{"id":203004,"date":"2026-09-09T14:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203004\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:52:55","slug":"rights-group-confirms-234-arrests-in-bielaruski-hajun-case","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203004\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights group confirms\u00a0234\u00a0arrests in Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September<\/strong> <\/strong>9<\/strong>,<\/strong> <\/strong>Pozirk<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong> Rights defenders have confirmed 234 arrests over links to Bie\u0142aruski Hajun, a now-defunct online initiative that monitored Russian military activities in Belarus from 2022 to 2025, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total number of detainees may be significantly higher as arrests and trials are still taking place across Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defendants reportedly face extremism-related charges, with sentences ranging from restricted freedom in home confinement to prison terms. This year, the interior ministry has put 526individuals on its \u201clist of extremists,\u201d most of them charged in the Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Bie\u0142aruski Hajun monitored military activity in Belarus. The project folded in February 2025, soon after unknown individuals gained access to its chatbot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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