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April 13, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Security officers at Minsk International Airport arrested opposition activist Alaksandar \u0160y\u0161ko, Dissidentby<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlaksandar lived in Tbilisi after 2022. It is difficult to say why he returned to Belarus, possibly missed his home and loved ones,\u201d Raman Kislak, a Tbilisi-based human rights activist, told Pozirk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After opposition Freedom Day rallies in 2024, Belarus\u2019 propaganda officers mentioned \u0160y\u0161ko in their reports. \u201cAs far as I know, a criminal case was instituted in connection with Freedom Day rallies abroad. His apartment in Belarus was searched as part of this criminal case,\u201d Kislak added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissidentby reported that \u0160y\u0161ko was mentioned by ONT<\/em> presenter Ihar Tur, a key propaganda officer in Belarus\u2019 system, as a Freedom Day rally participant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk threatened to prosecute all participants in opposition rallies abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security officers selectively interrogate Belarusians and foreigners on arrival at Minsk International Airport. Some of those interrogated are arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 13, Pozirk. Security officers at Minsk International Airport arrested opposition activist Alaksandar \u0160y\u0161ko, Dissidentby reported. \u201cAlaksandar lived in Tbilisi after 2022. It is difficult to say why he returned to Belarus, possibly missed his home and loved ones,\u201d Raman Kislak, a Tbilisi-based human rights activist, told Pozirk. After opposition Freedom Day rallies in 2024, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":183475,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-183489","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarus\u2019 security officers arrest opposition activist on arrival at Minsk airport | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 13, Pozirk. 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