{"id":43819,"date":"2022-09-20T21:31:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/protestant-pastor-fined-and-freed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"protestant-pastor-fined-and-freed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/43819\/","title":{"rendered":"Protestant pastor fined and freed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>September 20, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> A judge in Minsk has fined protestant pastor Via\u010das\u0142a\u016d Han\u010darenka 3,200 rubels, or some $1,300, presumably for organizing an unauthorized meeting.<\/p>\n<p> In a video posted by his New Life Church on Telegram, Han\u010darenka says the trial was held at a police station, where he had been summoned in the morning.<\/p>\n<p> New Life Church parishioners have met every Sunday at a car park after authorities evicted the congregation from its building in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Parishioners pray for peace and the country&#8217;s independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 20, BPN. 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