{"id":200741,"date":"2026-08-21T10:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200741\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:52:13","slug":"trial-extremist-designations-reported-in-belarus-on-august-19-and-20","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200741\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial, extremist designations reported in Belarus on August 19 and 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><strong> 21, <\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> Human rights defenders reported new instances of politically motivated persecution on August 19 and 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is <em>Pozirk<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s<\/em><em> <\/em>recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Minsk City Court on August 20 put on trial five members of the Kastu\u015b Kalino\u016dski Regiment in their absence. Mika\u0142aj Bojka, Juryj Makita\u016d, Natalla Nikicina, Kryscina Stankievi\u010d and Michail \u010cuprynski are accused of conspiracy to seize power, taking part in a military conflict abroad and other crimes, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pavie\u0142 Kabar\u010duk, a Ukrainian serving a 20-year term at Prison No. 4 in Mahilo\u016d, faces disobedience charges that may extend his term by two years, Viasna reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ZeroXbobers hacker group has claimed responsibility for an attack on the website of Paleskaja Viasna, Viasna reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Minsk court declared the Belarusian-language book publisher Technalohija an extremist group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Border guards conducted a strip search of a Belarusian woman who was returning from Poland, <em>MOST<\/em> reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russia added former Belarus professional soccer players Mika\u0142aj Zo\u0142ata\u016d and Hiennad\u017a Tumilovi\u010d to its list of wanted criminals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belarus had 878 documented political prisoners on August 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/knigi_freepik_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\">Belarus declares Belarusian book publisher an extremist organization<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 20, Pozirk. A court in Belarus declared Technalohija, a Minsk-based publisher of Belarusian-language books that terminated operations earlier this year amid a police crackdown, an extremist organization two months ago. The interior ministry added the publisher to its list &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/200635\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 21, Pozirk. Human rights defenders reported new instances of politically motivated persecution on August 19 and 20. 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