{"id":206488,"date":"2026-10-07T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206488\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:25:22","slug":"information-ministry-bans-13-books","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206488\/","title":{"rendered":"Information ministry bans 13 books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 7, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarus\u2019 information ministry has added 13 books, including, to its list of \u201cpublications whose dissemination can cause damage to national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent additions include two interactive detective puzzle games designed for children and adapted for adults by Modesto Garcia and two books from Alexis Patton\u2019s<em> Us Dark Few <\/em>post-apocalyptic series. The ministry also banned the novel <em>Noa<\/em>\u00a0by French author Marc Levy after branding it \u201cextremist\u201d content last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blacklist now features a total of 271 titles, including books mentioning illicit drugs, homosexual relationships, works of history and books written by Belarusian authors who have fallen out with the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information ministry also has a separate list of \u201cextremist content,\u201d which includes many works of fiction and historical literature.<\/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\/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                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Information ministry brands French novel about Belarus opposition as \u201cextremist\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 10, Pozirk. The Belarusian information ministry has branded novel Noa by French author Marc Levy as \u201cextremist&quot; content, taking the total of entries on the official register to 2,362. The decision was based on a ruling by the Minsk &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/203150\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 7, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 information ministry has added 13 books, including, to its list of \u201cpublications whose dissemination can cause damage to national interests.\u201d The recent additions include two interactive detective puzzle games designed for children and adapted for adults by Modesto Garcia and two books from Alexis Patton\u2019s Us Dark Few post-apocalyptic series. 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