former lawyer Alaksiej Kerol and Mikita Biera\u017eko\u016d, a former spokesman of the Dynama Minsk hockey club, according to <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> and <em>Pozirk<\/em>. Biera\u017eko\u016d\u2019s persecution is said to be linked to the Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior ministry branded 37 individuals as \u201cinvolved in extremist activities\u201d yesterday, taking the total of entries on the official extremist register to 6,298, <em>Pozirk<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other cases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days ago, Belarusian authorities auctioned off the confiscated apartment of three-time Olympic swimming medalist Aleaksandar Hierasimenia, according to <em>e-auction.by<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some recently released dissidents were given 48 hours to leave Belarus or face new criminal charges, the Viasna Human Rights Center said. Rights defenders also know of cases when prison authorities offer pardons to designated political prisoners under the condition that they agree to leave Belarus. Some prisoners are reportedly threatened with additional persecution if they refuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of February 14, human rights defenders identified at least 1,141 political prisoners, but the real number is considerably higher due to many undocumented cases.<\/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\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/extremizm-humanconstanta.org-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">As many as 1,300 information items added to extremist content list in 2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 13, Pozirk. Courts designated about 1,300 accounts and pieces of information as \u201cextremist\u201d content at the request of prosecutors in 2025, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office said. Judges imposed approximately 78 million rubels ($27 million) in fines on individuals for &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175547\">\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 14, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on February 13 with reports of the upcoming trial of journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, accused of high treason, as well as several extremism-related cases. IT specialist Alaksandar Sul\u017eyc was found guilty of facilitating extremist activities, Na\u0161a Niva said. 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