{"id":92601,"date":"2024-06-25T20:44:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/92601\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"minsk-designates-media-projects-as-extremist-groups","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/92601\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk designates media projects as &#8220;extremist groups&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mediaIQ_1128_20240625-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MediaIQ)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Committee for State Security (KGB) on June 18 designated an NGO, a military-patriotic club and two media projects as &#8220;extremist groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The designations were announced on the interior ministry&#8217;s website today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are the Ukraine-based NGO Biloru\u015b 2.0 Robimo Razam, the Lithuania-based military-patriotic club Litviny, and the media projects Media IQ and Obychnoye Utro, a Youtube morning show hosted by  journalists who worked for the Unistar radio station in Belarus and later fled abroad fearing reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the KGB, the following people are associated with these organizations: Siarhiej Bulba (\u010cys\u0142a\u016d), Ta\u0107ciana Martynava, Vasil Vieramiej\u010dyk, Michai\u0142 Ku\u010dara\u016d, Andrej Ku\u0161niera\u016d, Pavie\u0142 \u0160arapin, Siarhiej Jur\u010danka, Volha Pa\u0161kievi\u010d, Iosif Duleba (Biloru\u015b 2.0 Robimo Razam); Siarhiej \u0160a\u0142yhin, Siarhiej Barodzi\u010d, Michai\u0142 Mackievi\u010d, Alaksandar K\u0142a\u010dko, Alaksandra Pucykovi\u010d, Siarhiej \u010capieha (Litviny); Nadzieja Bie\u0142achvo\u015bcik, Alaksiej Chudana\u016d, Darja H\u0142uchava, Pavie\u0142 Byko\u016dski, Alena Viera\u0161\u010dahina, Anton Sajfu\u0142aje\u016d, Palina Piatkievi\u010d, Alaksiej \u0160unta\u016d, A\u0142a \u0160arko, Viktar Mali\u0161e\u016dski (Media IQ); Kanstancin Misuna (Kavieryn), Ludmi\u0142a \u0141abunskaja (Mi\u0142as\u0142a\u016dskaja) (Obychnoye Utro).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of June 25, the list of &#8220;extremist groups&#8221; contains 222 entries.<\/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\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/politzakliuchionnye-pozirk-13-06-1128.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Viasna: 145 politically-motivated convictions under Criminal Code in May<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 13, Pozirk. At least 31 women and 114 men were convicted of crimes in politically-motivated cases in May, the Viasna Human Rights Center reports. Most sentences, 76, were imposed in Minsk, followed by 34 sentences in the Brest region, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/90593\">\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>June 25, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security (KGB) on June 18 designated an NGO, a military-patriotic club and two media projects as &#8220;extremist groups.&#8221; The designations were announced on the interior ministry&#8217;s website today. They are the Ukraine-based NGO Biloru\u015b 2.0 Robimo Razam, the Lithuania-based military-patriotic club Litviny, and the media projects Media IQ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":92572,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-92601","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Minsk designates media projects as &quot;extremist groups&quot; | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 25, Pozirk. 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