{"id":62644,"date":"2024-01-23T19:03:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=62644"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-declares-polish-based-radio-station-an-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/62644\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus declares Poland-based radio station an extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/racyja_fb_1128x752-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Radyjo Racyja)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Committee for State Security (KGB) on January 16 designated <em>Radyjo Racyja<\/em>, a Belarusian station based in Bia\u0142ystok, Poland, as an extremist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an online register of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the government accused journalists Eugeniusz Wappa and Ja\u016dhien Va\u0142o\u0161yn of links to this &#8220;formation,&#8221; and also banned the station&#8217;s website and social media accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Radyjo Racyja<\/em>, according to its own website, is supported by the Polish foreign ministry. 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According to an online register of the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the government accused journalists Eugeniusz Wappa and Ja\u016dhien Va\u0142o\u0161yn of links to this &#8220;formation,&#8221; and also banned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":62559,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-62644","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>Belarus declares Poland-based radio station an extremist group | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 23, Pozirk. 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