{"id":210084,"date":"2026-11-02T16:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210084\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:34:11","slug":"rights-group-confirms-240-convictions-in-bielaruski-hajun-case","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/210084\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights group confirms 240 convictions in Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Rights defenders have confirmed at least 240 convictions 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<p>The total number of people persecuted in this case may be significantly higher as arrests and trials are still taking place across Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defendants are often given restricted freedom terms in home confinement, Viasna said. In some cases, people are imprisoned or pressured to make donations to state-run structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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<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\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_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\">Border guard serving 3.5-year prison term in Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 21, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported new instances of politically motivated persecution between October 20, including a 3.5-year prison sentence for Artur Syrakva\u0161a, a border control officer arrested in August 2025 over alleged correspondence with the now-defunct Bie\u0142aruski Hajun &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/news\/208310\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 2, Pozirk. Rights defenders have confirmed at least 240 convictions 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. The total number of people persecuted in this case may be significantly higher as arrests and trials are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":49661,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-210084","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rights group confirms 240 convictions in Bie\u0142aruski Hajun case | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 2, Pozirk. 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