{"id":184920,"date":"2026-04-25T12:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184920\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:52:54","slug":"raids-arrests-of-cultural-reported-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184920\/","title":{"rendered":"Raids, arrests of cultural reported in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Arrests of cultural figures and sweeping digital censorship were among new instances of political persecution reported in Belarus on April 23 and 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the recap of developments over these two days:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Committee for State Security (KGB) officers raided the homes of cultural figures, making several arrests, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Some people have been taken into custody as the KGB looking for evidence of foreign funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Minsk resident faces high treason charges over links to BelPol, a Belarusian intelligence group based abroad, the Investigative Committee reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another man based in the Va\u0142o\u017eyn district was charged with high treason over alleged work for Ukrainian intelligence, according to the Investigative Committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The KGB branded six exiled opposition political groupings, the Belarusian Council for Culture and In\u0161yJa association as extremist groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry added dozens of social media accounts to its list of extremist content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mahilo\u016d Regional Prosecutor\u2019s Office alone pursued legal action to ban 130 social media accounts and channels as extremist content in Q1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The overall number of political prisoners dropped to 837 on the evening of April 24 as some inmates completed their sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <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\">Journalist Dabravolski\u00a0held at \u0160k\u0142o\u016d penal colony<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 24, Pozirk. Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, sentenced to nine years on March 6 on high treason charges at a trial behind closed doors, is serving his sentence at the Penal Colony No 17 in \u0160k\u0142o\u016d, Mahilo\u016d region. The charges of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/184864\">\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 25, Pozirk. Arrests of cultural figures and sweeping digital censorship were among new instances of political persecution reported in Belarus on April 23 and 24. 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