{"id":197995,"date":"2026-07-31T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197995\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:18:27","slug":"new-arrests-extremist-designations-reported-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197995\/","title":{"rendered":"New arrests, \u201cextremist\u201d designations reported in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported new arrests, \u201cextremist\u201d designations, harassment and other instances of politically motivated persecution and repressive practices on July 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is Pozirk\u2019s recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Police arrested about 350 people, including entire families, during a raid on the annual gathering of the Belarusian Rainbow Family community near Rasony in the Viciebsk region on July 29, the local branch of the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Those arrested were accused of participating in an unauthorized mass event and warned that their cases would be heard in courts within two months. The interior ministry confirmed that the raid had taken place but did not disclose the number of arrested people. The ministry merely reported that police had arrested two \u201corganizers,\u201d namely, a 23-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Horki District Court in the Mahilo\u016d region has designated the website of major Polish news agency <em>PAP<\/em> as \u201cextremist content.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry added 33 Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok and YouTube accounts to its list of \u201cextremist content.\u201d The website of the opposition transition cabinet\u2019s National Revival Representation was also included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The interior ministry reported an all-out effort to engage non-working able-bodied individuals on its registers to assist agricultural companies with the harvesting campaign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exiled politician Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka, who leads one of the opposition Coordination Council\u2019s factions, said that he submitted information to the District Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Warsaw about seven alleged attempts by Belarus\u2019 security services to recruit members of the faction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <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 identify 13 more political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 31, Pozirk. Belarusian human rights defenders have declared 13 more individuals as political prisoners, taking their total to 875, according to a statement posted on the Viasna Human Rights Center\u2019s website. The recent additions include people taken into custody &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/197992\">\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 31, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported new arrests, \u201cextremist\u201d designations, harassment and other instances of politically motivated persecution and repressive practices on July 21. 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