{"id":188592,"date":"2026-05-22T11:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188592\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:46:06","slug":"belarus-police-arrest-singer-who-refused-to-perform-at-pro-lukasenka-events","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/188592\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus police arrest singer who refused to perform at pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348.jpeg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348-354x236.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348-734x490.jpeg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348-178x118.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7348-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(BelTA)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 22, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Police in Belarus arrested popular pop singer Alaksiej Chlasto\u016d on May 21. In recent years, he has been working as a taxi driver after being banned from the stage for refusing to perform at pro-\u0141uka\u0161enka events during the 2020 political unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The singer\u2019s wife, Alena, reported his detention on Threads. He is being held at the pretrial detention center on Akrescina Street in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly before his arrest, Chlasto\u016d posted a video in which he denied any wrongdoing. He said that law enforcement officers had already held \u201cpreventive conversations\u201d with him twice, but he did not understand what they wanted from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2026, Chlasto\u016d was added to a 160-song list of tracks banned from being performed at karaoke bars across Belarus, <em>CityDog<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 22, Pozirk. Police in Belarus arrested popular pop singer Alaksiej Chlasto\u016d on May 21. 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