{"id":197074,"date":"2026-07-24T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197074\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:17:18","slug":"kgb-adds-four-exiled-activists-seven-others-to-list-of-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197074\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB adds four exiled activists, seven others to list of terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) added 11 new names to the official register of people it considers to be involved in \u201cterrorist\u201d activities, the agency said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent additions feature exiled activists Alena \u017dy\u0142a\u010dkina (\u017dyvah\u0142od), Zaryna Sarokina, Aleh Davyd\u010dyk and Cimafiej Ma\u0142acho\u016dski. Earlier this year, they were tried in Belarus in their absence and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for setting up the Honest People initiative that monitored the 2020 presidential election and documented fraud and gross irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are Ja\u016dhien Piarhaje\u016d, persecuted on charges of calling for sanctions; Siarhiej Poka, Danat Da\u0161ko\u016dski, Aksana Valva\u010dova, a stateless person, and Russian national Vladimir Korchenniy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anatol Vajciacho\u016dski, who returned to Belarus from exile, and Valer Rynkievi\u010d, who faces charges of rioting, are also on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KGB terrorist list now contains 1,471 entries. Prisoners declared \u201cterrorists\u201d are prohibited from receiving money transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights activists criticize the Belarusian authorities for abusing anti-extremist and anti-terrorist laws to stifle dissent.<\/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\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">KGB interviewing Belarusians studying in Poland<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 23, Pozirk. The State Security Committee (KGB) has started summoning and interviewing citizens of Belarus who study or plan to study in Poland, including those who have just applied for a visa, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/197002\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 24, Pozirk. The Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) added 11 new names to the official register of people it considers to be involved in \u201cterrorist\u201d activities, the agency said on Telegram. The recent additions feature exiled activists Alena \u017dy\u0142a\u010dkina (\u017dyvah\u0142od), Zaryna Sarokina, Aleh Davyd\u010dyk and Cimafiej Ma\u0142acho\u016dski. Earlier this year, they were tried [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":49661,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-197074","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KGB adds four exiled activists, seven others to list of terrorists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 24, Pozirk. 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