{"id":204405,"date":"2026-09-18T17:54:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204405\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:54:48","slug":"interior-ministry-labels-11-people-as-extremists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204405\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry labels 11 people as \u201cextremists\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 18, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 interior ministry on September 18 added 11 names to its list of people it considers \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total to 6,917 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five of the recently added individuals are described as convicts serving their sentences. They are D\u017amitryj Dzik, Halina Ustjuhova, Siarhiej Kostka, Alaksandr Siemih\u0142aza\u016d and Alaksiej Chra\u0142ovi\u010d, all convicted on charges widely used to persecute Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s opponents, including facilitating \u201cextremism,\u201d inciting hatred and calling for sanctions. Chralovi\u010d is a former KGB officer sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 2022 on a high treason charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interior ministry says that the sentences of the other new people on the list have not been completed, which means that they may be serving non-custodial terms. They are Ihar Lin\u010de\u016dski, Natalla Davidzienka, U\u0142adzis\u0142a\u016d Biedniako\u016d, Siarhiej Vo\u0142ka\u016d, Siarhiej Sinicki and Vasil Kupracevi\u010d, convicted of facilitating \u201cextremism,\u201d possibly over alleged links to the now defunct Bie\u0142aruski Hajun project that monitored military activity in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People placed on the list of individuals involved in \u201cextremist\u201d activities are banned from any education- and publishing-related activity, as well as from holding state positions and from doing military service, for five years after completing their sentences or after the related conviction is deleted from the criminal record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their financial transactions are subject to close monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the crackdown on the 2020 post-election protests, authorities in Belarus equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression with extremism and terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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