{"id":58740,"date":"2024-01-01T23:42:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=58740"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-minister-says-4500-children-enrolled-in-134-patriotic-clubs","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/58740\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior minister says 4,500 children enrolled in 134 &#8220;patriotic clubs&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kubrak-obr-20240101-1-e1704133614543.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Ivan Kubrako\u016d and Natalla Ka\u010danova meeting children from &quot;patriotic clubs&quot; \n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Screenshot of Ivan Kubrako\u016d&#039;s New Year&#039;s address)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 1, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The interior ministry is in charge of 134 patriotic clubs where 4,500 children are members, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrako\u016d said in his New Year&#8217;s address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of applications to join the patriotic clubs keeps growing, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior ministry manages more than 200 boarding and special schools which are also popular, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian authorities interpret patriotism as loyalty to the political regime and readiness to defend it. In an attempt to win the minds of the youth, they intensified the so-called patriotic work at educational facilities following the crackdown of the 2020 postelection protests. School teachers and university professors remain targets of politically-motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kubrako\u016d, who is under Western sanctions, is known for establishing cooperation with Russia&#8217;s Wagner Group mercenaries who arrived in Belarus after the failed rebellion in June 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 1, Pozirk. The interior ministry is in charge of 134 patriotic clubs where 4,500 children are members, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrako\u016d said in his New Year&#8217;s address. The number of applications to join the patriotic clubs keeps growing, he added. 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