{"id":73441,"date":"2024-03-15T21:15:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/73441\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"over-60-sentenced-for-donations-rights-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/73441\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 60 sentenced for donations \u2013 rights group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 15, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Judges in Belarus have sentenced at least 64 people to 1.5\u201319 years in prison for donating to opposition foundations, the Viasna center reported today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were prosecuted under a Criminal Code article against extremism funding, sometimes combined with other charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, justice officials sentenced at least three people to a total of 26.5 years in prison for donating to BYPOL and Cyberpartisans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government designated both groups as terrorist, although the opposition considers their tactics legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs identified 260 people who transferred more than $5,000 to what it called extremist groups in reference to solidarity and opposition organizations.<\/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\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mvd-soyuz.by-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Interior ministry identifies 260 donors of &quot;extremist groups&quot;<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 14, Pozirk. The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs this year identified 260 people who transferred more than $5,000 to what it called extremist groups in reference to solidarity and opposition organizations. According to a report on the Minsk regional &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/73074\">\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>March 15, Pozirk. Judges in Belarus have sentenced at least 64 people to 1.5\u201319 years in prison for donating to opposition foundations, the Viasna center reported today. They were prosecuted under a Criminal Code article against extremism funding, sometimes combined with other charges. 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