{"id":182109,"date":"2026-04-02T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182109\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:11:05","slug":"information-ministry-suspends-belarusian-language-publishers-distribution-license","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182109\/","title":{"rendered":"Information ministry suspends Belarusian-language publisher&#8217;s distribution license"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The information ministry has suspended for three months the distribution license of Technalohija, a Minsk-based publisher of Belarusian-language books that terminated operations earlier this year amid police crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry said on April 2 that the company had missed the deadline for notifying it of changes to data for a special register of publishers and distributors of printed material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technalohija was established in 1988. Its distribution license was issued in July 2014. Its publisher\u2019s license is dated October 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 17 and 18, 2026, police in Minsk raided apartments and offices linked to book publishers and distributors, arresting about 10 people, including Vac\u0142a\u016d Bahdanovi\u010d, Ale\u015b Ja\u016ddacha and D\u017amitryj Ko\u0142as. Bahdanovi\u010d, a former director of Technalohija, was arrested along with his wife and two daughters. On March 25, <em>Na\u0161a Niva<\/em> reported the arrest of D\u017amitryj Sa\u0144ko, Technalohija&#8217;s 75-year-old chief editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities subsequently released Bahdanovi\u010d, his wife and one of his daughters, as well as Ja\u016ddacha. Ko\u0142as and Bahdanovi\u010d&#8217;s daughter Vikroryja remain in custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 21, Technalohija announced on Facebook its decision to terminate operations without specifying any reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, the government enacted legislation that empowered the information ministry to suspend and close down publishers without taking disputes to court, a mandatory requirement before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many publishers of books in Belarusian have lost their licenses, including Medisont, Halijafy, Limaryjus, Knihazbor and Janu\u0161kievi\u010d. Some of these publishers continue operations in exile.<\/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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.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                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Reprisals keep targeting independent Belarusian publishers<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 27, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus on March 25 and 26, as&nbsp;Na\u0161a Niva&nbsp;reported the arrest of D\u017amitryj Sa\u0144ko, which appears to be&nbsp;part of a wider crackdown on independent Belarusian publishers. Sa\u0144ko worked as editor &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/181245\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2, Pozirk. The information ministry has suspended for three months the distribution license of Technalohija, a Minsk-based publisher of Belarusian-language books that terminated operations earlier this year amid police crackdown. The ministry said on April 2 that the company had missed the deadline for notifying it of changes to data for a special register [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":102787,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-182109","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>Information ministry suspends Belarusian-language publisher&#039;s distribution license | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 2, Pozirk. 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