{"id":82830,"date":"2024-04-30T11:44:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82830\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"german-foreign-ministry-condemns-dw-belarus-extremist-designation","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/82830\/","title":{"rendered":"German foreign ministry condemns DW Belarus extremist designation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 30, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian authorities are doing everything to intimidate and silence journalists and media but the truth cannot be banned, the German foreign ministry said on X yesterday, condemning the extremist group label assigned to the Belarus service of Germany\u2019s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement described harassment of the media as another tool in Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian regime keeps restricting media activities and depriving people of independent information, foreign ministry spokesperson Sebastian Fischer told journalists, noting that DW Belarus<\/em> extremist label was “unjustified and wrong.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harassment of DW Belarus<\/em> shows that authorities in Minsk fear free journalists, Deutsche Welle<\/em> CEO Peter Limbourg said earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years ago, DW<\/em> online resources and the logo were branded extremist content in Belarus, while Belarus-based users have been unable to access DW<\/em> website since October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many independent media outlets faced similar fate in Belarus after the disputed 2020 presidential election as authorities kept using terrorism and extremism designations to silence critical voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Association with an extremist group carries a penalty of two to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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