{"id":191230,"date":"2026-06-10T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191230\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:14:36","slug":"vilnius-based-exiled-university-builds-resilience-after-extremist-designation-by-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191230\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacklisted exiled university focuses on resilience amid pressure in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 10, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU), branded an \u201cextremist\u201d organization in Belarus in mid-April, said it stepped up additional support measures for members of its community, its press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university streamlined study-related administrative procedures, secured housing for students who may need to relocate, expanded counseling services and legal aid, set up a dedicated hotline and beefed up its cybersecurity and data protection measures, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other steps included strengthening cooperation with Lithuanian government agencies, international partners, diplomatic missions and civil society organizations, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EHU also said it is working closely with Lithuanian authorities and diplomatic missions on visa and residence permit issues, as well as other legal avenues available to members of its community, including options for those seeking to leave Belarus safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moves come amid heightened concerns following reports of recent raids in Belarus targeting the university\u2019s students, alumni and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EHU was founded in Minsk in 1992, but the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka government shut it down in 2004, forcing it to relocate to Lithuania. Belarusian authorities branded the exiled university as an \u201cextremist\u201d group in April. Association with an extremist group in Belarus carries a penalty of two to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u017amitryj Brylo\u016d, a departmental chief at the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office of Belarus, claimed that the exiled university provides support to radical politicized groups and destructive foreign NGOs and is used by state security agencies to cause damage to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to its website, EHU receives support from the European Union, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the governments of the Netherlands and Iceland, and other donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until recently, Belarusians accounted for about 74 percent of EHU\u2019s student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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