{"id":208819,"date":"2026-10-24T13:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208819\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:48:00","slug":"reprisals-over-400-convicted-in-belarus-for-supporting-ukraine-since-2022","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208819\/","title":{"rendered":"Reprisals: over 400 convicted in Belarus for supporting Ukraine since 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 24, <em>Pozirk.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported harassment of exiles\u2019 families in Viciebsk, closure of a Greek Catholic parish in the Viciebsk region and other incidents of repression between October 22 and 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is&nbsp;<em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;recap of recent reprisal cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At least 419 people have been convicted for supporting Ukraine in Belarus since February 2022, including 73 women, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. Of these, 142 are still imprisoned. Typical charges against them ranged from facilitating extremist activities to high treason.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activists reported mass police raids on the homes of political exiles\u2019 relatives in Viciebsk. Last week, law enforcers harassed at least four families and demanded that some relatives provide DNA samples. Similar raids were reported in April.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Viciebsk Regional Court ordered the dissolution of a Greek Catholic Parish in Or\u0161a, Viciebsk region, <em>katolik.life <\/em>reported, noting that the decision dates back to July 1. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Committee for State Security (KGB) removed 40 individuals from its list of \u201cpersons involved in terrorist activities\u201d since May, including three in October, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of October 24, human rights defenders identified at least 885 political prisoners, but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/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\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/greko_katoliki_katolik_life.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Viciebsk judge orders dissolution of Greek Catholic parish in Or\u0161a<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 23, Pozirk. The Viciebsk Regional Court has ordered the dissolution of a Greek Catholic Parish in Or\u0161a, Viciebsk region. The ruling was made on July 1, but katolik.life reported it only now. The city\u2019s Greek Catholic community did not &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/208712\">\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 24, Pozirk.\u00a0Sources in Belarus reported harassment of exiles\u2019 families in Viciebsk, closure of a Greek Catholic parish in the Viciebsk region and other incidents of repression between October 22 and 23. 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