{"id":190716,"date":"2026-06-05T17:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190716\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:28:05","slug":"interior-ministry-brands-13-people-as-extremists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190716\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry brands 13 people as \u201cextremists\u201d"},"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\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Ron Dyar \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 5, Pozirk. <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 interior ministry has added 13 names to its list of people it considers \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total to 6,663 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siarhiej Ka\u0161apava, Valeryj Mielnika\u016d and Siarhiej Jan\u010danka were convicted on extremism-related charges. Ja\u016dhien \u0160aramie\u0107je\u016d, Stanis\u0142a\u016d Pryhodzi\u010d and Siarhiej Stasienka were persecuted on charges ranging from inciting hatred and slandering Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka to terrorism and high treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pryhodzi\u010d was tried without being present at the trial in Homiel last month and given a five-year prison term and a fine, rights defenders said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentences of seven recently blacklisted persons remain incomplete, which means that they may be serving non-custodial terms. They are&nbsp;Jahor Andropa\u016d, Hanna Kra\u015bnie\u016dskaja, Ja\u016dhien Suvora\u016d, Vadzim Ku\u017aniaco\u016d, Nadzieja Vicikava, Andrej \u0160aramie\u0107je\u016d and Ta\u0107ciana \u0141a\u016dnikovi\u010d, persecuted for allegedly facilitating extremist activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People placed on the list of individuals involved in extremist activities are banned from any education- and publishing-related activity, as well as from holding state positions and from doing military service, for five years after completing their sentences or after the related conviction is deleted from the criminal record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their financial transactions are subject to close monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the crackdown on the 2020 postelection protests, authorities in Belarus equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turma-repressii-2026-1-POZ.jpg 875w\" 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\">Rights defenders say nearly 9,800 people faced reprisals since 2020<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 4, Pozirk. A total of 854 designated political prisoners were held in Belarusian prisons as of late May, including 112 women, says a recent report by the Viasna Human Rights Center. Rights defenders added 32 new names to the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/190597\">\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>June 5, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 interior ministry has added 13 names to its list of people it considers \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total to 6,663 entries. Siarhiej Ka\u0161apava, Valeryj Mielnika\u016d and Siarhiej Jan\u010danka were convicted on extremism-related charges. Ja\u016dhien \u0160aramie\u0107je\u016d, Stanis\u0142a\u016d Pryhodzi\u010d and Siarhiej Stasienka were persecuted on charges ranging from inciting hatred and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58193,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-190716","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Interior ministry brands 13 people as \u201cextremists\u201d | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 5, Pozirk. 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