{"id":77289,"date":"2024-04-03T11:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T08:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/77289\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"interior-ministry-brands-politzek-me-rights-initiative-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/77289\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry brands Politzek.me rights initiative extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/inna_kovalenok_politzek_baj-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Ina Kavalonak\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Belarusian Association of Journalists)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 3, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The interior ministry branded a group of people who set up, ran and supported the Politzek.me online human rights initiative as an extremist group on April 2, its website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes six months after its website and social media were labelled \u201cextremist\u201d content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities identified former theater producer Ina Kavalonak as the group\u2019s coordinator and added the website, social media and email associated with the initiative to the extremist group designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded by the team of former presidential hopeful Viktar Babaryka in November 2020, Politzek.me advocates the rights and interests of Belarusians persecuted on politically-motivated grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities in Belarus have equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism.<\/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\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-dzr.by-1128.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <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\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian investigators charge two exiled activists with promoting extremism<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 2, Pozirk. The Belarusian Investigative Committee said it has brought extremism-related charges against exiled opposition activists Pavie\u0142 Mickievi\u010d and Dzianis \u010ca\u0161\u010davik. Mickievi\u010d is known as head of the Okno na Wsch\u00f3d foundation based in Poland&#039;s Bia\u0142ystok. So far, Belarusian &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/77068\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 3, Pozirk. The interior ministry branded a group of people who set up, ran and supported the Politzek.me online human rights initiative as an extremist group on April 2, its website says. The move comes six months after its website and social media were labelled \u201cextremist\u201d content. 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